Public · Community college

Pratt Community College

Pratt, Kansas · Remote town

#2 for grad earnings in Kansas
15%
Transfer rate
$9,731
Avg net price
45%
Grad / completion
$51,892
Median earnings

Pratt Community College is a public certificate-granting institution in Pratt, Kansas (remote town setting), enrolling 579 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 579 undergradsRemote townNJCAA Division ICold winters

About Pratt, Kansas

Pratt is a city in and the county seat of Pratt County, Kansas, United States. Pratt was founded in 1884 and named after Caleb S. Pratt, a young Civil War officer from the Kansas Infantry, who was killed in the Battle of Wilson's Creek near Springfield, Missouri The first post office in Pratt was established in June 1884. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Remote town
Highest degree offered
Associate
Nearest big city
76 miles to Wichita, KS
To the ocean
585 miles
Nearest airport
69 miles to Dodge City (DDC)

How Pratt Community College compares

Graduation rate45%

Higher than 32% · #30 of 45 in Kansas

First-year retention63%

Higher than 28%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$51,892

Higher than 92% · #2 of 42 in Kansas

Average net price$9,731

Cheaper than 71% · #17 cheapest of 46 in Kansas

Median debt at graduation$6,500

Lower than 86%

Student–faculty ratio22 : 1

Lower than 21%

Undergraduate enrollment579

Larger than 65%

Percentiles compare Pratt Community College with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Kansas.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

579undergrads
  • Women28449%
  • Men29551%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White60%
  • Black12%
  • Hispanic5.2%
  • Other or multiracial23%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
579
Student–faculty ratio
22 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
23%
First-generation students
42%
Students over 25
16%
Median family income
$37,951
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$55,827
Endowment
$13,960,662

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 285 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Kansas68%
  • Other U.S. states21%
  • International10%

A regional draw: about 68% of first-years come from Kansas, the rest from elsewhere.

10% came from outside the U.S. Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition
$4,256
Out-of-state tuition
$4,936
Room & board
$7,376
Books & supplies
$3,000
Total cost of attendance
$19,780
Average net price
$9,731

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated
45%
First-year retention
63%
Transferred to another college
15%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$44,798
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$51,892
Median debt at graduation
$6,500
Students with federal loans
16%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
48%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
45%
Low-income (Pell)
23%
First-generation
25%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
344
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
59%
Housing charge (year)
$4,222
Meal plan (year)
$3,132
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NJCAA Division I
Varsity athletes
401 (251 men · 150 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (11)

Soccer67
Other Sports58
Wrestling52
Track and Field (Outdoor)49
Baseball47
Basketball36
Tennis27
Softball25
Volleyball24
Track and Field (Indoor)11
Cross Country5

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.8 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
3
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (1,322 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

1.0reported offenses a year
1.0 violent a year0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Aggravated assault
0.7
Rape
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$8,836
$30–48k
$9,181
$48–75k
$10,404
$75–110k
$9,314
$110k+
$11,229

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

76%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$3,322
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 76% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $3,322. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 278 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$51,892
Typical debt at graduation
$6,500
Debt vs. one year's pay
13%
Out-earn a HS grad
63%

Typical debt would take roughly 1.3 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Strong value

Graduates here tend to earn well relative to what they borrow — typical debt pays back fast, and most out-earn a high-school graduate.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$46,816
Men
$56,392

Men out-earn women by $9,576 (20%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
92°F
Winter low
19°F
Annual rain
27.6″
Annual snow
15.1″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

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NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Pratt 3NW, KS US station (3.6 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.