Prairie State College

2-4 Years Public College In Chicago Heights, IL

Total 2,680 students are enrolled in Prairie State College (all undergraduate). Among them, 517 students are enrolled in online degree programs. 194 faculties are working for Prairie State College and student to faculty ratio is 13.81 to 1.

Student Population

Total Population	2,680 (undergraduate)
Online Degree Enrollment	517
Total Number of Faculty	194
Student to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1

Population By Gender/Attending Status

For academic year 2021-2022, total 2,680 students enrolled into Prairie State College. All students are enrolled in undergraduate programs. By attending status. there are 784 full-time and 1,896 part-time students. By gender, 914 male and 1,704 female students are attending at Prairie State College. The following summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Prairie State College.

Gender Distribution

	Total	Male	Female
Undergraduate	2,618	914	1,704

Attending Status

	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	2,618	784	1,834
Undergraduate	2,618	784	1,834

Population by Race/Ethnicity

The following table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity at Prairie State College. There are 406 White (15.51%), 1,323 Black/African American (50.53%), 625 Hispanic (23.87%), 25 Asian (0.95%), and 239 students with other races.

Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Prairie State College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,618	914	1,704
American Indian/Native American	6	4	2
Asian	25	10	15
Black/African American	1,323	444	879
Hispanic	625	210	415
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	406	169	237
Two More	53	19	34
Un-Known	141	37	104

Distance Learning Population

Prairie State College offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses). 695 students (26.55% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 948 students (36.21% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following summarizes the online student population for Prairie State College.

Distance Learning Student Population at Prairie State College
	Total	Enrolled Exclusively	Enrolled Some Courses	Not In Online Courses
Number of Students	2,618	695	948	975

Population by Age

The following table summarizes the students population by age at Prairie State College. 860 students are aged 20 to 24 (32.85% of total students), 750 students are aged below 20 (28.65%), 152 students are aged above 50 (5.81%). The following summarizes the student population by age at Prairie State College.

Student Population By Age at Prairie State College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,618	914	1,704
Under 18	163	64	99
Age 18-19	587	235	352
Age 20-21	501	207	294
Age 22-24	359	124	235
Age 25-29	323	88	235
Age 30-34	211	68	143
Age 35-39	143	36	107
Age 40-49	178	39	139
Age 50-64	118	37	81
Over 64	34	15	19
Age Un-Known	1	1	0