| Screen last updated on: January 27, 2011 |
| Total undergraduates: |
323 men, 440 women, 763 total |
| Full-time undergraduates: |
293 men, 343 women, 636 total |
| Part-time undergraduates: |
30 men, 97 women, 127 total |
| Total graduate students: |
106 men, 252 women, 358 total |
| Full-time graduate students: |
66 men, 124 women, 190 total |
| Part-time graduate students: |
40 men, 128 women, 168 total |
| Average age of full-time undergraduates: |
26 |
| U.S. region where majority of students come from: |
Southwest |
| Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: |
66% |
| First-year student breakdown: |
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| 4.1% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 2.7% | Asian or Pacific Islander |
| 1.4% | Hispanic |
| 83.6% | White (non-Hispanic) |
| 1.4% | total international (nonresident aliens) |
| 6.8% | race/ethnicity unreported/unknown |
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| Undergraduate breakdown: |
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| 1.8% | Black (non-Hispanic) |
| 1.2% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 1.2% | Asian or Pacific Islander |
| 5.5% | Hispanic |
| 85.0% | White (non-Hispanic) |
| 1.1% | total international (nonresident aliens) |
| 4.1% | race/ethnicity unreported/unknown |
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| Campus size: |
6 acres |
| City or town school is located in: |
Prescott, AZ |
| Population of city/town: |
43,573 |
| Locations of branch/satellite campuses: |
Branch campus in Tucson, AZ. |
| Nearest major city: |
Phoenix |
| Distance of nearest major city: |
100 miles |
| Population of nearest major city: |
1,512,986 |
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| Institution offers housing: |
yes |
| Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: |
No. Freshmen housing only. |
| Housing types (% in housing type, if given): |
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| Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: |
39% |
| Percent of students who live in school housing: |
4% |
| Percent of students who live off campus: |
96% |
| Percent of all students who have cars on campus: |
30% |
| Student conduct policies: |
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class attendance policies set by individual instructors |
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| Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: |
no |
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| Every student is required to lease or own a computer: |
no |
| Every student is required to take a computer course: |
no |
| Computer equipment is provided in: |
residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center |
| Total number of microcomputers available to students: |
72 |
| Internet access provided to all students: |
yes |
| E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: |
yes |
| School has a library on campus: |
yes |
| Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus: |
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Performing arts center, visual arts building, farm, GIS laboratory. |
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| Remedial learning services: |
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reading, writing, math, study skills |
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| Additional services offered: |
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nonremedial tutoring, health insurance |
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| Counseling services: |
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career, personal, academic, psychological |
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| Career placement services: |
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internships, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training |
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| Services for students with disabilities: |
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note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special transportation, adaptive equipment |
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| Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: |
90% |
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| Number of social fraternities on campus: |
0 |
| Number of social sororities on campus: |
0 |
| Student activities: |
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student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, radio station |
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| School newspaper(s): |
Raven Review |
| Total number of registered organizations: |
19 |
| International student organizations: |
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Amnesty International Chapter |
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| Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees: |
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Aztlan Center, Friends of the Honde Valley, Student Arts Council, Student Environmental Network, Gender and Sexuality Alliance, Village Life, Community Women's Resource Center, Media Resource Center, The Ripple Project, The Kenya Project, Peace and Justice Center, Women's Empowerment Breakthrough (WEB), Sexual Assault Prevention Center, PC Birders Network, HUB (Helping Understand Bicycles), Capoeira Club, The Catalyst InfoShop, Prescott College Community Supported Agriculture |
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| School has an athletic program: |
no |
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| Public transportation serves campus: |
no |
| Nearest international airport: |
Phoenix (100 miles) |
| Nearest other airport: |
Prescott, AZ (10 miles) |
| Nearest passenger train service: |
Flagstaff, AZ (100 miles) |
| Nearest passenger bus service: |
Prescott, AZ (1 mile) |
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| Institutional employment is available: |
no |
| Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: |
fair |
| Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: |
no |
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| Percent of graduates who pursue further study: |
43% within 5 years of graduation |
| List of most prominent alumni/ae: |
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- Cody Lundin, author, survivalist, instructor, consultant
- Craig Childs, author, adventurer, naturalist, desert ecologist
- Thomas Udall, New Mexico Representative to the US House of Reps.
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