- The Inkwell
- Texas
- Prairie View A & M University
Prairie View, TXRural: distantZIP 77446Founded 1876
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1876
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: high research activity (R2)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.pvamu.edu
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Prairie View A & M University
Prairie View A & M University is a public university in Prairie View, Texas, with 8,877 undergraduates. It admits 79% of applicants, graduates 46% within six years and costs $13,638 a year after aid.
46%graduate
Admission rate79%
Retention76%
4-year graduation23%
Pell Grant share71%
Federal loans47%
$13,638net price / year
79%admission rate
980average SAT
46%graduate in 6 years
$49,183median earnings, 10 yrs
$25,450median debt
#1,289 of 1,704 for earnings#402 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,168 of 1,738 for graduation rate#847 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $26,555tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $11,299
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $26,874
- Average net price
- $13,638national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$9,985
$30,001–48,000$15,344
$48,001–75,000$18,248
$75,001–110,000$19,008
$110,001+$21,933
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 79%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 980
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 450–550
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 410–530
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 16–21
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college79%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college76%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college46%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college71%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 46%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 23%
- First-year retention
- 76%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 50%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $41,315
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $49,183middle 50%: $29,551–$72,925
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,450
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$72,925
Median, Prairie View A & M University$49,183
Lower quarter$29,551
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 8,877
- Part-time
- 8.1%
- Women / men
- 66% / 34%
- Average age at entry
- 20.9
- First-generation students
- 34%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 71%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 17 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 82%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,530 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $8,353
- Endowment, end of year
- $150,054,853
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White1.1%
Hispanic7.3%
Black84%
Asian0.7%
Two or more races3.7%
U.S. nonresident1.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown1.2%
23 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management15%
Health professions11%
Psychology10%
Parks, recreation & fitness9.8%
Engineering8.9%
Biological & biomedical sciences6.7%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting6.4%
Liberal arts & humanities5.2%
keep comparing
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 227526. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q3306469.