- The Inkwell
- Arizona
- Prescott College
Prescott, AZCity: smallZIP 86301Founded 1966
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1966
- Carnegie class
- Master's: medium programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1976
- Website
- prescott.edu
ArizonaPrivate nonprofit
Prescott College
Prescott College is a private nonprofit college in Prescott, Arizona, with 219 undergraduates. It admits 94% of applicants, graduates 33% within six years and costs $24,724 a year after aid.
33%graduate
Admission rate94%
Retention74%
4-year graduation28%
Pell Grant share50%
Federal loans60%
$24,724net price / year
94%admission rate
—average SAT
33%graduate in 6 years
$47,260median earnings, 10 yrs
$20,000median debt
#1,375 of 1,704 for earnings#1,205 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,498 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,343 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $49,872tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $35,685
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $35,685
- Average net price
- $24,724national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$25,477
$30,001–48,000$15,477
$48,001–75,000—
$75,001–110,000$24,087
$110,001+$32,872
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 94%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college94%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college74%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college33%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college50%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 33%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 28%
- First-year retention
- 74%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 56%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $40,324
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $47,260middle 50%: $27,308–$64,393
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$64,393
Median, Prescott College$47,260
Lower quarter$27,308
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 219
- Part-time
- 22%
- Women / men
- 72% / 28%
- Average age at entry
- 28.0
- First-generation students
- 23%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 50%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 8 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 61%
- Average faculty salary
- $4,764 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $6,871
- Endowment, end of year
- $2,759,573
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White64%
Hispanic8.7%
Black1.4%
Asian5.5%
Unknown20%
10 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Multi/interdisciplinary studies25%
Psychology24%
Natural resources & conservation17%
Education8.4%
Agriculture6.5%
Visual & performing arts5.6%
Social sciences4.7%
Liberal arts & humanities3.7%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 105589. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7240840.