Rust College vs Tougaloo College vs Philander Smith College

Side-by-side comparison of Rust College, Tougaloo College, Philander Smith College

Metrics	Rust College Holly Springs, MS	TC Tougaloo College Tougaloo, MS	Philander Smith College Little Rock, AR
Location	Holly Springs, MS	Tougaloo, MS	Little Rock, AR
Control	Private nonprofit	Private nonprofit	Private nonprofit
Carnegie	A Liberal Arts College or College with an Arts & Sciences focus	A Liberal Arts College or College with an Arts & Sciences focus	A Bachelor’s Degree College with diverse academic fields
Tuition (out-of-state)	$13,265	$12,628	$13,014
Avg. net price	$13,314	$20,702	$22,153
Acceptance rate	49%	60%	N/A
Enrollment	467	639	751
Campus setting	Town: Distant	City: Midsize	City: Midsize
Graduation rate	11%	58%	36%
Retention rate	84%	83%	66%
Median earnings	$35,151	$41,624	$40,195
SAT range	N/A	ERW 380-550 · Math 410-540	N/A
ACT range	N/A	16-21	N/A
Themes	AffordableHistorically-Black College or UniversityMethodist CollegeSmall liberal arts	AffordableHistorically-Black College or UniversitySmall liberal arts	Historically-Black College or UniversityMethodist CollegeHas Strong Religious History or Tradition
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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).