Rust College vs MUW Academic Comparison

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Rust College is a private (not-for-profit) and MUW is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Rust College has more expensive tuition & fees ($13,840) than MUW ($8,092).
It is harder to admit to Rust College than MUW.
MUW has more students with 2,339 students while Rust College has 755 students.
Rust College has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while MUW's ratio is 11 to 1.
MUW has more full-time faculties with 143 faculties while Rust College has 44 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Rust College and Mississippi University for Women.

Rust College	vs.	MUW
Holly Springs, Mississippi	Location	Columbus, Mississippi
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (smaller programs)
$13,840	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$8,092 Out-Of-State$8,092
71%	% Receiving Financial Aid	95%
$10,308	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$7,579

34.99 %	Acceptance Rates	100.00 %
17.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	28.93 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	20
24 %	Graduation Rate	37 %
5 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
66 %	Retention Rate	73 %
755	Student Population	2,339
44	Number of Faculties	143
8 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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