Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Rend Lake

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 54.60% where the last year rate was 55%.

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 64.40% for full-time students and 47.20% for part-time students.

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 54.60% where the current academic year rate is 55%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	51%	47%	56%
2014-15	52%	50%	55%
2015-16	51%	50%	53%
2016-17	51%	47%	54%
2017-18	58%	55%	60%
2018-19	61%	61%	60%
2019-20	52%	51%	53%
2020-21	56%	53%	59%
2021-22	59%	57%	60%
2022-23	55%	52%	58%
Average	54.60%	52.30%	56.80%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 14.50% where the current year rate is 12%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Rend Lake College from 2013 to 2023.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 64.40% for full-time students and 47.20% for part-time students.

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

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Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 16.80 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 19 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Rend Lake College since 2023.

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