Rend Lake Rankings and Evaluation
Community Colleges
#13 in Community Colleges
Rend Lake College is ranked 13rd in Community Colleges.
The following statements evaluate Rend Lake College by comparing key academic facts to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Illinois.
- Its tuition & fees of $7,800 is inexpensive compared to similar schools.
- It has very small number of students of 2,017.
- It offers average (93 programs).
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees
The 2024 undergraduate tuition & fees of Rend Lake are $7,800 (out-of-state rate) and it is inexpensive compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Illinois.
Rend Lake College $7,800
All U.S. Colleges $17,692
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges $8,177
2-4 Years Colleges $13,123
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Illinois $11,451
Graduation Rate
The average graduation rate at Rend Lake is 55% and it is extremely higher (most students completed in-time) compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Illinois.
Rend Lake College 55%
All U.S. Colleges 56%
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges 34%
2-4 Years Colleges 47%
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Illinois 34%
Transfer-out Rate
The average transfer-out rate at Rend Lake is 12% and it is much lower (most first-time students continue to attend) compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Illinois.
Rend Lake College 12%
All U.S. Colleges 21%
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges 17%
2-4 Years Colleges 16%
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Illinois 20%
Retention Rate
The average retention rate at Rend Lake is 65% and it is average compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Illinois.
Rend Lake College 65%
All U.S. Colleges 69%
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges 61%
2-4 Years Colleges 65%
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Illinois 65%
Student Population
The total student population at Rend Lake is 2,017 and its population very small compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Illinois.
Rend Lake College 2,017
All U.S. Colleges 2,931
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges 5,796
2-4 Years Colleges 3,035
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Illinois 5,904
Financial Aid Amount
The average amount of financial aid received at Rend Lake is $4,861 which is 62.32% of tuition & fees. The rate of the financial aid over its tuition is much higher compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Illinois.
Rend Lake College $4,861
All U.S. Colleges $7,676
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges $4,837
2-4 Years Colleges $4,948
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Illinois $4,766
Student to Faculty Ratio
The students to faculty ratio at Rend Lake is 19 to 1 and the ratio is average compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Illinois.
Rend Lake College 19 to 1
All U.S. Colleges 15 to 1
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges 18 to 1
2-4 Years Colleges 17 to 1
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Illinois 19 to 1
Number of Programs
Rend Lake offers 93 programs and it means average compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Illinois.