Rio Hondo College Student Population

How many students at RHC?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Rio Hondo College has a total enrollment of 17,441 students and all students enrolled in undergraduate programs.

• Gender Breakdown: 10,345 male students (59.3%) and 7,096 female students (40.7%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 12,202 Hispanic students (70%) and 2,060 White students (11.8%).
• Class Delivery: 4,556 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 3,300 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Associate's - Private For-profit 4-year Primarily Associate's - which average 10,294 - RHC'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, 10,345 male (59.31%) and 7,096 female (40.69%) students are attending Rio Hondo College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 145.79.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 2,060 White, 405 Black, and 872 Asian students out of a total of 17,441 are attending at Rio Hondo College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Rio Hondo College is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 48.5% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

Student Age Distribution

By age, RHC has 1,275 students under 18 years old and 76 students over 65 years old. There are 9,294 students under 25 years old, and 8,147 students over 25 years old out of 17,441 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 Hondo College, 4,556 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 3,300 students are enrolled in some online courses.

4,554 students who live in California or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 17,441 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,309 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 7.51%.218 students have transferred in as full-time status and 1,091 students transferred in as part-time status.