Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Rio Salado's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in Arizona.
Rio Salado has significantly larger enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 4,916 students). The enrollment is close to the Public, 4-Years Colleges in Arizona average (18,869 students).
TotalUndergraduate
Rio Salado College18,84118,841
Similarly Ranked Schools4,9164,916
All Colleges2,9312,685
Public, 4-Years Colleges11,3969,810
4-Years Colleges4,6864,205
Public, 4-Years Colleges in Arizona18,86917,003
The below chart compares the student population between Rio Salado College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 7,423 male and 11,418 female students attending Rio Salado. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.65 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Rio Salado.
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Rio Salado
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total18,8412,04216,799
Men7,4237716,652
Women11,4181,27110,147

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 8,689 White students (46.12%) and 5,631 Hispanic students (29.89%) at Rio Salado College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Rio Salado College.
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Rio Salado College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native23982157
Asian914411503
Black or African American1,366502864
Hispanic5,6312,0063,625
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander311417
White8,6893,5755,114
Two or More Races1,124457667
Race/Ethnicity Unknown735316419
Total 18,8417,42311,418

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 12,963 students whose age under twenty five and 4,286 students whose age is over thirty years old at Rio Salado College.
Especially, 9,429 students are younger than eighteen and 55 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Rio Salado College.
Population by Student Age at Rio Salado College
TotalMenWomen
Total18,841 7,42311,418
Under 189,429 3,9365,493
18-191,023 435588
20-211,150 481669
22-241,361 516845
25-291,592 5821,010
30-341,229 424805
35-391,019 350669
40-491,309 433876
50-64674 239435
65 and over55 2728
Total 18,841 7,42311,418

Online Student Population

At Rio Salado College, 8,699 students (46.17% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 8,147 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 6,045 students live in Arizona where Rio Salado College is located in and 1,623 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
Number of Students
Total18,841
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes8,147
Enrolled Some in Online Classes552
Not Enrolled in Online Classes10,142
Online Student Population by Student Location
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)8,147
Arizona Residents6,045
Other State in U.S.1,623
Outside of U.S.103
Unknown376