The student population at Prescott College is 867 (223 undergraduate and 644 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 48 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at Prescott is 25.72% which is decreased by 233 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 281 and it has been increasing.
The female to male ratio is 3.49 to 1 which means that majority of population is on female students.
756 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 283.76% since 2015.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 882 where 867 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
25.72% of total students is undergraduate students and 74.28% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 233 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 281 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 3.49 to 1 and it means that there are far more female students enrolled in Prescott than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Prescott College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 819 | 456 | 177 | 279 | 363 | 83 | 280 |
| 2016-17 | 704 -115 | 357 -99 | 146 -31 | 211 -68 | 347 -16 | 80 -3 | 267 -13 |
| 2017-18 | 711 7 | 390 33 | 157 11 | 233 22 | 321 -26 | 77 -3 | 244 -23 |
| 2018-19 | 827 116 | 456 66 | 162 5 | 294 61 | 371 50 | 85 8 | 286 42 |
| 2019-20 | 993 166 | 503 47 | 165 3 | 338 44 | 490 119 | 108 23 | 382 96 |
| 2020-21 | 970 -23 | 422 -81 | 152 -13 | 270 -68 | 548 58 | 118 10 | 430 48 |
| 2021-22 | 1,047 77 | 388 -34 | 132 -20 | 256 -14 | 659 111 | 120 2 | 539 109 |
| 2022-23 | 969 -78 | 313 -75 | 113 -19 | 200 -56 | 656 -3 | 131 11 | 525 -14 |
| 2023-24 | 909 -60 | 257 -56 | 93 -20 | 164 -36 | 652 -4 | 122 -9 | 530 5 |
| 2024-25 | 867 -42 | 223 -34 | 61 -32 | 162 -2 | 644 -8 | 132 10 | 512 -18 |
| Average | 882 | 377 | 136 | 241 | 505 | 106 | 400 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 377 where 223 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Prescott College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 456 | 304 | 117 | 187 | 152 | 60 | 92 |
| 2016-17 | 357 | 269 | 118 | 151 | 88 | 28 | 60 |
| 2017-18 | 390 | 291 | 126 | 165 | 99 | 31 | 68 |
| 2018-19 | 456 | 324 | 131 | 193 | 132 | 31 | 101 |
| 2019-20 | 503 | 384 | 135 | 249 | 119 | 30 | 89 |
| 2020-21 | 422 | 327 | 123 | 204 | 95 | 29 | 66 |
| 2021-22 | 388 | 311 | 114 | 197 | 77 | 18 | 59 |
| 2022-23 | 313 | 243 | 96 | 147 | 70 | 17 | 53 |
| 2023-24 | 257 | 202 | 76 | 126 | 55 | 17 | 38 |
| 2024-25 | 223 | 171 | 50 | 121 | 52 | 11 | 41 |
| Average | 377 | 377 | 109 | 174 | 377 | 27 | 67 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 505 where 644 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Prescott College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 363 | 128 | 26 | 102 | 235 | 57 | 178 |
| 2016-17 | 347 | 89 | 18 | 71 | 258 | 62 | 196 |
| 2017-18 | 321 | 145 | 36 | 109 | 176 | 41 | 135 |
| 2018-19 | 371 | 183 | 45 | 138 | 188 | 40 | 148 |
| 2019-20 | 490 | 181 | 38 | 143 | 309 | 70 | 239 |
| 2020-21 | 548 | 209 | 45 | 164 | 339 | 73 | 266 |
| 2021-22 | 659 | 233 | 39 | 194 | 426 | 81 | 345 |
| 2022-23 | 656 | 236 | 38 | 198 | 420 | 93 | 327 |
| 2023-24 | 652 | 263 | 47 | 216 | 389 | 75 | 314 |
| 2024-25 | 644 | 231 | 42 | 189 | 413 | 90 | 323 |
| Average | 505 | 505 | 37 | 152 | 505 | 68 | 247 |
The percentage of white students is 69.78%. The percentage was 70.45% 10 years ago and Prescott still has a high percentage of white students. 3.34% of enrolled students is Asian and 4.15% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 7.84% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 70.45% to 69.78%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.34% to 3.34%. Black student enrollment increased from 2.56% to 4.15%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 6.23% to 7.84%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5040 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.4954 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Prescott College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
| Year | American Indian or Native American | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 26 | 11 | 21 | 51 | 3 | 577 | 41 |
| 2016-17 | 23 | 7 | 11 | 42 | 3 | 529 | 44 |
| 2017-18 | 18 | 5 | 16 | 46 | 3 | 482 | 67 |
| 2018-19 | 18 | 6 | 25 | 58 | 2 | 517 | 77 |
| 2019-20 | 19 | 10 | 31 | 51 | 5 | 655 | 69 |
| 2020-21 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 30 | 4 | 635 | 35 |
| 2021-22 | 13 | 20 | 34 | 37 | 5 | 704 | 24 |
| 2022-23 | 9 | 25 | 38 | 48 | 3 | 650 | 10 |
| 2023-24 | 5 | 26 | 36 | 61 | 5 | 643 | 6 |
| 2024-25 | 6 | 29 | 36 | 68 | 0 | 605 | 3 |
| Average | 15 | 16 | 26 | 49 | 3 | 600 | 38 |
756 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 87% of total students. The number of online students has increased 283.76% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Prescott College from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 819 | 197 | 142 | 480 |
| 2016-17 | 704 | 132 | 216 | 356 |
| 2017-18 | 711 | 410 | 0 | 301 |
| 2018-19 | 827 | 535 | 0 | 292 |
| 2019-20 | 993 | 649 | 0 | 344 |
| 2020-21 | 970 | 694 | 0 | 276 |
| 2021-22 | 1,047 | 803 | 0 | 244 |
| 2022-23 | 969 | 781 | 0 | 188 |
| 2023-24 | 909 | 743 | 0 | 166 |
| 2024-25 | 867 | 756 | 0 | 111 |
| Average | 882 | 570 | 36 | 276 |
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