Student Population at Prairie State College

2023 Student Population	Men	Women
2,680	1,046	1,634

For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 2,680 students have enrolled in Prairie State College and all students are attending undergraduate schools.

By gender, 1,046 male and 1,634 female students are attending the school.

It has much fewer students compared to similar colleges (5,900 students in average - public Associate's - Public Urban-serving Single Campus).

517 students are enrolled exclusively, and 834 students are enrolled in some online courses.

You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.

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Student Population by Gender

Prairie State College has a total of 2,680 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. All 2,680 students are enrolled into undergraduate programs.

By gender, 1,046 male and 1,634 female students (the male-female ratio is 39:61) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
	Undergraduate
Total	2,680
Men	1,046
Women	1,634

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 392 White, 1,411 Black, and 26 Asian students out of a total of 2,680 are attending at Prairie State College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the next chart (Academic year 2022-2023 data).

Race/Ethnicity Distribution
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	10	3	7
Asian	26	8	18
Black	1,411	488	923
Hispanic	585	238	347
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	1	0	1
White	392	176	216
Two or more races	73	31	42
Race Unknown	140	72	68

Student Age Distribution

By age, Prairie State has 191 students under 18 years old and 44 students over 65 years old. There are 1,713 students under 25 years old, and 967 students over 25 years old out of 2,680 total students.

Student Age Distribution
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	191	121	70
18-19	636	347	289
20-21	523	305	218
22-24	363	227	136
25-29	306	200	106
30-34	213	139	74
35-39	138	92	46
40-49	161	118	43
50-64	105	61	44
Over 65	44	24	20

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Prairie State College, 517 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 834 students are enrolled in some online courses.

488 students lived in Illinois or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 29 students live in other State or outside of the United States.

Online Student Population
	All Students	Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses	Enrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students	2,680	517	834
Undergraduate	2,680	517	834

Online Student Population by Locality
	Illinois Residents	Other States in U.S.	Outside of U.S.
All Students	488	22	7

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 2,680 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 158 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.90%.94 students have transferred in as full-time status and 64 students transferred in as part-time status.