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Prairie State College is a public institution located in Chicago Heights, Illinois. Chicago Heights is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

Where Is Prairie State College?

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

Since Prairie State College has an open admissions policy, you should not have any trouble getting into the school as long as you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Can I Afford Prairie State College?

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. 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

There are 2,618 undergraduate students at Prairie State College, with 784 being full-time and 1,834 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

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

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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

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.

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 #293 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.