Does Rust College have a tennis program?

Yes. Rust College fields men's tennis (NAIA, HBCU Athletic Conference) and women's tennis (NAIA, HBCU Athletic Conference[6]), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.

Where is Rust College?

Rust College is in Holly Springs, MS, in the Southeast region of the United States.

How much does Rust College cost?

The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $23,107 a year, and an average net price of $12,587 after grants and scholarships.

Rust College

Holly Springs, MS · private, nonprofit · 467 undergraduates

Which tennis teams does Rust College field?

Rust College, in Holly Springs, MS, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NAIA as a member of the HBCU Athletic Conference and the HBCU Athletic Conference[6].

Both rosters carried the same number of players, 8, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.

Rust College's men's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 7 in 2024 and as high as 11 in 2023, and ended 2025 at 8. That 2025 roster is well below the NAIA median of 11, by 27%, and 20% below the national median of 10. Rust College lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for men's tennis, which works out to about 8 players per coach, 14% above the NAIA median of 7.

Rust College's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 8 players in 2025, down from 9 in 2022. That 2025 roster is 11% below the NAIA median of 9, and about the same distance from the national median. Rust College lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for women's tennis, which works out to about 8 players per coach, well above the NAIA median of 5, by 60%.

Each team page below covers roster size and its trend, coaching staff, spending per player against conference and division medians, and what the school and town are like for a recruit.

How does Rust College fund its athletes?

Rust College reported 114 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 82 men and 32 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.

Athletically related student aid came to $490,000, about $3,098 per male athlete and $7,375 per female athlete across all sports; tennis's share of that is not reported separately, so a recruit should ask the coach directly what a tennis award typically covers.

Recruiting spending was $20,000 for men's sports and $40,000 for women's, tilted toward the women's side, or about $244 and $1,250 per athlete.

What is Rust College like academically?

Rust College is a small private, nonprofit college whose highest award is the bachelor's degree that admits 49% of applicants, selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.

The full cost of attendance is around $23,107 a year, close to the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $12,587 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 46% of the sticker price on average.

71% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.

12% of students finish their degree within six years, in the bottom quarter nationally and 84% of first-year students return for a second year.

Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $32,275, below the median of $40,747.

What can you study at Rust College?

Biological & Biomedical Sciences is the largest field at 38% of degrees, followed by Public Administration & Social Service (17%) and Business, Management & Marketing (15%).

The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Journalism (30 degrees)
Biology, General (25 degrees)
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (14 degrees)
Business Administration, Management and Operations (11 degrees)
Sociology (11 degrees)
Computer Science (9 degrees)
Social Work (6 degrees)
Mathematics (5 degrees)
Chemistry (3 degrees)
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (2 degrees)

What is Holly Springs, MS like to live in?

Rust College sits in Holly Springs, a town well outside any metro area of about 6,861 people in Marshall County, Mississippi.

The median household in Holly Springs earns about $47,344, which is below the Mississippi median ($54,915) but far below the national median ($78,538).

Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $110,900, 31% below the Mississippi median and a typical rent of $754 a month is 18% under the state figure.

Getting around is quick: the average commute is 21 minutes against a national average near 27, and nearly everyone drives alone.

The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 42, with 14% under 18 and 16% aged 65 or over.

14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Mississippi average of 24%.

Frequently asked questions

Does Rust College have a tennis program?: Yes. Rust College fields men's tennis (NAIA, HBCU Athletic Conference) and women's tennis (NAIA, HBCU Athletic Conference[6]), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
Where is Rust College?: Rust College is in Holly Springs, MS, in the Southeast region of the United States.
How much does Rust College cost?: The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $23,107 a year, and an average net price of $12,587 after grants and scholarships.