After Rio Salado College: graduation, pay and debt
Tempe, Arizona · Public · 18,631 undergrads
3.9% of Rio Salado College students finish within six years, the typical student earns $41,015 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $9,500 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$41k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
3.9%
finish within six years.
$9,500
median federal debt at graduation.
23%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
3.9%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
3.9%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
77
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
74%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
12%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
1,523
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
38%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$42,314
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$35,718
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$41,015
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
61%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$9,500
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$4,375
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$4,500
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$3,500
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
23%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
24%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
35%
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