Rio Salado College enrolls 17,635 undergrads

At Rio Salado College, 60 percent of undergraduate students are traditional students - age 24 or younger - and 63 percent are female, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

The two-year public institution in Tempe enrolled 17,635 students in fall 2017, all in undergraduate programs, data shows. 9.7 percent of undergraduates transferred from another college or university.

96 percent of undergraduates are residents of Arizona, and 4 percent are residents of other states.

The undergraduate student body is comprised mostly of students who identify as white (51 percent) and Hispanic or Latino (22 percent).

Rio Salado College undergraduate enrollment
Total
Portion of Total
Undergraduate enrollment
17,635
Transfers
1,710
9.7%
Male
~6,525
37%
Female
~11,110
63%
Age 24 and under
10,581
60%
Age 25 and over
7,054
40%
In-state residence
~16,930
96%
Out of state residence
~705
4%
American Indian or Alaska Native
~353
2%
Asian
~705
4%
Black or African American
~1,234
7%
Hispanic/Latino
~3,880
22%
White
~8,994
51%
Two or more races
~529
3%
Enrolled in distance education
~10,228
58%
Enrolled in some distance education
~529
3%
Not enrolled in distance education
~6,878
39%