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Compared to students in metropolitan areas, students in rural communities are less likely to complete postsecondary education. However, the reasons behind this persistent trend are not widely understood. The current research investigates how individual, familial, and contextual variables (e.g., mothers’ and fathers’ expectations, economic hardship, school valuing, and school belonging, etc.) affect postsecondary completion rates as a function of gender. This research uses follow-up data gathered from a nationwide investigation of transitions to adulthood in rural high schools called the Rural High School Aspirations Study (RHSA). Results show a clear difference in the predictors of college completion of rural men and women, with the expectations of mothers and fathers playing a particularly significant role.