The student population at Prairie State College is 2,680 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 2,384 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 1.56 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

517 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 161.11% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 3,903 where 2,680 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.56 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Prairie State than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Prairie State College since 2013.

YearTotalMenWomen
2013-145,0642,0882,976
2014-154,574
-490
1,908
-180
2,666
-310
2015-164,699
125
1,924
16
2,775
109
2016-174,484
-215
1,857
-67
2,627
-148
2017-184,403
-81
1,854
-3
2,549
-78
2018-193,946
-457
1,554
-300
2,392
-157
2019-203,843
-103
1,550
-4
2,293
-99
2020-212,716
-1,127
915
-635
1,801
-492
2021-222,618
-98
914
-1
1,704
-97
2022-232,680
62
1,046
132
1,634
-70
Average3,9031,5612,342
Prairie State College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 14.63% and the percentage of black students is 52.65% at Prairie State College. 0.97% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Prairie State College over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-149182,87158171,260104
2014-1516232,56462611,06792
2015-1611342,5508280975110
2016-1712372,424799088496
2017-1814312,323861185668
2018-1910352,157761169867
2019-2011492,029852164953
2020-214331,441604145244
2021-226251,323625140653
2022-2310261,411585139273
Average10312,109712176476
Prairie State College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

517 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 19% of total students. The number of online students has increased 161.11% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Prairie State College from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-154,5741986493,727
2015-164,6992546913,754
2016-174,4842236573,604
2017-184,4032246083,571
2018-193,9462306113,105
2019-203,8432736562,914
2020-212,7161,253913550
2021-222,618695948975
2022-232,6805178341,329
Average3,7744307302,614

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