Prairie State College
Recent News About Prairie State College
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Average cost of college went up for students in Cook County in 2022-23 school year
College tuition fees rose 2.6% in Cook County in the 2022-23 school year, according to the latest disclosure from the National Center for Education Statistics.
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50.7% of college applicants to Cook County's 98 universities were admitted for fall 2022
Cook County's 98 universities admitted an estimated 50.7% of applicants for fall 2022, an increase over the previous year.
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Student body in Cook County universities comprised mostly of Hispanic students in 2022-23 school year
Enrollment data for the 79 universities in Cook County revealed Hispanic was the most common ethnicity among students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the latest disclosure from the National Center for Education Statistics.
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Cook County's institutions spent $54,623,255 on basketball teams in 2023
Cook County's basketball collegiate teams received $54,623,255 in funding for the 2023 season.
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Cook County awards $58,491,379 in athletically-related financial aid to students in 2023
Cook County's 27 universities paid $58,491,379 in athletically related financial aid in 2023, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
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Cook County's women's football teams did not receive any funding in 2023
Women's football teams from Cook County received no funding during the 2023 season, unchanged from the previous year.
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Cook County's men's football teams receive $44,354,200 in 2023
Men's football teams from Cook County received $44,354,200 during the 2023 season, up 14.1% from the previous year.
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2023: How much was spent on women’s basketball teams from Cook County?
Women’s basketball teams from Cook County received $19,099,175 during the 2023 season, up 16.2% from the previous year.
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2023 sees Cook County investing $35,524,080 in men’s basketball teams
Men’s basketball teams from Cook County received $35,524,080 during the 2023 season, up 20% from the previous year.
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Cook County's universities spent $44,354,200 on football teams in 2023
Cook County's 27 colleges spent $44,354,200 on their football teams in 2023, a 14.1% increase over the previous year.
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5.9% of Cook County students played sports on collegiate teams in 2022
Cook County universities had 5.9% of its student body playing sports on collegiate teams in 2022.
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3,585 coaches at institutions in Cook County earned $94,724 on average in 2022
The average coaching salary at Northwestern University, the only institution paying coaches during 2022 in Cook County, was $675,616, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
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These schools have the worst 'on time' graduation rates in Illinois
Argosy University-Chicago, City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College and City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College have the lowest 'on time' graduation rates in Illinois, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of federal data.
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These schools have the worst 'on time' graduation rates in the U.S.
City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College has one of the lowest 'on time' graduation rates in the U.S., according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of federal data.