The student population at Rio Salado College is 17,078 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 4,394 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 1.48 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

6,355 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by -46.44% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 18,602 where 17,078 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.48 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Rio Salado than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Rio Salado College since 2013.

YearTotalMenWomen
2013-1421,4728,16313,309
2014-1520,215
-1,257
7,718
-445
12,497
-812
2015-1620,533
318
7,953
235
12,580
83
2016-1718,636
-1,897
7,061
-892
11,575
-1,005
2017-1817,635
-1,001
6,544
-517
11,091
-484
2018-1918,304
669
6,876
332
11,428
337
2019-2019,103
799
7,205
329
11,898
470
2020-2117,362
-1,741
6,579
-626
10,783
-1,115
2021-2215,682
-1,680
6,363
-216
9,319
-1,464
2022-2317,078
1,396
6,879
516
10,199
880
Average18,6027,13411,468
Rio Salado College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 50.95%. The percentage was 57.68% 10 years ago and Rio Salado still has a high percentage of white students. 4.34% of enrolled students is Asian and 5.87% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Rio Salado College over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-143507371,8543,6584212,385303
2014-153556581,5323,4614010,709273
2015-163466811,4793,8114310,622393
2016-172646451,2573,694499,159382
2017-182826461,2003,819498,984571
2018-192786941,1264,266579,778716
2019-202927191,2214,8665110,043839
2020-212587101,0294,518359,225888
2021-222306628114,174348,308842
2022-232277411,0034,756468,701947
Average2886891,2514,102459,791615
Rio Salado College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

6,355 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 37% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -46.44% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Rio Salado College from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1520,21511,8666187,731
2015-1620,53311,5915018,441
2016-1718,63610,8155147,307
2017-1817,63510,2684696,898
2018-1918,30410,1465377,621
2019-2019,1039,6694888,946
2020-2117,3628,6775118,174
2021-2215,6826,0685149,100
2022-2317,0786,35546510,258
Average18,2839,4955138,275

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