Rust College
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $52,342 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $45,234 |
How much does Rust College spend on men's tennis?
Rust College reported $52,342 in total men's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #729 of 962 men's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Rust College offer athletic scholarships for men's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Rust College's athletically related student aid averaged about $3,097 per men's athlete across all men's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does Rust College spend on recruiting men's athletes?
Rust College reported $20,000 in total recruiting expenses for men's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all men's sports).
How does Rust College's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Rust College reported $52,342 in total men's tennis expenses and $45,234 in total women's tennis expenses.
Can college athletes in Mississippi earn NIL money?
Mississippi's Intercollegiate Athletics Compensation Rights Act (SB 2313, 2021) permits college athletes to earn NIL compensation. (Verified 2026-06-11; source: https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1400-1499/HB1400IN.htm.)
Public DOE EADA filing, 2025 survey · figures are school-reported
How big is the Rust College men's tennis roster?
Rust College listed 8 players on its men's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 27% below the NAIA median of 11.
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.
A smaller squad usually means each recruit is closer to the lineup, and one injury or transfer changes the team's season more.
| Survey year | Players | Coaches |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 8 | 1 |
| 2023 | 11 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 |
How many coaches does Rust College men's tennis have?
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.
More players per coach generally means practice time is shared more widely and an assistant or volunteer coach carries more of the day-to-day work.
What does Rust College spend on men's tennis?
Rust College reported $52,342 in total men's tennis expenses for 2025, 71% below the NAIA median of $178,009.
Day-to-day operating spending on the men's team came to about $718 per player in 2025, well below the NAIA median of $1,746, by 59%.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all men's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $244 per male athlete in 2025, well above the NAIA median of $51, by 377%.
Total men's tennis expenses rose 68% between 2022 and 2025, from $31,144 to $52,342.
NAIA programs may award athletic scholarships, and NAIA eligibility rules differ from the NCAA’s.
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; a recruit should ask the coach how practice and travel fit around a specific major’s lab or clinical hours.
- 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%.
What other teams does Rust College field?
Rust College also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | NAIA |
|---|---|
| Conference | HBCU Athletic Conference |
| Sport | Men's Tennis |
| Location | Holly Springs, MS |
| Enrollment | 467 |
| Type | private-nonprofit |
| Highest degree | Bachelor's |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Rust College have a men's tennis team?
- Yes. Rust College fields a NAIA men's tennis team in the HBCU Athletic Conference and reported 8 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Rust College men's tennis?
- Rust College competes in NAIA in the HBCU Athletic Conference. NAIA programs may award athletic scholarships, and NAIA eligibility rules differ from the NCAA’s.
- How does the Rust College men's tennis roster compare with other NAIA programs?
- With 8 players in 2025, Rust College is 27% below the NAIA median of 11, based on 92 NAIA programs that reported men's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the Rust College men's tennis team have?
- 1 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 0 assistant), about 8 players per coach, 14% above the NAIA median of 7.
- How much does it cost to attend Rust College?
- 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. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is Rust College?
- Rust College is in Holly Springs, MS, in the Southeast region, in what the Department of Education classes as a town.
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