Maricopa Community Colleges

GateWay Community College

Student Body Demographics & Retention Rates

Full-time Students Enrolled Fall 2024

Summary Statistics

Total Full-time Students
1,097
699 Female | 398 Male
Pell Grant Recipients
592
412 Female | 180 Male
Overall Pell Rate
54.0%
69.6% Female | 30.4% Male
Fall-to-Fall Retention
FT: 52.2%
PT: 38.1%
First-time students

Detailed Demographic Breakdown

Understanding the Metrics

Full-time Students: Students enrolled with 12 or more credit hours in Fall 2024

Pell Grant Recipients: Students who received Federal Pell Grant aid during the Fall 2024 semester

Retention Rate: Percentage of first-time students from Fall 2023 who returned in Fall 2024

Race/Ethnicity Categories: Based on federally defined IPEDS categories from self-reported data

U.S. Nonresident: Non-resident students (international students) - not eligible for Federal Pell Grants

Data Privacy: Values marked with (*) represent fewer than 5 students and are masked to protect individual privacy

Comparison of All Full-time Students and Pell Grant Recipients - Fall 2024
Race/Ethnicity All Full-time Students Enrolled Students Who Received Federal Pell Grant
Female Male Total Female Male Total
N % N % N % N % N % N %
American Indian/Alaskan Native 19 2% 9 1% 28 3% 14 2% * 1% 17 3%
Asian/Pacific Islander 16 1% 10 1% 26 2% 8 1% * 1% 11 2%
Black 81 7% 35 3% 116 11% 49 8% 19 3% 68 11%
Hispanic 353 32% 196 18% 549 50% 230 39% 107 18% 337 57%
White 173 16% 120 11% 293 27% 81 14% 38 6% 119 20%
U.S. Nonresident * 0% * 0% 5 0% 0% 0% 0%
Two or More 40 4% 20 2% 60 5% 22 4% 8 1% 30 5%
Unknown or Other 12 1% 6 1% 18 2% 7 1% * 0% 9 2%
TOTAL 699 64% 398 36% 1,097 100% 412 70% 180 30% 592 100%

Fall 2023 to Fall 2024 Retention Rates

First-Time Full-Time Students
Fall 2023 Cohort: 226
Retained to Fall 2024: 118
52.2%
Retention Rate
First-Time Part-Time Students
Fall 2023 Cohort: 231
Retained to Fall 2024: 88
38.1%
Retention Rate

Data Notes and HEOA Compliance