Student Population at Prairie State College

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 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 the next chart (Academic year 2022-2023 data).

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.

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.

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.