AZ
Rio Salado College
0.21 incidents / 1,000 students
Tempe, AZ · Clery Act 2024 · Public
Rio Salado College
Across 2022–2024, Rio Salado College reported 4 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count rose over that span (largest filed category: Burglary). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: Glendale Community College.
- 0.21
- Incidents / 1k students
- #121
- Rank of 2,072
- #36
- AZ rank
- 18,841
- Enrolled students
0.21 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Rio Salado College reports 0.21 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 94% below Miami University-Oxford. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Miami University-Oxford (4.14/1k); Montgomery College (0.64/1k); University of North Carolina Wilmington (4.19/1k); Binghamton University (8.93/1k); Johnson County Community College (0.27/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Glendale Community College (0.57/1k); Northern Arizona University (8.11/1k); Yavapai College (0.00/1k); Paradise Valley Community College (0.16/1k); GateWay Community College (1.08/1k); Midwestern University-Glendale (0.00/1k); Aspen University (0.00/1k); Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott (0.61/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 0.21
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #121
- safer than ranked campuses its size
- 94%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 3
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 105668 · Rio Salado College 0.21/1k score rate · #121/2,072
RATE-QUIET · RANK-TOP · ST-MID · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-NONE
- RATE-QUIET 0.21/1k
- RANK-TOP #121/2,072
- ST-MID #36 in state
- PEER-FINISH Johnson County Community College · ±0.05
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-UP ↑ 200%
- CAT-LEAD Burglary
- ENR-MID 18,841
- FIRE-NONE No res filing
Nearest enrollment peer: Johnson County Community College (+0.05/1k)
Rio Salado College sheet RATE-QUIET · RANK-TOP · ST-MID · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-NONE · peer Johnson County Community College. Codes from this campus OPE filing: score-category rate, national/state rank, named enrollment peer, zero posture, Criminal Offenses trend, lead category, enrollment band, fire filing. Not a moving recommendation.
Clery plate RATE-QUIET · RANK-TOP · ST-MID · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-NONE. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Johnson County Community College (+0.05/1k). National rank #121 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Rio Salado College reports 0.21 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 94% below Miami University-Oxford. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Miami University-Oxford (4.14/1k); Montgomery College (0.64/1k); University of North Carolina Wilmington (4.19/1k); Binghamton University (8.93/1k); Johnson County Community College (0.27/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Glendale Community College (0.57/1k); Northern Arizona University (8.11/1k); Yavapai College (0.00/1k); Paradise Valley Community College (0.16/1k); GateWay Community College (1.08/1k); Midwestern University-Glendale (0.00/1k); Aspen University (0.00/1k); Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott (0.61/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Rio Salado College
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Rio on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Rio Salado College · this campus · lowest 0.21
Rio Salado College — this campus · lowest
0.21 per 1,000 students
- Johnson County Community College · near 0.27
Johnson County Community College — near
0.27 per 1,000 students
- Montgomery College · near 0.64
Montgomery College — near
0.64 per 1,000 students
- Miami University-Oxford · near
Miami University-Oxford — near
4.14 per 1,000 students
- Binghamton University · highest peer
Binghamton University — highest peer
8.93 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Rio Salado College's 0.21/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Rio Salado College increased from 0 to 3 reported on-campus incidents between the 2023 and 2024 reporting years in the U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey.
This is a change in reported incidents, not a measure of individual safety. Enrollment, reporting practice, and category coverage can affect the count.
See national reporting-year changesSignature insight · size does not equal danger
Campus size vs reported safety rate
Among 33 AZ 4-year peers in this comparison, Rio Salado College is larger than 84% and safer-reporting than 34% - the larger, higher-reporting quadrant. Axes are within-sample percentiles so outliers share the same frame; a higher safety percentile means a lower Clery incidents-per-1,000 rate.
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- Point 1: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 88, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 38
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 66, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 63, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 59, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 9
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 41, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 38, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 34, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 16, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 13, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 9, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 91, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 16
- Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
- Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 13
- Rio Salado College: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 84, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 34
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeVry University-Arizona | 6 | 0.00 | 0 | 41 |
| The School of Architecture | 8 | 0.00 | 3 | 41 |
| Arizona School of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine | 19 | 0.00 | 6 | 41 |
| Indian Bible College | 38 | 0.00 | 9 | 41 |
| International Baptist College and Seminary | 78 | 0.00 | 13 | 41 |
| Phoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine & Acupuncture | 118 | 0.00 | 16 | 41 |
| Brookline College-Tempe | 282 | 0.00 | 19 | 41 |
| Sonoran University of Health Sciences | 516 | 0.00 | 22 | 41 |
| Arizona College of Nursing-Tucson | 562 | 0.00 | 25 | 41 |
| Chamberlain University-Arizona | 693 | 0.00 | 28 | 41 |
| Brookline College-Phoenix | 739 | 0.00 | 31 | 41 |
| Rio Salado College (this campus) | 18,841 | 0.21 | 84 | 34 |
Sample of 12 campuses from the plot (sorted by enrollment). Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey + IPEDS enrollment. Rate = on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students; lower is safer-reporting, not a personal-risk forecast.
Enrollment scale
How campus size shapes the safety figures
With 18,841 enrolled students, Rio Salado College is the 228th largest of the 5,585 institutions in this dataset with a reported enrollment, ahead of 5,357 of them. Closest same-state same-level scored peers by enrollment: Glendale Community College (0.57/1k); Northern Arizona University (8.11/1k); Yavapai College (0.00/1k); Paradise Valley Community College (0.16/1k); GateWay Community College (1.08/1k); Midwestern University-Glendale (0.00/1k); Aspen University (0.00/1k); Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott (0.61/1k). The score above normalizes 2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students, so compare it with similarly sized campuses instead of treating a higher raw count as evidence that a campus is less safe (Miami University-Oxford is the nearest similar-enrollment comparison on this profile).
What changed between 2023 and 2024
Reported on-campus incidents at Rio Salado College rose from 0 to 3. The increase shows up in Burglary (0 to 3).
This describes reported incidents, not crime. Clery counts move with reporting policy, awareness campaigns and how a campus staffs its security authorities, so a rise can reflect better capture of reports and a fall can reflect worse capture. One year of movement at a single campus is not a trend.
What actually gets reported at Rio Salado College
Across 3 reporting years, the only Clery Act category with a recorded on-campus incident here is Burglary.
The remaining 10 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Aggravated Assault, Arson, Fondling and Incest. Under the Clery Act that zero is an affirmative report that nothing in the category occurred, not an absence of data, which is why the table below lists those rows rather than dropping them.
Counts describe incidents reported under the Clery Act for the on-campus geography. Reporting practice varies between institutions, so counts are not a direct measure of relative safety.
Crime Statistics by Year
11 categories 3 reporting years on-campus onlyRio Salado College: Criminal Offenses by year
Rising 200% (1 → 3 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Aggravated Assault | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fondling | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statutory Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: US Dept of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey. Table figures show the Criminal Offenses section; other Clery tables are separate
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
81 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
Rio Salado College vs peer institutions
Side-by-side safety scores for 3 peers of similar enrollment
Scores are $2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students (lower is fewer in those categories).
OH
Miami University-Oxford
4.14 incidents / 1,000 students
MD
Montgomery College
0.64 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Rio Salado College sits on price and outcomes
At $8,341, Rio Salado College's reported average net price is cheaper than 7% among 81 Arizona colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $20,834.
- $8,341
- average net price
- $20,834
- Arizona median
- 4.5×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $6,625
- reported income-bracket spread
Aid here is steeply income-scaled. Families reporting under $30,000 of income record a net price of $6,800, while those above $110,000 record $13,425 - roughly 2.0 times as much. A published average of $8,341 therefore describes very few families well; the bracket nearest your own income is the more useful figure.
Six years after enrolling, the median former student who received federal aid reports $42,314 - about 5.1 times one year of the reported net price here. On that ratio the cost is recovered quickly.
Average net price reflects grant and scholarship aid for aided students, not a personal offer. Earnings cover former students who received federal aid; neither measure predicts an individual's outcome.
Academic & Financial Profile
Tuition & Costs
- In-State Tuition
- $2,358
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $8,958
- Avg Net Price
- $8,341
- Median Debt
- $9,500
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 7%
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 6%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $42,314
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $41,015
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 32%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 487 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Miami University-Oxford
Oxford, OH · 18,838 enrolled
Safety Score 4.14
Montgomery College
Rockville, MD · 18,835 enrolled
Safety Score 0.64
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Wilmington, NC · 18,848 enrolled
Safety Score 4.19
Binghamton University
Vestal, NY · 18,816 enrolled
Safety Score 8.93
Johnson County Community College
Overland Park, KS · 18,743 enrolled
Safety Score 0.27
Closest by National Rank
Rio Salado College (national rank #121) sits near Quinnipiac University (#120) and Rasmussen University-Minnesota (#122) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for Rio Salado College, both outside AZ so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Miami University-Oxford
Oxford, OH · 18,838 enrolled
Safety score 4.14
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Wilmington, NC · 18,848 enrolled
Safety score 4.19
Binghamton University
Vestal, NY · 18,816 enrolled
Safety score 8.93
Stanford University
Stanford, CA · 18,625 enrolled
Safety score 21.26
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL · 18,566 enrolled
Safety score 3.72
Savannah College of Art and Design
Savannah, GA · 18,550 enrolled
Safety score 1.73
California State University-San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA · 18,492 enrolled
Safety score 2.00
San Diego Mesa College
San Diego, CA · 19,212 enrolled
Safety score 0.36
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Quinnipiac University
Hamden, CT · 9,424 enrolled
Safety score 0.21
Rasmussen University-Minnesota
St. Cloud, MN · 9,416 enrolled
Safety score 0.21
Pasco-Hernando State College
New Port Richey, FL · 9,410 enrolled
Safety score 0.21
Solano Community College
Fairfield, CA · 9,282 enrolled
Safety score 0.22
Skyline College
San Bruno, CA · 9,572 enrolled
Safety score 0.21
West Los Angeles College
Culver City, CA · 9,255 enrolled
Safety score 0.22
South Texas College
Mcallen, TX · 27,431 enrolled
Safety score 0.22
Arapahoe Community College
Littleton, CO · 15,012 enrolled
Safety score 0.20
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Rio Salado College safe?
Rio Salado College has a safety score of 0.21 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #121 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Miami University-Oxford (4.14/1k). Same-state same-level set: Glendale Community College (0.57/1k); Northern Arizona University (8.11/1k); Yavapai College (0.00/1k); Paradise Valley Community College (0.16/1k); GateWay Community College (1.08/1k); Midwestern University-Glendale (0.00/1k); Aspen University (0.00/1k); Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott (0.61/1k).
What crimes are reported at Rio Salado College?
For calendar year 2024, Rio Salado College reported Burglary (3) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Rio Salado College compare to similar schools?
Rio Salado College reports 94% fewer 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Miami University-Oxford. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Miami University-Oxford (4.14/1k); Montgomery College (0.64/1k); University of North Carolina Wilmington (4.19/1k); Binghamton University (8.93/1k); Johnson County Community College (0.27/1k). Same-state same-level set: Glendale Community College (0.57/1k); Northern Arizona University (8.11/1k); Yavapai College (0.00/1k); Paradise Valley Community College (0.16/1k); GateWay Community College (1.08/1k); Midwestern University-Glendale (0.00/1k); Aspen University (0.00/1k); Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott (0.61/1k).
Does Rio Salado College have fire safety data?
Rio Salado College has no on-campus residential fire filing in this Clery release.
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