The average graduation rate over the past 10 years (2015-2025) is 27.40% where the last year rate was 11%.
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 55.30% for full-time students and 14.30% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 27.40% where the current academic year rate is 11%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Rust College over the past 10 years (2015-2025).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 2023-24 | 26% | 23% | 29% |
| 2024-25 | 11% | 6% | 16% |
| Average | 27.40% | 22.10% | 31.00% |
The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 3.50% where the current year rate is 0%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Rust College from 2016 to 2025.
| 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% |
| 2023-24 | 0% |
| 2024-25 | 0% |
| Average | 3.50% |
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 55.30% for full-time students and 14.30% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Rust from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 2023-24 | 10% | - |
| 2024-25 | 84% | - |
| Average | 55.30% | 14.30% |
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 12.90 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 10 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Rust College since 2025.
| Year | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2023-24 | 11:1 |
| 2024-25 | 10:1 |
| Average | 12.90:1 |
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