How has Rust College changed over time?
Multi-year trends in admissions, enrollment, test scores, and cost. Every chart is labeled with its data source and the years it covers — no smoothing, no mixing sources.
Admission rate
Admission rate rose from 34% (2010) to 49% (2024).
Source: IPEDS (U.S. Dept. of Education) · 2010–2024
Applicants and students admitted
Applicants fell from 4,824 (2010) to 3,807 (2024).
Enrollment
Total enrollment fell from 960 (2010) to 467 (2024).
SAT mid-50% range
Not enough history yet
Rust College doesn't have enough years of comparable SAT data to chart. Many schools stopped reporting scores after going test-optional.
ACT mid-50% range
ACT mid-50% range moved from 14–17 (2008) to 17–18 (2022).
Cost
In-state tuition rose from $8,100 (2011) to $13,265 (2025).
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Data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education) and school Common Data Set filings; each chart names the source its series comes from. Most recent data year: 2025. Last updated October 19, 2026.