Arkansas Baptist College vs Philander Smith College vs Rust College

Side-by-side comparison of Arkansas Baptist College, Philander Smith College, Rust College

Metrics	Arkansas Baptist College Little Rock, AR	Philander Smith College Little Rock, AR	Rust College Holly Springs, MS
Location	Little Rock, AR	Little Rock, AR	Holly Springs, MS
Control	Private nonprofit	Private nonprofit	Private nonprofit
Carnegie	A College that offers Bachelor’s (4-year) and Associate’s (2-Year) Degrees	A Bachelor’s Degree College with diverse academic fields	A Liberal Arts College or College with an Arts & Sciences focus
Tuition (out-of-state)	$8,760	$13,014	$13,265
Avg. net price	$12,951	$22,153	$13,314
Acceptance rate	N/A	N/A	49%
Enrollment	342	751	467
Campus setting	City: Midsize	City: Midsize	Town: Distant
Graduation rate	7%	36%	11%
Retention rate	23%	66%	84%
Median earnings	$35,793	$40,195	$35,151
SAT range	N/A	N/A	N/A
ACT range	N/A	N/A	N/A
Themes	Historically-Black College or University	Historically-Black College or UniversityMethodist CollegeHas Strong Religious History or Tradition	AffordableHistorically-Black College or UniversityMethodist CollegeSmall liberal arts
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Bars are drawn from the figures in each cell. Rates use a 0–100% scale; tuition, net price, enrollment and earnings are relative to the largest value among the colleges shown (darker bar); SAT and ACT bands sit on each test's full scale (200–800 per SAT section, 1–36 for the ACT).