Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Rust

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 27.50% where the last year rate was 24%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 59.30% for full-time students and 14.30% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 27.50% where the current academic year rate is 24%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Rust College over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	20%	16%	23%
2014-15	18%	15%	19%
2015-16	35%	24%	41%
2016-17	33%	20%	42%
2017-18	39%	35%	41%
2018-19	33%	38%	30%
2019-20	28%	13%	35%
2020-21	19%	20%	19%
2021-22	26%	21%	30%
2022-23	24%	21%	27%
Average	27.50%	22.30%	30.70%

Rust College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 3.50% where the current year rate is 5%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Rust College from 2016 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2016-17	15%
2017-18	0%
2018-19	15%
2019-20	0%
2020-21	0%
2021-22	0%
2022-23	5%
Average	3.50%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 59.30% for full-time students and 14.30% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Rust from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	63%	-
2014-15	71%	-
2015-16	51%	-
2016-17	62%	-
2017-18	76%	-
2018-19	49%	26%
2019-20	44%	26%
2020-21	56%	24%
2021-22	55%	25%
2022-23	66%	42%
Average	59.30%	14.30%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 14.50 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 8 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Rust College since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	18:1
2014-15	19:1
2015-16	16:1
2016-17	22:1
2017-18	19:1
2018-19	19:1
2019-20	12:1
2020-21	6:1
2021-22	6:1
2022-23	8:1
Average	14.50:1

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