Rutherford College is a town in Burke County, North Carolina, United States.

[5] Rutherford College is located in eastern Burke County.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.3 square miles (5.9 km2), all of it land.

[4] As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,226 people, 534 households, and 358 families residing in the town.

26.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.