Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Rio Salado College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 6,879 male and 10,199 female students attending Rio Salado. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.67 to 1 and the ratio is similar to 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
Total17,0782,00515,073
Men6,8797466,133
Women10,1991,2598,940

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 8,701 White students (50.95%) and 4,756 Hispanic students (27.85%) 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 Native22773154
Asian741315426
Black or African American1,003390613
Hispanic4,7561,7423,014
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander461828
White8,7013,6785,023
Two or More Races947389558
Race/Ethnicity Unknown611254357
Total 17,0786,87910,199

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 12,315 students whose age under twenty five and 3,417 students whose age is over thirty years old at Rio Salado College.
Especially, 9,360 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
Total17,078 6,87910,199
Under 189,360 3,8645,496
18-19907 419488
20-21908 360548
22-241,140 451689
25-291,344 522822
30-341,013 396617
35-39796 307489
40-491,020 342678
50-64533 202331
65 and over55 1639
unknown2 02
Total 17,078 6,87910,199

Online Student Population

At Rio Salado College, 6,820 students (39.93% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 6,355 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, 5,691 students live in Arizona where Rio Salado College is located in and 575 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
Number of Students
Total17,078
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes6,355
Enrolled Some in Online Classes465
Not Enrolled in Online Classes10,258
Online Student Population by Student Location
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)6,355
Arizona Residents5,691
Other State in U.S.575
Outside of U.S.23
Unknown66