Student Population at Prairie State
Total Enrollment
2,680 (all undergraduate)
Undergraduate
2,680
Online Enrollment
517
Men Students
1,046
Women Students
1,634
For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 2,680 students have enrolled at Prairie State College (all undergraduate).
By gender, 1,046 male and 1,634 female students are attending Prairie State College. By attendance status, there are 935 full-time students and 1,745 part-time students.
The number of students at Prairie State College is very small compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Illinois. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Southwestern Illinois College and Black Hawk College, its population is relatively small (average population is 3,521).
Prairie State College offers online degree/certificate programs and 517 students enrolled in online programs.
*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.
Enrollment Comparison Chart
The below chart compares the student population between Prairie State College and similar colleges.
Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status
By gender, there are 1,046 male and 1,634 female students attending Prairie State. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.64 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Prairie State.
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 2,680 | 935 | 1,745 |
Men | 1,046 | 384 | 662 |
Women | 1,634 | 551 | 1,083 |
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, there are 1,411 Black or African American students (52.65%) and 585 Hispanic students (21.83%) at Prairie State College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Prairie State College.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 10 | 3 | 7 |
Asian | 26 | 8 | 18 |
Black or African American | 1,411 | 488 | 923 |
Hispanic | 585 | 238 | 347 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 1 |
White | 392 | 176 | 216 |
Two or More Races | 73 | 31 | 42 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 140 | 72 | 68 |
Total | 2,680 | 1,046 | 1,634 |
Enrollment by Student Age
By age, there are 1,713 students whose age under twenty five and 661 students whose age is over thirty years old at Prairie State College.
Especially, 191 students are younger than eighteen and 44 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Prairie State College.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 2,680 | 1,046 | 1,634 |
Under 18 | 191 | 70 | 121 |
18-19 | 636 | 289 | 347 |
20-21 | 523 | 218 | 305 |
22-24 | 363 | 136 | 227 |
25-29 | 306 | 106 | 200 |
30-34 | 213 | 74 | 139 |
35-39 | 138 | 46 | 92 |
40-49 | 161 | 43 | 118 |
50-64 | 105 | 44 | 61 |
65 and over | 44 | 20 | 24 |
Total | 2,680 | 1,046 | 1,634 |
Online Student Population
At Prairie State College, 1,351 students (50.41% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 517 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 488 students live in Illinois where Prairie State College is located in and 22 students have enrolled from other states.
Number of Students | |
---|---|
Total | 2,680 |
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes | 517 |
Enrolled Some in Online Classes | 834 |
Not Enrolled in Online Classes | 1,329 |
Number of Students | |
---|---|
Total (Enrolled Excl.) | 517 |
Illinois Residents | 488 |
Other State in U.S. | 22 |
Outside of U.S. | 7 |
Unknown | 0 |