How Student Population Changes at Rust

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 834 where 755 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.41 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Rust than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Rust College since 2013.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	922	358	564
2014-15	963 41	400 42	563 -1
2015-16	856 -107	343 -57	513 -50
2016-17	1,004 148	399 56	605 92
2017-18	860 -144	331 -68	529 -76
2018-19	846 -14	347 16	499 -30
2019-20	738 -108	295 -52	443 -56
2020-21	623 -115	230 -65	393 -50
2021-22	768 145	332 102	436 43
2022-23	755 -13	313 -19	442 6
Average	834	335	499

Rust College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 1.06% and the percentage of black students is 95.36% at Rust College.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Rust College over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2013-14	0	1	880	0	0	3	0
2014-15	0	2	924	0	0	4	0
2015-16	0	0	828	0	0	4	0
2016-17	0	0	960	0	1	6	0
2017-18	0	0	824	0	0	5	0
2018-19	1	0	792	4	0	2	0
2019-20	0	0	679	2	0	0	0
2020-21	1	1	589	5	0	4	0
2021-22	0	1	750	4	0	2	0
2022-23	0	0	720	7	0	8	2
Average	0	1	795	2	0	4	0

Rust College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

5 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 1% of total students. The number of online students has decreased % since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Rust College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	963	0	0	963
2015-16	856	0	0	856
2016-17	1,004	0	0	1,004
2017-18	860	0	0	860
2018-19	846	0	0	846
2019-20	738	0	0	738
2020-21	623	67	183	373
2021-22	768	0	434	334
2022-23	755	5	185	565
Average	824	8	89	727

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Enrollment Trends at Rust

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes