Prescott College: Statistics

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#4026 of 14,131 In the World
#1128 of 2,597 In North America
#1056 of 2,496 In the United States
#7 of 25 In Arizona
#1 of 2 In Prescott
#2679 of 2,980 For Library and Information science
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Acceptance rate
98%
Avg. cost to attend
$25,317 /y
Aid receiving
100%
Undergraduates
313
Graduates
656
Male:Female Ratio
25:75
Control
Private
not-for-profit
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree
Website
prescott.edu

Prescott College Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

Prescott College has an acceptance rate of 98% and is among the 25% of the easiest universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

Total Men Women
Acceptance Rate 98% 100% 98%
Applicants 185 57 128
Admissions 182 57 125
Freshmen enrolled full time 33 15 18

781 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

Admissions requirements

Secondary school GPA Required
Secondary school record Required
TOEFL Required
Recommendations Considered but not required
College-preparatory program Neither required nor recommended
Formal demonstration of competencies Neither required nor recommended
Other Tests Neither required nor recommended
SAT/ACT Neither required nor recommended
Secondary school rank Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

White 650 (68%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 182 (19%)
Hispanic 48 (5%)
Black or African American 38 (4%)
Asian 25 (3%)
Two or more races 10 (1%)
Nonresident Alien 4 (0.4%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 3 (0.3%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 (0.2%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

The average net cost to attend Prescott College is $25,317 per year, calculated as the sum of the average cost of tuition, room and board, books, and supplies, reduced by the amount of average financial aid received.

The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.

Net average cost to attend
$25,317/year
Average aid awarded
$20,149
Students receiving aid
100%

Average costs by household income

<$30K $18,916
$30-48K $23,277
$48-75K $33,391
$75-110K $24,564
$110K+ $29,994

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $33,960$16,824
Tuition in-state $33,960$16,824
Tuition out-of-state $33,960$16,824
Fee in-district $1,490$495
Fee in-state $1,490$495
Fee out-of-state $1,490$495

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 123
Combined charge for room and board $9,044
Room charge $6,990
Meal charge $2,054

Prescott College majors

Prescott College has granted 120 bachelor's degrees across 15 programs, 201 master's across 17 programs, and 12 doctorate degrees in Education, Other. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Prescott College.

Major Bachelor Master Doctoral
Environmental Studies 24 19
Community Organization and Advocacy 35
Mental Health Counseling & Counselor 35
Outdoor Education 19 15
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 11 20
Psychology, General 21
Counselor Education & School Counseling and Guidance Services 18
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture 1 16
Sustainability Studies 14
Education, Other 12
Business Administration and Management, General 11
Social Sciences, Other 9
Visual and Performing Arts, Other 9
Education, General 3 4
Special Education and Teaching, General 4 3
Secondary Education and Teaching 5 1
Early Childhood Education and Teaching 3 2
Education & Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs 2 3
Community Psychology 4
Educational Leadership and Administration, General 4
Elementary Education and Teaching 2
Visual and Performing Arts, General 2
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other 1
Humanities & Humanistic Studies 1
Grand Total 120 201 12

Prescott College has a graduation rate of 55%, which is among the 49% highest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 55% 45% 64%
  • Full-time retention rate - 53%
  • Part-time retention rate - 100%

Publications & Citations

Prescott College has published 580 scientific papers with 13,809 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Environmental Science, Biology, Medicine, Geography and Cartography, Computer Science, Ecology, Sociology, Political Science, and History.

Publications
580
Citations
13,809

Publication / Citation count by topic

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
373 / 9,100
Environmental Science
314 / 10,451
Biology
294 / 11,987
Medicine
230 / 7,069
Geography and Cartography
229 / 7,970
Computer Science
213 / 2,311
Ecology
208 / 9,766
Sociology
198 / 3,468
Political Science
197 / 2,322
History
196 / 5,880
Law
187 / 2,151
Psychology
164 / 2,932
Philosophy
164 / 1,737
Geology
148 / 6,351
Archaeology
143 / 5,795
Engineering
141 / 2,254
Chemistry
135 / 4,405
Pathology
133 / 4,064
Physics
130 / 1,904
Paleontology
118 / 6,037
Mathematics
104 / 1,276
Art & Design
97 / 396
Genetics
95 / 2,631
Botany
82 / 5,617
Biochemistry
78 / 1,673
Statistics
76 / 1,223
Psychiatry
68 / 2,216
Economics
67 / 839
Social Psychology
60 / 977
Quantum and Particle physics
59 / 797
Agricultural Science
58 / 6,594
Business
56 / 855
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
56 / 320
Environmental Management
54 / 2,589
Public Health
54 / 2,525
Surgery
53 / 921
Anthropology
51 / 344
Library and Information science
50 / 238
Demography
48 / 2,410
Linguistics
48 / 442

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 4 6
1992 5 7
1993 4 8
1994 9 8
1995 3 18
1996 7 31
1997 7 27
1998 6 34
1999 6 30
2000 6 53
2001 4 51
2002 5 87
2003 11 84
2004 15 107
2005 10 181
2006 16 211
2007 11 209
2008 10 256
2009 23 324
2010 29 412
2011 14 436
2012 23 520
2013 23 642
2014 25 663
2015 23 725
2016 26 795
2017 34 794
2018 36 838
2019 14 989
2020 29 1184
2021 30 1194
2022 20 1176
2023 16 1278
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Notable alumni

  1. Cody Lundin

    Cody Lundin
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1967-.. (age 57)
    Occupations
    television presenterwriter
    Biography

    Cody Lundin is a survival instructor at the Aboriginal Living Skills School in Prescott, Arizona, which he founded in 1991. There he teaches modern wilderness survival skills, primitive living skills, urban preparedness, and homesteading. Lundin was also a former co-host of Discovery Channel's reality television series, Dual Survival.

  2. Tom Udall

    Tom Udall
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1948-.. (age 76)
    Enrolled in Prescott College
    Studied in 1970
    Occupations
    politicianlawyer
    Biography

    Thomas Stewart Udall is an American diplomat, lawyer, and politician serving as the United States Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States senator from New Mexico from 2009 to 2021. Udall also served as the U.S. representative for New Mexico's 3rd congressional district from 1999 to 2009 and New Mexico Attorney General from 1991 to 1999. Born in Tucson, Arizona to the Udall family, he is the son of former U.S. Representative and Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall and the nephew of former U.S. Representative Mo Udall. His cousin is Mark Udall, who concurrently served alongside him in the Senate representing the neighboring state of Colorado.

  3. Kathleen Stephens

    Kathleen Stephens
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1953-.. (age 71)
    Occupations
    diplomat
    Biography

    Kathleen Stephens was the United States ambassador to South Korea from 2008 to 2011. She also served as the United States' chargé d'affaires to India from March to December 2014. She currently leads the Korea Economic Institute of America as president and CEO.

  4. Molly Holzschlag

    Molly Holzschlag
    Years
    1963-2023 (aged 60)
    Enrolled in Prescott College
    In 1994 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
    Occupations
    computer scientistwriterlecturer
    Biography

    Molly Miriam Esther Holzschlag was an American author, lecturer and advocate of the Open Web. She wrote or co-authored 35 books on web design and open standards, including The Zen of CSS Design: Visual Enlightenment for the Web (co-authored with Dave Shea). She was nicknamed the "Fairy Godmother of the Web".

  5. Matuschka

    Matuschka
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1954-.. (age 70)
    Occupations
    photographer
    Biography

    Matuschka, is an American–Ukrainian photographer, artist, author, activist, and model. Her self-portrait on the Sunday cover of New York Times magazine in 1993 was chosen by LIFE for a special edition entitled 100 Photographs that Changed the World published in 2003 and again in 2011. The artist has been nominated for many awards, including a Pulitzer Prize, and has received dozens of citations, honors, and distinctions for her photographic works, and activism since the early 1990s. In 2012 Matuschka appeared in Rose Hartman's book Incomparable Women of Style, and in 2011 John Loengard included her in his monograph: The Age of Silver: Encounters with Great Photographers.

  6. Sascha Altman DuBrul

    Sascha Altman DuBrul
    Years
    1974-.. (age 50)
    Biography

    Sascha Altman DuBrul, a.k.a. Sascha DuBrul or Sascha Scatter, is an American activist, writer, farmer and punk rock musician known as the bass player of the 1990s ska-punk band Choking Victim.

  7. Todd Miller

    Todd Miller
    Years
    1970-.. (age 54)
    Occupations
    journalist
    Biography

    Todd Miller is a journalist based in Tucson, Arizona. He is most notably the author of Storming the Wall: Climate Change, Migration, and Homeland Security.

  8. Charles M. Roessel

    Charles M. Roessel
    Years
    1961-.. (age 63)
    Enrolled in Prescott College
    In 1995 graduated with Master of Arts in journalism
    Occupations
    photographereducatoracademic administrator
    Biography

    Charles Monty Roessel is a Navajo photographer, journalist and academic administrator. Roessel served as Director of the Bureau of Indian Education from 2013 until 2016. He currently serves as the president of Diné College.

General info

Alternative names PC
Prescott University
Prescott Center for Alternative Education
Prescot College
Prescott
Founded 1966
Motto For the Liberal Arts, the Environment and Social Justice
Academic calendar Semesters
Total FTE staff 169
Carnegie classification Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs

Location and contacts

Address 220 Grove Ave
Prescott, Arizona, 86301
United States
City population 46,000
Phone 8773502100

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