+14%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at Rio Salado College rose 14% between 2021 and 2024 ($7.9k → $9.0k).
Arizona · Public · Predominantly certificates
Rio Salado College
Tempe, Arizona. 4,879 undergraduate students. 118 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Rio Salado College
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
+205%
Undergraduate enrollment
Undergraduate enrollment at Rio Salado College rose 205% between 2021 and 2024 (3.8k → 11.7k).
+14%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Rio Salado College rose 14% between 2021 and 2024 ($2.1k → $2.4k).
+118%
150%-time completion
150%-time completion at Rio Salado College rose 118% between 2023 and 2024 (3.9% → 8.5%).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Arizona
Each tile compares this institution to the Arizona median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$41,015-3% · 6→10y
Arizona median $39,817$42,314
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry3.9%-77% · '97→'24
Arizona median 43.0%$4,375+187% · '03→'20
At program completion4,879+1214% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS—-16% · '04→'22
first-time, full-time—
latest cohort$2,358+140% · '00→'24
out-of-state $8,958SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
1.4%Median federal debt $4,375 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $41,015 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
-77%
Rio Salado College · completion · 150% fell
37.5% → 8.5%
-16%
Rio Salado College · retention fell
72.0% → 60.2%
+1214%
Rio Salado College · undergrad enrollment rose
888 → 11,668
+137%
Rio Salado College · in-state tuition rose
$984 → $2,358
+110%
Rio Salado College · out-of-state tuition rose
$4,272 → $8,958
+187%
Rio Salado College · median debt rose
$3,312 → $9,500
-100%
Rio Salado College · cohort default rate fell
22.8% → 0.0%
-26%
Rio Salado College · pell share fell
9.2% → 6.8%
+21%
Rio Salado College · earnings_median_10yr rose
$34,000 → $41,015
+31%
Rio Salado College · earnings_median_6yr rose
$32,400 → $42,314
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Business Administration, Management and Operations.$76,264Fine and Studio Arts.$58,091Data Processing.$57,531Criminal Justice and Corrections.$56,820Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.$55,835Accounting and Related Services.$54,619Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management.$51,874Business/Commerce, General.$49,180Business Operations Support and Assistant Services.$48,475Legal Support Services.$40,496Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions.$39,042Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions.$38,341
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
12 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11
LEGAL PROFESSIONS · CIP 22
LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in Arizona
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Rio Salado College graduates earn $X” — not “Rio Salado College makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Rio Salado College caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.