Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, TXMain CampusRural area 5–25 miles from an urban areaVisit WebsiteWikipedia

Cost & Tuition

In-State Tuition: $11,299

In-State Cost of Attendance: $25,958

Out-of-State Tuition: $26,874

Out-of-State Cost of Attendance: $41,533

Student Debt

Median total debt: $17,500

Students with federal loans: 58.1%

Students with Pell grants: 62.4%

Career Outcomes

All graduates median earnings:

After 1 year: $41,904

After 5 years: $57,526

Majors(40 programs)

  1. Health and Physical Education/Fitness.(126 graduates)
  2. Criminal Justice and Corrections.(94 graduates)
  3. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.(90 graduates)
  4. Psychology, General.(74 graduates)
  5. Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.(71 graduates)
  6. Mechanical Engineering.(70 graduates)
  7. Communication and Media Studies.(68 graduates)
  8. Business Administration, Management and Operations.(63 graduates)
  9. Biology, General.(60 graduates)
  10. Chemical Engineering.(58 graduates)
  11. Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.(52 graduates)
  12. Social Work.(47 graduates)
  13. Agriculture, General.(37 graduates)
  14. Architecture.(35 graduates)
  15. Construction Engineering Technologies.(29 graduates)
  16. Accounting and Related Services.(29 graduates)
  17. Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.(27 graduates)
  18. Computer and Information Sciences, General.(24 graduates)
  19. Political Science and Government.(22 graduates)
  20. Marketing.(22 graduates)
  21. Civil Engineering.(19 graduates)
  22. Finance and Financial Management Services.(19 graduates)
  23. Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services.(15 graduates)
  24. Mathematics.(15 graduates)
  25. Chemistry.(12 graduates)
  26. English Language and Literature, General.(11 graduates)
  27. Sociology.(11 graduates)
  28. Management Information Systems and Services.(11 graduates)
  29. Design and Applied Arts.(7 graduates)
  30. Music.(6 graduates)
  31. Computer Engineering.(5 graduates)
  32. History.(5 graduates)
  33. Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians.(2 graduates)
  34. Animal Sciences.
  35. Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians.
  36. Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.
  37. Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General.
  38. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.
  39. Physics.
  40. Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.

Institution Details

Undergraduate Enrollment: 8,527 students

Admission Rate: 75.3%

Retention Rate: 74.1%

Graduation Rate: 43.2%

Student Demographics

White (1.2%)
Hispanic (7.4%)
Black (85.2%)
Asian (0.8%)
Two or More (3.5%)
International (0.8%)

Gender Distribution

Men (33.1%)
Women (67.0%)

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