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The real 4-year cost of Rust College in Mississippi
Over the 15 years from 2008 to 2023, published tuition and required fees at Rust College went from $7,000 to $13,840, an average of 4.5% a year.
Read with care: this school's history shows a tuition freeze or guarantee, so a smooth projection may not hold.
2008–2027: history and projection
| Year | Published | Projected estimate | Estimate range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | $7,000 | – | – |
| 2009 | $7,870 | – | – |
| 2010 | $7,610 | – | – |
| 2011 | $8,100 | – | – |
| 2012 | $8,300 | – | – |
| 2013 | $8,900 | – | – |
| 2014 | $9,286 | – | – |
| 2015 | $9,500 | – | – |
| 2016 | $9,500 | – | – |
| 2017 | $9,700 | – | – |
| 2018 | $9,900 | – | – |
| 2019 | $9,900 | – | – |
| 2020 | $9,900 | – | – |
| 2021 | $9,900 | – | – |
| 2022 | $9,900 | – | – |
| 2023 | $13,840 | $13,840 | – |
| 2024 | – | $14,468 | $13,084–$15,851 |
| 2025 | – | $15,123 | $12,370–$18,153 |
| 2026 | – | $15,809 | $11,695–$20,791 |
| 2027 | – | $16,526 | $11,056–$23,811 |
If you pay full sticker
Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.
| Year 1 | $15,809 |
| Year 2 | $16,526 |
| Year 3 | $17,275 |
| Year 4 | $18,058 |
| 4-year total | $67,669 |
Two aid scenarios
4-year out-of-pocket total.
- $10,000/yr flat scholarship
- $27,669
- Flat aid doesn't grow, so it covers less each year.
- 50%-of-tuition scholarship
- $39,836
- Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.
On-campus housing & meals
Room & board (housing plus the standard meal plan), on top of tuition.
- Latest (2023)
- $5,980/ yr
- rising 4.6% / yr
- Projected 4-year add-on
- $29,283
Books & supplies typically add ~$1,200 a year (national median, not included).
Housing here has kept rising even while tuition was frozen; the creep moved to room & board.
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See my 4-year cost at Rust College4-year schools with similar prices in Mississippi
Closest to Rust College by published tuition and fees. Similar sticker prices can still compound very differently.
- Strayer University-Mississippi$13,920
- William Carey University$14,685
- Mississippi State University$11,095
- Tougaloo College$10,735
- University of Mississippi$10,438
- University of Southern Mississippi$9,618
- Jackson State University$8,795
- Delta State University$8,605
Use this data
Published figures for Rust College from federal IPEDS data through 2023, free to download or embed with attribution. The embed stays current as the data updates.