How many students at Prairie State? 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.
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 |
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| Total | 2,680 |
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| Men | 1,046 |
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| Women | 1,634 |
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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 chart below (academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 10 | 3 | 7 |
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| Asian | 26 | 8 | 18 |
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| Black | 1,411 | 488 | 923 |
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| Hispanic | 585 | 238 | 347 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| White | 392 | 176 | 216 |
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| Two or more races | 73 | 31 | 42 |
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| Race Unknown | 140 | 72 | 68 |
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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 |
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| 18-19 | 636 | 347 | 289 |
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| 20-21 | 523 | 305 | 218 |
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| 22-24 | 363 | 227 | 136 |
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| 25-29 | 306 | 200 | 106 |
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| 30-34 | 213 | 139 | 74 |
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| 35-39 | 138 | 92 | 46 |
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| 40-49 | 161 | 118 | 43 |
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| 50-64 | 105 | 61 | 44 |
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| Over 65 | 44 | 24 | 20 |
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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 |
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| All Students | 2,680 | 517 | 834 |
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| Undergraduate | 2,680 | 517 | 834 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| Illinois Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 488 | 22 | 7 |
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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.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 841 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 94 |
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| Regular Part-time | 1,681 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 64 |
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