Rio Salado College Academic Overview

Academic Overview

Rio Salado College is a public, four-years institute located in Tempe, Arizona. It is an Associate's - Public Urban-serving Single Campus by Carnegie Classification and its highest degree is Bachelor's degree.

The 2025 tuition & fees is $2,368 for Arizona residents and $8,958 for out-of-state students. The school offers only undergraduate programs and a total of 18,841 students are enrolled.

The salary after graduation from Rio Salado College varies by major programs where the average earning after 10 years is $43,400. You can check the average salary by the major programs on the area of study page.

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2025 Tuition & Fees

For undergraduate programs, for the academic year 2024-2025, Rio Salado's tuition & fees is $2,368 for Arizona residents and $8,958 for non-residents.

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Data source for 2025 Tuition: NCES, Last Update: March 12, 2024

2025 Tuition & Fees
	Arizona Residents	Out-of-State
Undergraduate	$2,368	$8,958

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Key Academic Statistics

The following chart illustrates the 2025 key academic statistics at Rio Salado.

The average received amount of financial aid is $2,300 and 15% of undergraduate students received grants or scholarship aid. A total of 18,841 students is attending , and the student to faculty ratio is 31 to 1.

Graduation Rate for Rio Salado College is 9 %

Graduation Rate

9%

Transfer-out Rate for Rio Salado College is 16 %

Transfer-out Rate

16%

Student Population for Rio Salado College is 18,841

Student Population

18,841

Student to Faculty Ratio for Rio Salado College is 31 to 1

Student to Faculty Ratio

31 to 1

The average received amount of financial aid is $2,300 at Rio Salado College.

Financial Aid Amount

$2,300

Directory Information

Directory Information
Address	2323 W 14th St, Tempe, AZ 85281
Phone	480-517-8000
WEB	www.rio.maricopa.edu/
Admission	https://www.riosalado.edu/student-resources/admissions-records-and-registration
Financial Aid	https://www.riosalado.edu/student-resources/financial-aid
Net Price Calculator	cdn.maricopa.edu/npc/rsc/npcalc.htm
Veterans Tuition	https://www.riosalado.edu/student-resources/student-business-services/tuition-and-fees
Athletic	www.riosalado.edu/about/accreditation/consumer-information
Disability Service	www.riosalado.edu/student-resources/disability-services

Offered Degrees

Rio Salado offers 138 major programs through online and on-site education where 96 programs are available through distance learning. The following table lists the number of programs by offered degree with online class availabilities.

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Offered Major Programs
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class
Associate's	64	53
Bachelor's	2	0
Less Than 12 Weeks Certificate	8	3
Less Than 1 Year Certificate	49	31
1-2 Years Certificate	15	9

Special Learning Opportunities

Rio Salado College offers online education (distance learning opportunities) for undergraduate programs.

The school has teacher certification programs to its students. It also offers weekend/evening classes which is a program that allows students to take a complete course of study and attend classes only on weekends or only in evenings.

Special Learning Opportunities
Online Class	Undergraduate
ROTC	No
Weekend/Evening College	✔
Teacher Certification	✔
Study Abroad	✗
Campus Housing	✗
Board/Meal Plan	✔

Veterans Benefits

Rio Salado College has programs, benefits and/or services to veterans, military service members, or their families.

Veterans Benefits
Yellow Ribbon Program (officially known as Post-9/11 GI Bill, Yellow Ribbon Program)	✔
Credit for military training	✔
Dedicated point of contact for support services for veterans, military service members, and their families	✔
Recognized student veteran organization	✔
Member of Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges	✔

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