Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View A & M University is a public college in Prairie View, TX. Its average net price is $13,638 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$9,985
$30,001 to $48,000$15,344
$48,001 to $75,000$18,248
$75,001 to $110,000$19,008
$110,001 and up$21,933
$11,299Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$26,874Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$13,638Average Net Price
$10,317Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,571Books and Supplies
$4,611Other Expenses
71.2%Students on Pell Grants
46.7%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

79.3%Acceptance Rate
450 to 550SAT Reading, Middle Half
410 to 530SAT Math, Middle Half
16 to 21ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$41,315
8 years after entry$47,091
10 years after entry$49,183
46.3%Graduation Rate
75.6%Retention Rate
$25,450Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Prairie View, TXLocation
Distant ruralSetting
8,877Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Agriculture, General$33,488 Small program - rough guide n=66$28,750 Small program - rough guide n=99
Architecture$49,212 Small program - rough guide n=33$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=57
Biology$38,580 Small program - rough guide n=78$26,720 n=110
Business Administration, Management and Operations$42,733 n=110$26,000 n=162
Chemical Engineering$87,407 Small program - rough guide n=57$26,128 Small program - rough guide n=33
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597$22,289 Small program - rough guide n=31
Civil Engineering$72,789 National median for this major n=15,339Not published
Communications$38,426 Small program - rough guide n=84$27,375 Small program - rough guide n=74
Computer Engineering$83,729 National median for this major n=11,252Not published
Computer Science$87,639 Small program - rough guide n=45$25,397 Small program - rough guide n=49
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$77,872 National median for this major n=3,270Not published
Criminal Justice$37,286 n=155$24,996 n=164
Design and Applied Arts$39,422 National median for this major n=22,892Not published
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$83,133 Small program - rough guide n=33$31,000 Small program - rough guide n=35
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General$38,356 National median for this major n=2,406Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$63,115 National median for this major n=43,988$25,250 Small program - rough guide n=34
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services$38,952 National median for this major n=2,176Not published
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$36,850 Small program - rough guide n=67$28,000 n=186
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048$34,851 Small program - rough guide n=59
Management Information Systems and Services$65,673 National median for this major n=9,101Not published
Marketing$48,365 Small program - rough guide n=60$26,000 Small program - rough guide n=84
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Mechanical Engineering$82,839 n=102$31,000 Small program - rough guide n=61
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$56,633 Small program - rough guide n=88Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807$26,000 Small program - rough guide n=33
Psychology$36,410 n=105$25,000 n=179
Registered Nursing$85,920 n=182$26,000 n=165
Social Work$41,160 National median for this major n=17,635$28,750 Small program - rough guide n=77
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$33,242 n=145$24,896 n=204
Teaching$44,159 National median for this major n=58,872$26,500 Small program - rough guide n=42

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