DrBanneker
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Yesterday we looked at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) and gave them an average rating of 6.7.
Today we cover a small HBCU, less than 800 students, but with a lot of history. Rust College, originally Shaw University, was one of the first HBCUs established by Methodists and the Freedman's Aid Society in 1867. It is also one of the oldest colleges in Mississippi. In the small town of Holly Springs, it has produced most prominently, Ida B Wells. While it is small it has made major moves and retained top leadership to help cement its future.
In 2020, it hired former San Antonio mayor, , as its president and has tripled its endowment in the last three years.
Basic data (all data 2021 unless otherwise noted)
Founded: 1867
City, State: Holly Springs, MS
Type: 4-Year Private, not for profit
Nickname: Bearcats
Enrollment and percent Black enrollment: 768, 98% Black
Out of State Percentage: 64%; near the TN border so most students may come from there
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 6:1
Admissions Acceptance Rate: 38%
4-yr/6-yr graduation rates: 16% / 27%
Transfer out rate: N/A
Male/Female percentages (Female:Male Ratio): 43% male / 57% female (1.3:1)
Tuition: $9.9k
Median Debt After Graduation: $25,253
Median Earning 10-Years after 10 years from freshman year: $27,058
Median Earnings for specific majors after 3 years after graduation:
Biology: $27,486, Education: $25,891, Journalism: $18,034
Top Majors by Degrees:
Biology, Communications/Journalism, Business Administration, Education, Computer Science
Endowment: $43M
Alumni Engagement: N/A
Athletic Conference: Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (NAIA)
Mascot: Bearcats
Prominent Alumni:
Ida B. Wells - pioneering Black woman journalist, civil rights activist, anti-lynching crusader, and advocate of Black self-defense
Alvin Childress - actor; Amos in Amos n' Andy
Perry W. Howard II - prominent Mississippi Republican back when Blacks all voted Republican. Served in the Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge administrations
Anita Ward - disco singer, best known for "Ring my Bell"
Main Campus
Administration Building
Rules:
1. Thecoli will be rating most of the 101 Historically Black Colleges and Universities during the first half of 2023.
2. You can rate the HBCU on several factors including academics, the administration, school experience, athletics, post-grad success, and the "talent"
3. You do not have to be an alum/alumna or have attended the HBCU to vote
3. You can rate each HBCU anywhere on a scale of 1-10.
4. The results of the poll will be displayed publicly.
6. This is not a scientific poll, don't take a high or low rating of a HBCU as the full measure of the "worth" of the school, whether someone should attend, etc.
7. The polls will be open for 96 hours
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