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Located in Chicago Heights, Illinois, Prairie State College is a public institution. Prairie State College is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

Where Is Prairie State College?

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Contact details for Prairie State College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 202 South Halsted Street, Chicago Heights, IL 60411-8226
Phone: 708-709-3500
Website: prairiestate.edu

How Do I Get Into Prairie State College?

You can apply to Prairie State College online at: https://psc-apply.force.com/application/TX_SiteLogin?startURL=%2Fapplication%2FTargetX_Portal__PB

Prairie State College has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

Can I Afford Prairie State College?

5% Take Out Loans
6.3% Loan Default Rate

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Prairie State College, approximately 5% of students took out student loans averaging $5,749 a year. That adds up to $22,996 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Prairie State College is 6.3%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Prairie State College Undergraduate Student Diversity

784 Full-Time Undergraduates
61% Women
79% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 2,618 undergraduate students at Prairie State College, with 784 being full-time and 1,834 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 784 full-time undergraduates at Prairie State College, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Prairie State College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 13
Black or African American 410
Hispanic or Latino 175
White 122
International Students 30
Other Races/Ethnicities 34

Over 19 countries are represented at Prairie State College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Nigeria, India, and Australia.

Online Learning at Prairie State College

695 Took All Classes Online
1,643 Took At Least One Class Online
95.2% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 1,643 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Prairie State College has changed over the last few years.

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Online Growth Rankings of Prairie State College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Prairie State College was 95.2%. This is the #239 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Prairie State College regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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