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

Graduation Rate Changes

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).

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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%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

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.

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Retention Rate Changes

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.

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Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

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.

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