Rio Salado College

Tempe, AZ

School Background

2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 3,824
Graduate Enrollment: 0
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
Highest degree awarded: Associate
Hispanic focused instituion
Religious Affiliation: None

Campus Details

Medium City (100k-250k)
Two-year, large // higher-part-time

Applicant and Admittance Traits

2022 Admission Rate: 0%

Male/Female: 32% / 68% (2017)

First generation college students: 47.3% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 25.5% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 1.0% (2017)

Test scores for admission:


Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 67.9% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 36.3% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 19.4% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 11.7% (2017)

Ethnicity Information

White: 46.0%
Black: 10.2%
Hispanic: 31.5%
Asian: 2.6%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 2.0%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.3%
2+ races: 5.2%
Non-resident alien: 0.1%
Unknown race: 2.2%

Costs & Fees

2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $14,123
In-State tuition: $2,070
Out-of-State tuition: $7,854

Estimated books and supplies: $1,464 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board:
Estimated on-campus other fees:

Estimated off-campus room & board: $7,552 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $0 (2022)

Average Family Income: $39,786 (2017)
Median Family Income: $21,809 (2017)

Scholarships & Financial Aid

Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 9.4%
Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 6.0%

Median federal loan debt at graduation: $9,500 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $101 (2021)

Household Income Net Cost
0-$30k $8,337
$30k-48k $9,334
$48k-75k $11,727
$75k-110k $12,460
$110k+ $13,285

Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements

4-year graduation rate: 0%
6-year graduation rate: 0%

1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 90.7% (2020)

Loans

Median federal debt for graduates: $9,500 (2021)
Median federal debt for non-graduates: $3,722 (2021)

Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $4,427 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $4,500 (2021)

Ability to Repay Loans

Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment
(Non-delinquent/default)
Percentage
@1 Year 22.7% (2015)
@3 year 31.8% (2017)
@5 year 41.5% (2017)


1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 14.2% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 16.0% (2015)

Earnings Power

Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $45,276 (2020)
Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $48,356 (2020)

Popular Majors

Type of Degree Major 2022 Graduates Median Federal Debt Median Monthly Payment 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Natural Resources Conservation and Research. 2
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Computer Programming. 17
Associate's Degree Computer Programming. 7
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Computer Software and Media Applications. 15
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. 22
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. 73
Associate's Degree Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. 42 $50,793 ($4,233)
Associate's Degree Educational Administration and Supervision. 1
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Educational/Instructional Media Design. 4
Associate's Degree Educational/Instructional Media Design. 2
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 42
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Accounting and Related Services. 33
Associate's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 18
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Business Operations Support and Assistant Services. 830 $47,193 ($3,933)
Associate's Degree Business Operations Support and Assistant Services. 3
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. 46
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Finance and Financial Management Services. 9
Associate's Degree Human Resources Management and Services. 25
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Insurance. 13
Associate's Degree Insurance. 2
Associate's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 16
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Carpenters. 28
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Electrical and Power Transmission Installers. 95
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services. 138
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies. 1
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Woodworking. 41
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Design and Applied Arts. 9
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Fine and Studio Arts. 302 $57,552 ($4,796)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences. 31
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Dental Support Services and Allied Professions. 2
Associate's Degree Dental Support Services and Allied Professions. 22 $12,786 $86 $43,897 ($3,658)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. 111
Associate's Degree Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. 28 $41,068 ($3,422)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Business/Commerce, General. 46
Associate's Degree Business/Commerce, General. 18
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Business Administration, Management and Operations. 49
Associate's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 38
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Nanotechnology. 4
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. 10
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 5
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. 3
Associate's Degree Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. 1
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. 5
Associate's Degree Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. 4
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Legal Support Services. 42
Associate's Degree Legal Support Services. 29 $34,959 ($2,913)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. 2
Associate's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 346 $16,750 $130 $42,426 ($3,536)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Natural Sciences. 23
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. 72
Associate's Degree Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. 3
Associate's Degree Physical Sciences. 24
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Criminal Justice and Corrections. 1416 $11,500 $43,845 ($3,654) $49,854 ($4,155)
Associate's Degree Criminal Justice and Corrections. 89
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Human Services, General. 5


Campus Resources

Average faculty salary: $60,696
Full time faculty: 100%

Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 25.0

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School's endowment end of year: