The student population at Prescott College is 867 (223 undergraduate and 644 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 48 (5.86%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 882 where 867 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 4 year-over-year increases and 5 decreases. It peaked at 1,047 students in 2022 and was lowest at 704 in 2017. Overall, enrollment rose from 819 to 867 students, a net gain of 48 (5.9%).
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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