The two-year public institution in Chicago Heights enrolled 4,403 students in fall 2017, all in undergraduate programs, data shows. 4.5 percent of undergraduates transferred from another college or university.
93 percent of undergraduates are residents of Illinois, and 6 percent are residents of other states. 1 percent are citizens of foreign countries.
The undergraduate student body is comprised mostly of students who identify as Black or African American (53 percent) and Hispanic or Latino (20 percent).
Prairie State College undergraduate enrollment
Total
Portion of Total
Undergraduate enrollment
4,403
Transfers
199
4.5%
Male
~1,849
42%
Female
~2,554
58%
Age 24 and under
~2,510
57%
Age 25 and over
~1,893
43%
In-state residence
~4,095
93%
Out of state residence
~264
6%
Resident of foreign country
~44
1%
Asian
~44
1%
Black or African American
~2,334
53%
Hispanic/Latino
~881
20%
White
~837
19%
Two or more races
~88
2%
Enrolled in distance education
~220
5%
Enrolled in some distance education
~616
14%
Not enrolled in distance education
~3,566
81%
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