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Rio Salado College is a public institution situated in Tempe, Arizona. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

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Rio Salado College Rankings

We have ranked Rio Salado College as #47 out of 1,477 colleges and universities in the country in our 2023 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 5% of all schools in the nation. Out of the 14 colleges in Arizona, it is ranked at #1.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Rio Salado College has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#11 Best Business Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#20 Best Business Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Rio Salado College.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#1 Best Insurance Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Value Insurance Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#2 Best Business & Commerce Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#3 Best Value Business & Commerce Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#4 Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#4 Best Human Resource Management Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#11 Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#27 Best Value Accounting Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#31 Best Business Support & Assistance Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#34 Best Value Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Rio Salado College has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#1 Best Insurance Associate Degree Schools College Factual
#1 Best Organizational Behavior Studies Associate Degree Schools College Factual
#1 Best Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management Associate Degree Schools College Factual
#1 Best Insurance Associate Degree Schools College Factual
#31 Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools College Factual
#148 Best Schools Course Advisor

Where Is Rio Salado College?

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Contact details for Rio Salado College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 2323 W 14Th St, Tempe, AZ 85281
Phone: 480-517-8000
Website: www.rio.maricopa.edu

Rio Salado College has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

Can I Afford Rio Salado College?

47% Take Out Loans
11.5% Loan Default Rate

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Rio Salado College, approximately 47% of students took out student loans averaging $3,975 a year. That adds up to $15,900 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Rio Salado College is 11.5%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.

Rio Salado College Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,634 Full-Time Undergraduates
60% Women
46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 17,362 undergraduate students at Rio Salado College, with 2,634 being full-time and 14,728 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 2,634 full-time undergraduates at Rio Salado College, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Rio Salado College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 122
Black or African American 169
Hispanic or Latino 729
White 1,316
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 297

Online Learning at Rio Salado College

8,677 Took All Classes Online
9,188 Took At Least One Class Online
-5.3% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 9,188 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Rio Salado College has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 6th most popular in Arizona for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Growth Rankings of Rio Salado College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Rio Salado College was -5.3%. This is the #1,671 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Rio Salado College regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Rio Salado College ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Rio Salado College.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Customer Service Support/Call Center/Teleservice Operation #8
Retail Management #16
Insurance #25
Insurance #25
Organizational Behavior Studies #63
General Economics #69
Economics #93
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management #94
Office Administration #106
Organizational Leadership #329
Human Resource Management #336
Business Support & Assistant Services #348
General Business/Commerce #386
General Business/Commerce #386
Accounting #469

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Rio Salado College Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
Customer Service Support/Call Center/Teleservice Operation 791 2 0 793
General Business/Commerce 25 20 30 75
Accounting 28 23 0 51
Small Business Administration/Management 49 0 0 49
Organizational Leadership 33 2 0 35
General Business Administration and Management 2 29 0 31
Organizational Behavior Studies 0 29 0 29
Insurance 8 3 0 11
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management 0 7 0 7
Office Administration 6 0 0 6
Retail Management 4 1 0 5
Entrepreneurship 3 0 0 3
General Office Occupations and Clerical Services 2 0 0 2
Banking and Financial Support Services 2 0 0 2
General Economics 0 1 0 1
Customer Service Management 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 953 117 30 1,100

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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