Enrollment Trends at Rio Salado

The average student population over the last 11 years is 18,181 where 18,841 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 5 year-over-year increases and 4 decreases. It peaked at 20,533 students in 2016 and was lowest at 15,682 in 2022. Overall, enrollment dropped from 20,533 to 18,841 students, a net loss of 1,692 (8.2%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Rio Salado College since 2015.

The percentage of white students is 46.12% and the percentage of black students is 7.25% at Rio Salado College. 4.85% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 29.89% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 51.73% to 46.12%. Asian enrollment grew from 3.32% to 4.85%. Black student enrollment increased from 7.20% to 7.25%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 18.56% to 29.89%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6867 which indicates that moderately diverse. This decreased from 0.6910 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Rio Salado College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

8,147 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 43% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -29.71% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Rio Salado College from 2015 to 2025.