Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Rend Lake
The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 53.91% where the last year rate was 55%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 64.09% for full-time students and 47.18% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 53.91% 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 12 years (2012-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2012-13
47%
43%
52%
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
53.91%
51.45%
56.36%
Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 15.00% where the current year rate is 12%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Rend Lake College from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Transfer-out Rate
2012-13
20%
2013-14
18%
2014-15
15%
2015-16
15%
2016-17
19%
2017-18
15%
2018-19
12%
2019-20
15%
2020-21
15%
2021-22
9%
2022-23
12%
Average
15.00%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 64.09% for full-time students and 47.18% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Rend Lake from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2012-13
61%
47%
2013-14
59%
51%
2014-15
62%
52%
2015-16
66%
51%
2016-17
70%
50%
2017-18
59%
46%
2018-19
65%
50%
2019-20
69%
48%
2020-21
63%
38%
2021-22
66%
45%
2022-23
65%
41%
Average
64.09%
47.18%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 17.00 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.