Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, Texas · Public · Predominantly bachelor's · Rural: Distant

Official websiteNet price calculatorAccreditor: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

The average annual net price for first-time, full-time undergraduates receiving federal aid (in-state) is $13,638. 46% of first-time, full-time students completed within 150% of normal time. Students who received federal aid had median earnings of $49,183 ten years after entering. The median federal loan debt of graduates is $25,450.

Average net price
$13,638
per year Verified data
Completion rate
46%
within 150% of normal time Verified data
Median earnings
$49,183
10 years after entry Verified data
Median debt
$25,450
graduates, federal loans Verified data

Cost and net price

In-state tuition and fees$11,299
Out-of-state tuition and fees$26,874
Average cost of attendance$26,555
Books and supplies$1,571
Room and board, on campus$10,317
Average net price, all aided students$13,638
Average net price, family income $0 to $30,000$9,985
Average net price, family income over $110,000$21,933

Net price is the average cost after grants and scholarships for first-time, full-time undergraduates who receive federal aid, at in-state rates. Your price depends on your family finances; use the school's net price calculator for an estimate. Tuition: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Net price and cost of attendance: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.

Admissions and enrollment

Admission rate
79%
SAT range, middle 50% (reading plus math)
860 to 1080
ACT composite range, middle 50%
16 to 21
Undergraduate enrollment
8,877
Graduate enrollment
1,045
Students receiving Pell grants
71%
Student to faculty ratio
17 to 1

Admission rate and enrollment: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25. SAT and ACT ranges come from IPEDS and may not reflect test-optional policies.

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Graduation, earnings, and debt

Completion within 150% of normal time46%
Completion within normal time23%
First-year retention (full-time)76%
Median federal debt, graduates$25,450
Typical monthly payment on that debt (10 years)$289
Median Parent PLUS debt, completers$20,455
Share earning more than a typical high school graduate, 6 years after entry60%
1 year after completion$48,130
4 years after completion$60,602
6 years after entry$41,315
8 years after entry$47,091
10 years after entry$49,183
Median earnings of former students who received federal aid and are working and not enrolled. Ten years after entry the median is $49,183; the middle half earned $29,551 to $72,925. Cohorts differ by measure; see definitions below.
Measure definitions and cohorts
  • Median earnings of students working and not enrolled 10 years after entry (MD_EARN_WNE_P10): Treasury AY2011-12, AY2012-13 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 1 year after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_1YR): Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 4 years after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_4YR): Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • The median debt for students who have completed (GRAD_DEBT_MDN): NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
  • Completion rate for first-time, full-time students at four-year institutions (150% of expected time to completion) (C150_4): Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
  • Average net price for Title IV institutions (public institutions) (NPT4_PUB): AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26

Institution-level earnings cover students who received federal financial aid, including students who did not complete. Debt figures include federal loans only and exclude private loans.

Programs and program-level outcomes

Highest early earnings among programs at Prairie View A & M University

Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled one year after completing, by program. Programs with too few graduates are suppressed for privacy and not shown.

63 programs reported. Program earnings are for graduates of this school's program, which is different from the wages of everyone working in a related occupation.

Bachelor's degree (36)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · No credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacy$25,894
Agriculture, General
CIP 01.00 · No credentials fully online
75$33,488$28,750
Architecture
CIP 04.02 · No credentials fully online
33$49,212$27,000
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
63$38,580$26,720
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · No credentials fully online
93$42,733$26,000
Chemical Engineering
CIP 14.07 · No credentials fully online
24$87,407$26,128
Chemistry
CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online
22$36,940$22,289
Civil Engineering
CIP 14.08 · No credentials fully online
10$73,343Suppressed for privacy
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01 · No credentials fully online
36$38,426$27,375
Computer Engineering
CIP 14.09 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · No credentials fully online
37$87,639$25,397
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
CIP 15.10 · No credentials fully online
14$69,048$30,750
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · No credentials fully online
89$37,286$24,996
Design and Applied Arts
CIP 50.04 · No credentials fully online
7$44,394Suppressed for privacy
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
CIP 14.10 · No credentials fully online
32$83,133$31,000
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General
CIP 19.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Finance and Financial Management Services
CIP 52.08 · No credentials fully online
25$64,752$25,250
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services
CIP 19.05 · No credentials fully online
9$35,082$26,500
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
CIP 51.00 · No credentials fully online
100$36,850$28,000
History
CIP 54.01 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · No credentials fully online
44Suppressed for privacy$34,851
Management Information Systems and Services
CIP 52.12 · No credentials fully online
14$74,612$20,500
Marketing
CIP 52.14 · No credentials fully online
56$48,365$26,000
Mathematics
CIP 27.01 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mechanical Engineering
CIP 14.19 · No credentials fully online
39$82,839$31,000
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
CIP 30.99
$56,633Suppressed for privacy
Music
CIP 50.09 · No credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Physics
CIP 40.08 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Political Science and Government
CIP 45.10 · No credentials fully online
17$42,153$26,000
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · No credentials fully online
118$36,410$25,000
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · No credentials fully online
98$85,920$26,000
Social Work
CIP 44.07 · No credentials fully online
42$42,859$28,750
Sociology
CIP 45.11 · No credentials fully online
14Suppressed for privacy$25,265
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CIP 31.05 · No credentials fully online
144$33,242$24,896
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · No credentials fully online
12Suppressed for privacy$26,500
Master's degree (22)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · No credentials fully online
10$74,754Suppressed for privacy
Architecture
CIP 04.02 · No credentials fully online
27$65,703Suppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · No credentials fully online
47$74,593Suppressed for privacy
Chemistry
CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
CIP 04.03 · No credentials fully online
12Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28 · Some credentials fully online
13Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
CIP 15.10
$59,546Suppressed for privacy
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · Some credentials fully online
21Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Curriculum and Instruction
CIP 13.03 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · Some credentials fully online
58$63,440Suppressed for privacy
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
CIP 14.10 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Engineering, General
CIP 14.01 · No credentials fully online
12Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General
CIP 19.01 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services
CIP 19.05
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities
CIP 51.32 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Information Science/Studies
CIP 11.04 · No credentials fully online
24Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · No credentials fully online
2$106,253Suppressed for privacy
Social Work
CIP 44.07 · No credentials fully online
31Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sociology
CIP 45.11 · No credentials fully online
12Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · No credentials fully online
16$37,836Suppressed for privacy
Doctoral degree (5)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · No credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
CIP 14.10 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
UNITID 227526, OPEID 003630. Data unavailable means the Department of Education did not publish the figure or suppressed it for privacy. Report a data issue.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Institution-Level Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.