Rio Salado College academics
Tempe, Arizona · Public · 18,631 undergrads
Rio Salado College has 18,631 undergraduates. The most degrees go to Art/Art Studies, General.
The short answers
18,631
undergraduates.
47%
of students with federal aid are the first in their family to go to college.
Who studies here
UndergraduatesIPEDS, fall 2023
18,631
Undergraduates who are womenCollege Scorecard
68%
First in their family to go to collegeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
47%
Typical age when startingCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
30.2 years
Median family incomeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
$27,963
Undergraduates by race and ethnicity
WhiteCollege Scorecard
40%
Hispanic or LatinoCollege Scorecard
34%
BlackCollege Scorecard
14%
Two or more racesCollege Scorecard
4.7%
AsianCollege Scorecard
3.3%
UnknownCollege Scorecard
2.6%
American Indian or Alaska NativeCollege Scorecard
1.8%
InternationalCollege Scorecard
0.4%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific IslanderCollege Scorecard
0.4%
Degrees awarded in a year
Associate degreesIPEDS, 2023
768
CertificatesIPEDS, 2023
761
Most popular fieldIPEDS, 2023
Art/Art Studies, General
Programs offered, each degree level counted onceIPEDS, 2023
54
How it works
School yearIPEDS, 2023
Semester
Online classesIPEDS, 2023
Offered
Highest degree offeredCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Associate
Type of collegeCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Mixed Associate Large
Who gets in and what they earn laterCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Higher Access, Lower Earnings
Where these numbers come from
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard (checked May 7, 2026)
Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers