Prairie View A&M University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 400,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 75 (8% 🥵) muggy
Sunshine Hours 2,578 (48%)
Days Without Precipitation 260 (79%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 8,809
Men / Women 33% / 67%
From State 86%
From Region 3%
Athletes 461 (5.6%)

Racial/Ethnic

Black 85%
Hispanic 7%
Mixed 4%
Asian 1%
White 1%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Agriculture and Human Sciences 339 23% 1% 0% 87% 7% 1% $54,918 3 -0.72 43 96%
Agriculture 60 — 37% 3% 0% 78% 12% 2% $62,955 55 +0.14 63 95% — — — —
Human Nutrition 13 — 8% 8% 0% 85% 0% 0% $54,957 15 -0.86 43 — — — — —
Health Studies 84 — 7% 0% 0% 88% 5% 1% $55,586 11 -0.88 45 97% — — — —
Kinesiology 139 — 35% 1% 0% 88% 7% 0% $52,318 12 -1.10 36 96% — — — —
Social Work 43 — 2% 0% 0% 93% 7% 0% $50,799 32 -0.29 32 98% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Sciences 314 24% 2% 1% 88% 4% 0% $56,304 4 -0.59 47 96%
Chemistry 23 — 26% 0% 0% 96% 4% 0% $55,801 3 -1.52 45 — — — — —
Mathematics 3 — 33% 33% 0% 67% 0% 0% $57,091 6 -1.07 49 — — — — —
Physics 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $63,030 4 -1.48 63 — — — — —
Biology 95 — 11% 2% 2% 84% 7% 1% $62,378 28 -0.47 62 97% — — — —
African American Studies 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $51,694 28 -0.60 34 — — — — —
English 5 — 40% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $48,363 32 -0.49 25 — — — — —
General Studies 74 — 22% 1% 0% 88% 3% 0% $53,641 34 -0.35 40 — — — — —
History 10 — 30% 10% 0% 90% 0% 0% $52,663 35 -0.42 37 — — — — —
Communication 45 — 31% 4% 0% 91% 0% 0% $52,226 16 -0.90 36 92% — — — —
Political Science 20 — 20% 0% 0% 90% 5% 0% $53,851 5 -1.35 40 100% — — — —
Sociology 14 — 29% 0% 0% 86% 7% 0% $49,816 20 -0.64 29 — — — — —
Graphic Design 10 — 50% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $65,328 71 +0.41 67 — — — — —
Music 13 — 62% 0% 0% 85% 8% 0% $51,423 69 +0.50 33 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Business 211 40% 0% 0% 87% 8% 1% $69,067 40 -0.79 73 93%
Accounting 31 +2 52% 3% 0% 77% 19% 0% $81,566 39 -0.35 86 100% — — — —
Business Administration 84 — 30% 0% 0% 88% 4% 1% $62,206 13 -0.80 61 93% — — — —
Finance 21 +1 43% 0% 0% 76% 19% 0% $86,833 36 -0.42 90 100% — — — —
Management Information Systems 18 — 67% 0% 0% 94% 0% 6% $80,953 27 -0.66 86 97% — — — —
Marketing 57 — 40% 0% 2% 91% 5% 0% $62,083 9 -1.21 61 88% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education 19 5% 0% 0% 89% 11% 0% $53,454 2 -0.37 39
Interdisciplinary Studies 19 — 5% 0% 0% 89% 11% 0% $53,454 33 -0.37 39 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Juvenile Justice and Psychology 234 18% 0% 0% 87% 7% 0% $49,575 1 -1.07 28 95%
Psychology 143 +1 15% 0% 1% 91% 4% 0% $48,335 14 -1.02 25 93% — — — —
Criminal Justice 87 +1 23% 1% 0% 80% 13% 0% $51,524 9 -1.15 34 98% — — — —
Juvenile Justice 4 — 25% 0% 0% 75% 0% 0% $51,524 9 -1.15 34 98% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Nursing 66 12% 2% 0% 73% 12% 5% $101,683 95 +1.02 96 100%
Nursing 64 — 12% 2% 0% 72% 12% 5% $102,969 85 +1.07 96 100% — — — —
Public Health 2 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $60,540 33 -0.43 57 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Roy G. Perry College of Engineering 236 69% 3% 3% 72% 14% 6% $94,365 93 -0.11 94 97%
Chemical Engineering 19 — 26% 5% 0% 89% 0% 0% $103,213 42 -0.24 97 97% — — — —
Civil Engineering 8 — 50% 0% 12% 50% 25% 12% $89,137 30 -0.46 91 100% — — — —
Computer Engineering 10 — 70% 0% 0% 80% 10% 10% $108,214 35 -0.42 98 — — — — —
Electrical Engineering 26 — 73% 4% 0% 77% 8% 8% $110,787 43 -0.30 98 97% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 64 — 73% 5% 2% 70% 17% 6% $111,992 95 +1.61 98 97% — — — —
Computer Science 49 — 78% 0% 2% 78% 6% 10% $86,211 7 -1.13 89 100% — — — —
Architecture 36 — 61% 6% 8% 56% 25% 3% $69,814 59 +0.20 74 98% — — — —
Construction Science 24 +7 83% 4% 0% 71% 25% 0% $72,018 2 -2.52 77 91% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $11,871
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $28,590
Est. In-State Cost $15,356
Est. Out-of-State Cost $36,984
ROI Percentile 67th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 76%
4-Year Graduation Rate 20%
6-Year Graduation Rate 43%
Transfer-Out Rate 25%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 20.4% 289 22% 1% 0% 85% 8% 1% $64,542 10 -0.55 66 97% —
Social Sciences 18.7% 265 17% 1% 0% 91% 4% 0% $49,890 9 -0.89 29 94% —
Business & Economics 14.9% 211 40% 0% 0% 87% 8% 1% $69,067 22 -0.79 73 93% —
Engineering 8.9% 127 65% 4% 2% 74% 13% 6% $108,695 76 +0.65 98 97% —
Professional 8.1% 115 36% 2% 0% 78% 15% 0% $55,801 12 -1.44 45 97% —
Humanities 7.7% 109 20% 2% 0% 89% 4% 0% $53,259 41 -0.37 39 — —
Life & Natural Sciences 6.7% 95 11% 2% 2% 84% 7% 1% $62,378 25 -0.47 62 97% —
Agriculture & Food Science 5.1% 73 32% 4% 0% 79% 10% 1% $61,531 58 -0.04 60 95% —
Arts 4.2% 59 59% 3% 5% 69% 17% 2% $65,001 93 +0.30 66 98% —
Computer Science 3.5% 49 78% 0% 2% 78% 6% 10% $86,211 12 -1.13 89 100% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.9% 27 30% 4% 0% 93% 4% 0% $56,212 1 -1.47 46 — —

Research R2

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science $13.7M #66 49% $0.3M — — — —
Engineering $9.5M #194 79% $0.6M 6 #198 47 —
Humanities & Social Sciences $3.3M #230 18% $0 11 #226 32 —
Physical Sciences & Math $2.6M #270 89% $0 — — — —
Education $1.2M #223 30% $0 11 #314 — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.6M #384 82% $0.0M — — — —
Computer Science $0.4M #286 40% $0.2M — — — —
Business & Economics $0.2M #307 63% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0.2M #348 88% $0 7 #161 — —
Total $31.6M #226 58% $1.1M 35 #305 79 —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 101 $3.6M $3.6M $0
Track & Field (indoor) 45 $140K $140K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 45 $140K $140K $0
Baseball 43 $681K $681K $0
Basketball 18 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Tennis 12 $187K $187K $0
Golf 11 $193K $193K $0
Cross Country 10 $140K $140K $0
Total 275 $6.3M $6.3M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Softball 33 $484K $484K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 33 $230K $230K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 33 $230K $230K $0
Soccer 29 $389K $389K $0
Volleyball 15 $460K $460K $0
Basketball 14 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Cross Country 12 $230K $230K $0
Golf 9 $193K $193K $0
Tennis 9 $187K $187K $0
Bowling 8 $315K $315K $0
Total 186 $3.8M $3.8M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 101 $3.6M $3.6M $0
Track & Field (indoor) 78 $371K $371K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 78 $371K $371K $0
Baseball 43 $681K $681K $0
Softball 33 $484K $484K $0
Basketball 32 $2.2M $2.2M $0
Soccer 29 $389K $389K $0
Cross Country 22 $371K $371K $0
Tennis 21 $375K $375K $0
Golf 20 $386K $386K $0
Volleyball 15 $460K $460K $0
Bowling 8 $315K $315K $0
Total 461 $15.4M $15.4M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 77%
Yield (non-ED) 18%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 77% 77% 77%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 79%
SAT Range 860 – 1080
SAT Math Range 410 – 530
SAT RW Range 450 – 550