2,254 students (86% of total 2,618 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at Prairie State College. The average amount of the aid awarded is $5,272.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 98% of total 233 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $6,839.


All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At Prairie State College, 2,254 undergraduate students (86% of total 2,618 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $5,272.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - Prairie State
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship2,25486% $11,883,216$5,272
Pell Grants93636% $4,805,559$5,134
Federal Student Loan2068% $1,313,745$6,377

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

228 beginning undergraduate students (98% of total 233 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Prairie State College. The average amount of aid received is $6,839.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - Prairie State
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid22898% --
Grants or Scholarships22898%$1,559,240$6,839
Federal Grants22797%$1,311,420$5,777
Pell Grants11047%$655,563$5,960
Other Federal Grants22396%$655,857$2,941
State/Local Grants10143%$168,277$1,666
Institutional Grants188%$79,543$4,419
Student Loan Aid115%$59,264$5,388
Federal Student Loans115%$59,264$5,388
Other Student Loans----

Grants and Scholarship Aid By Income Level (Paying In-State Tuition)

The following table shows the number of students awarded and the average grants / scholarship aid amount by income level for the academic year 2021-2022 at Prairie State College.

The sources of grants and scholarship aid are the federal government, state/local government, or the institution. For the statistics, only students who paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate are considered.

Grants of Scholarship Aid Statistics By Income Level
Income LevelNumber of StudentsNumber of Students AwardedTotal Amount Aid Awarded Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level114114$1,249,922$10,964
0-30,0006969$803,179$11,640
30,001-48,0002121$252,264$12,013
48,001-75,0001717$128,996$7,588
75,001-110,00066$62,988$10,498
110,001 or more11$2,495$2,495

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