It is the mission of Prescott College to educate students of diverse ages and backgrounds to understand, thrive in, and enhance our world community and environment. We regard learning as a continuing process and strive to provide an education that will enable students to live productive lives while achieving a balance between self-fulfillment and service to others. Students are encouraged to think critically and act ethically with sensitivity to both the human community and the biosphere. Our philosophy stresses experiential learning and self-direction within an interdisciplinary curriculum.
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| Institution Type | 4-year, Private not-for-profit |
| Special Learning Opportunities | Teacher certification Study abroad |
| Student Services | Remedial services Academic/career counseling service Employment services for students Placement services for completers |
| Credit Accepted | Credit for life experiences Advanced placement (AP) credits |
| Religious Affiliation | Not applicable |
| Federal Aid | Eligible students may receive Pell Grants and other federal aid (e.g. Direct Loans). |
| Degrees/Certificates Offered | Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Post-master's certificate Doctor's degree - research/scholarship |
| Campus Setting | City: Small |
| Disability Services Student | 3% or less |
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At Prescott College, 88.0% percent of first-time undergrads receive financial aid, 72.0% receive grants and/or scholarships (an average of $6,377), and 54% receive loans ($8,487 on average). On-campus room and board costs about $6,662. Off campus it is around $6,662. Taking into account total living expenses and financial aid, the average net cost of attending Prescott College is $25,284 per year. |
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In Fall 2009, 342 people applied to Prescott College. Of the applicants, 81.0% were admitted (83.0% male & 80.0% female ) and 26.0% accepted (33.0% male and 19.0% female) Of the 761 undergraduate students at Prescott College, 17.0% are part-time. A majority (58.0%) of the undergrad students are under 25 years of age. And 47.0% of the 358 graduate students are part-time. |
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| Percent of In-State Undergrads | 19.0% |
| Full Time Retention Rate | 70.0% |
| Four-Year Graduation Rate | 34.0% |
| Six-Year Graduation Rate | 52.0% |
| Overall Graduation Rate | 30.0% |
| Admissions | |
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| Yearly Application Deadline | Dec 15 |
| Admissions Office Phone | 877-350-2100 |
| Admissions Office Email | admissions@prescott.edu |
| Admissions Office Address | 220 Grove Avenue, Prescott, AZ 86301 |
| Admissions Transfer URL | http://www.prescott.edu/admissions/index.html |
| Admissions Website | http://www.prescott.edu/admissions/index.html (find financial aid info here) |
| Application Website | http://www.prescott.edu/apply/index.html |
| Application Fee | $25 |
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In order to be accepted to Prescott College, you should have:
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| Test Scores | |
| SAT Reading (25th Percentile) | 530 |
| SAT Reading (75th Percentile) | 650 |
| SAT Math (25th Percentile) | 470 |
| SAT Math (75th Percentile) | 580 |
| SAT Writing (25th Percentile) | 480 |
| SAT Writing (75th Percentile) | 620 |
| ACT Composite (25th Percentile) | 19 |
| ACT Composite (75th Percentile) | 27 |
| ACT English (25th Percentile) | 21 |
| ACT English (75th Percentile) | 29 |
| ACT Math (25th Percentile) | 17 |
| ACT Math (75th Percentile) | 26 |
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| Program Name | Certificate | Associate | Bachelor | Master | Doctorate |
| Agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences | 0 | 1 | |||
| Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences, Other | 0 | ||||
| Agriculture, General | 0 | ||||
| Range Science and Management | 1 | ||||
| Architecture and related services | 0 | 0 | |||
| Environmental Design/Architecture | 0 | 0 | |||
| Area, ethnic, cultural, and gender studies | 7 | 0 | |||
| American Indian/Native American Studies | 0 | ||||
| Area Studies, Other | 2 | ||||
| Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies, Other | 1 | ||||
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies, Other | 0 | ||||
| Latin American Studies | 2 | 0 | |||
| Regional Studies (US, Canadian, Foreign) | 2 | 0 | |||
| Women's Studies | 0 | 0 | |||
| Biological and biomedical sciences | 0 | 16 | 2 | ||
| Aquatic Biology/Limnology | 0 | ||||
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 0 | 0 | |||
| Botany/Plant Biology | 0 | 0 | |||
| Botany/Plant Biology, Other | 0 | ||||
| Conservation Biology | 8 | 2 | |||
| Ecology | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other | 2 | 0 | |||
| Environmental Biology | 1 | ||||
| Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Wildlife Biology | 2 | 0 | |||
| Zoology/Animal Biology | 1 | ||||
| Business, management, marketing, and related support services | 6 | 0 | |||
| Actuarial Science | 0 | ||||
| Business Administration and Management, General | 2 | ||||
| Business/Commerce, General | 1 | ||||
| Construction Management | 2 | ||||
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations, Other | 0 | ||||
| Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General | 1 | ||||
| Labor Studies | 0 | ||||
| Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management | 0 | 0 | |||
| Office Management and Supervision | 0 | ||||
| Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General | 0 | ||||
| Communication, journalism, and related programs | 2 | 0 | |||
| Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 0 | 0 | |||
| Journalism | 1 | ||||
| Mass Communication/Media Studies | 1 | ||||
| Photojournalism | 0 | ||||
| Radio and Television | 0 | ||||
| Communications technologies/technicians and support services | 0 | ||||
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians, Other | 0 | ||||
| Education | 63 | 78 | 26 | 4 | |
| Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching | 0 | 1 | |||
| Agricultural Teacher Education | 0 | ||||
| Art Teacher Education | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Bilingual and Multilingual Education | 0 | 0 | |||
| Biology Teacher Education | 0 | 0 | |||
| Business Teacher Education | 1 | ||||
| College Student Counseling and Personnel Services | 1 | ||||
| Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services | 5 | 2 | |||
| Curriculum and Instruction | 1 | 1 | |||
| Drama and Dance Teacher Education | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | 0 | 0 | |||
| Education, General | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Education, Other | 12 | 9 | 4 | ||
| Education/Teaching Individuals - Early Childhood Spec Ed Pgms | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Education/Teaching Individuals - Specific Learning Disabilities | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism | 0 | ||||
| Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances | 0 | 0 | |||
| Education/Teaching of Individuals with Mental Retardation | 3 | 4 | |||
| Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement | 1 | ||||
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision | 0 | ||||
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 39 | 38 | 0 | ||
| English/Language Arts Teacher Education | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Geography Teacher Education | 0 | ||||
| History Teacher Education | 1 | 2 | |||
| Mathematics Teacher Education | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Music Teacher Education | 0 | ||||
| Physical Education Teaching and Coaching | 0 | 0 | |||
| Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education | 2 | 1 | |||
| Secondary Education and Teaching | 1 | 2 | |||
| Social Science Teacher Education | 0 | ||||
| Social Studies Teacher Education | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Spanish Language Teacher Education | 0 | ||||
| Special Education and Teaching, General | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods, Other | 0 | 0 | |||
| Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas, Other | 4 | 7 | |||
| Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor | 0 | ||||
| Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education | 0 | ||||
| Waldorf/Steiner Teacher Education | 1 | ||||
| Engineering | 1 | ||||
| Water Resources Engineering | 1 | ||||
| English language and literature/letters | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Creative Writing | 4 | 0 | |||
| English Language and Literature, General | 0 | 2 | |||
| English Language and Literature/Letters, Other | 0 | ||||
| English Literature (British and Commonwealth) | 0 | ||||
| Family and consumer sciences/human sciences | 2 | ||||
| Family and Community Services | 1 | ||||
| Human Development and Family Studies, General | 1 | ||||
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services, Other | 0 | ||||
| Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics | 0 | 0 | |||
| Linguistic/Comparative/Related Language Studies & Services, Other | 0 | ||||
| Linguistics | 0 | ||||
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 0 | ||||
| Spanish Language and Literature | 0 | 0 | |||
| Health professions and related clinical sciences | 3 | 8 | |||
| Art Therapy/Therapist | 1 | 2 | |||
| Communication Disorders, General | 0 | ||||
| Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling | 0 | ||||
| Dance Therapy/Therapist | 0 | ||||
| Health Services Administration | 1 | ||||
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | 0 | ||||
| Health/Health Care Administration/Management | 0 | ||||
| International Public Health/International Health | 0 | ||||
| Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling | 0 | ||||
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions, Other | 0 | ||||
| Mental Health Counseling/Counselor | 1 | ||||
| Public Health Education and Promotion | 0 | ||||
| Public Health, General (MPH, DPH) | 0 | ||||
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other | 1 | 4 | |||
| Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy | 0 | 1 | |||
| History | 1 | ||||
| History, General | 1 | ||||
| Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities | 2 | 2 | |||
| Humanities/Humanistic Studies | 0 | 1 | |||
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other | 0 | 1 | |||
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | 2 | ||||
| Mathematics and statistics | 0 | 1 | |||
| Mathematics, General | 0 | 1 | |||
| Multi/interdisciplinary studies | 1 | 2 | |||
| Ancient Studies/Civilization | 1 | ||||
| Behavioral Sciences | 0 | ||||
| Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies | 1 | ||||
| International/Global Studies | 0 | ||||
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 1 | ||||
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution | 0 | 0 | |||
| Natural resources and conservation | 17 | 3 | |||
| Environmental Science | 1 | ||||
| Environmental Studies | 14 | 1 | |||
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research, Other | 0 | ||||
| Natural Resources Management and Policy | 1 | 1 | |||
| Natural Resources Management and Policy, Other | 1 | ||||
| Natural Resources/Conservation, General | 0 | ||||
| Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management | 1 | ||||
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management | 0 | 0 | |||
| Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies | 0 | 1 | |||
| Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management | 0 | ||||
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies, Other | 1 | ||||
| Philosophy and religious studies | 0 | 0 | |||
| Philosophy | 0 | ||||
| Religion/Religious Studies | 0 | 0 | |||
| Physical sciences | 0 | ||||
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other | 0 | ||||
| Geology/Earth Science, General | 0 | ||||
| Psychology | 29 | 9 | |||
| Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics | 1 | ||||
| Community Psychology | 0 | 0 | |||
| Counseling Psychology | 4 | 9 | |||
| Developmental and Child Psychology | 10 | ||||
| Educational Psychology | 1 | 0 | |||
| Environmental Psychology | 0 | 0 | |||
| Forensic Psychology | 0 | ||||
| Geropsychology | 0 | ||||
| Health/Medical Psychology | 6 | ||||
| Industrial and Organizational Psychology | 1 | ||||
| Psychology, General | 4 | 0 | |||
| Psychology, Other | 1 | 0 | |||
| Social Psychology | 1 | ||||
| Public administration and social service professions | 15 | 1 | |||
| Community Organization and Advocacy | 14 | 1 | |||
| Human Services, General | 1 | ||||
| Public Policy Analysis | 0 | ||||
| Social Work | 0 | ||||
| Security and protective services | 0 | 0 | |||
| Corrections and Criminal Justice, Other | 0 | ||||
| Criminal Justice/Police Science | 0 | ||||
| Social sciences | 0 | 6 | 2 | ||
| Anthropology | 1 | 0 | |||
| Anthropology, Other | 0 | ||||
| Archeology | 1 | ||||
| Development Economics and International Development | 0 | ||||
| Geography | 0 | ||||
| Geography, Other | 0 | 0 | |||
| International Relations and Affairs | 0 | 0 | |||
| Political Science and Government, General | 0 | 1 | |||
| Political Science and Government, Other | 2 | ||||
| Social Sciences, General | 0 | 0 | |||
| Social Sciences, Other | 1 | 1 | |||
| Sociology | 1 | ||||
| Visual and performing arts | 5 | 1 | |||
| Art/Art Studies, General | 1 | ||||
| Ceramic Arts and Ceramics | 0 | ||||
| Cinematography and Film/Video Production | 0 | 0 | |||
| Dance, General | 0 | ||||
| Design and Applied Arts, Other | 0 | 0 | |||
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | 0 | 0 | |||
| Film/Cinema Studies | 0 | 0 | |||
| Fine/Studio Arts, General | 2 | ||||
| Interior Design | 0 | ||||
| Music, General | 1 | 1 | |||
| Music, Other | 0 | ||||
| Painting | 0 | ||||
| Photography | 0 | ||||
| Playwriting and Screenwriting | 0 | ||||
| Sculpture | 0 | ||||
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | 1 | 0 | |||
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