Rio Salado College Student Population

How many students at Rio Salado?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Rio Salado College has a total enrollment of 18,841 students and all students enrolled in undergraduate programs.

• Gender Breakdown: 7,423 male students (39.4%) and 11,418 female students (60.6%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 8,689 White students (46.1%) and 5,631 Hispanic students (29.9%).
• Class Delivery: 8,147 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 552 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Associate's - Public Urban-serving Single Campus - which average 6,638 - Rio Salado's body is significantly larger.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 7,423 male (39.40%) and 11,418 female (60.60%) students are attending Rio Salado College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 65.01.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 8,689 White, 1,366 Black, and 914 Asian students out of a total of 18,841 are attending at Rio Salado College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Rio Salado College is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 68.5% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

Student Age Distribution

By age, Rio Salado has 9,429 students under 18 years old and 55 students over 65 years old. There are 12,963 students under 25 years old, and 5,878 students over 25 years old out of 18,841 total students.

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Rio Salado College, 8,147 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 552 students are enrolled in some online courses.

6,045 students who live in Arizona or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,102 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 18,841 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 965 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.12%.154 students have transferred in as full-time status and 811 students transferred in as part-time status.