Maricopa Community Colleges

Phoenix College

Student Body Demographics & Retention Rates

Full-time Students Enrolled Fall 2024

Summary Statistics

Total Full-time Students
2,431
1,452 Female | 979 Male
Pell Grant Recipients
1,297
834 Female | 463 Male
Overall Pell Rate
53.4%
64.3% Female | 35.7% Male
Fall-to-Fall Retention
FT: 62.2%
PT: 38.8%
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 40 2% 17 1% 57 2% 25 2% 9 1% 34 3%
Asian/Pacific Islander 48 2% 24 1% 72 3% 26 2% 14 1% 40 3%
Black 118 5% 91 4% 209 9% 91 7% 58 4% 149 11%
Hispanic 879 36% 541 22% 1,420 58% 543 42% 298 23% 841 65%
White 258 11% 223 9% 481 20% 103 8% 65 5% 168 13%
U.S. Nonresident 32 1% 36 1% 68 3% 0% 0% 0%
Two or More 53 2% 37 2% 90 4% 31 2% 16 1% 47 4%
Unknown or Other 21 1% 9 0% 30 1% 13 1% * 0% 16 1%
TOTAL 1,452 60% 979 40% 2,431 100% 834 64% 463 36% 1,297 100%

Fall 2023 to Fall 2024 Retention Rates

First-Time Full-Time Students
Fall 2023 Cohort: 650
Retained to Fall 2024: 404
62.2%
Retention Rate
First-Time Part-Time Students
Fall 2023 Cohort: 627
Retained to Fall 2024: 243
38.8%
Retention Rate

Data Notes and HEOA Compliance