SouthwestRuralPublic4-yearBusiness & Marketing

Prairie View A&M University

Accessible admissions with broad enrollment.

Prairie View, TX8,169 students
Acceptance Rate
79%
less selective
Median SAT
940
Middle 50%: 860–1080
Net Price After Aid
$12.9k
Sticker $11.3k
Graduation Rate
43%
6-year, full-time

Prairie View A&M University is a public institution in Prairie View, TX with an acceptance rate of 79% and 8,169 students. The middle 50% of admitted students score 860–1080 on the SAT and present an average GPA near 3.28. The average net price after financial aid is $12,875 per year.

About Prairie View A&M University

A public 4-year rural university in Prairie View, TX.

Prairie View A&M University campus
Campus · Prairie View

Prairie View A&M University is a college in Prairie View, TX. It enrolls roughly 8,169 students. The most recent acceptance rate is 79%. Admitted students typically score between 860 and 1080 on the SAT.

SouthwestRuralPublic4-yearBusiness & Marketing
Acceptance Rate
79%
Less Selective
Total Enrollment
8,169
Medium
Retention
74%
First-years returning
Graduation Rate
43%
6-year, full-time

Your chances at this school

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Acceptance Rate
79%
79 of every 100 applicants admitted
Your Chances
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Admitted Student GPA
3.28
Average across admitted students

Accessible admissions with broad enrollment.

What strengthens an application here

  1. SAT scores of 860 to 1080
    The middle half of admitted students scored in this range. A score in the upper part of it strengthens an application.
  2. A GPA near 3.28 or higher
    This is the average across admitted students.
  3. Depth in one or two activities
    Sustained commitment, a leadership role, or a result in a few activities says more than a long list of memberships.

Your chances estimate is based on your academic profile and activities — it is a guide, not a guarantee of admission. Decisions weigh essays, recommendations, and fit factors that aren't in the data.

Admissions

What it actually takes to get into Prairie View A&M University. Test scores, GPA, application requirements, and deadlines.

Admitted student profile

Range shown is the middle 50%.

SAT
composite, 1600 scale
8601,020
940
average
ACT
composite, 36 scale
1620
19
average
GPA
weighted, 4.5 max
3.053.58
3.28
average

Application requirements

  • SAT/ACT required

Cost & financial aid

Published costs can be misleading. Here's what families actually pay at Prairie View A&M University after grants and scholarships.

Sticker price
—
Tuition $11,299
Average net price after aid
$12,875
After grants and scholarships

Net price by family income

Average amount paid out of pocket — tuition, fees, and room & board minus all grant aid.

$0 – $30,000
$9,605
$30,001 – $48,000
$10,487
$48,001 – $75,000
$17,552
$75,001 – $110,000
$20,779
$110,001 +
$23,032

Net price represents the average cost after grants and scholarships for students receiving federal financial aid.

Pell Grant Recipients
66%
Need-based federal grant
Take Federal Loans
68%
Avg loan $17,500 / year
Avg Grant Aid
—
Per receiving student / year

Academics & majors

Where students at Prairie View A&M University concentrate, and how the classroom experience scales.

Student : Faculty
17:1
Class-size proxy
Primary Focus
Business & Marketing
15% of degrees awarded
Retention
74%
First-years returning
A breakdown of the top majors by share of degrees awarded ships once we finish backfilling per-school program data.

Student body

Who attends Prairie View A&M University. Enrollment, diversity, and where students come from.

Race & ethnicity

  • White1%
  • Asian45%
  • Hispanic5%
  • Black48%
  • Two or more races2%
  • International1%

Gender

  • Female66%
  • Male34%
International
1%
Of total enrollment
Live on Campus
—
Undergraduate residential rate
Total Enrollment
8,169

Outcomes after graduation

What Prairie View A&M University graduates do next — and what they earn.

Median Earnings
$45.4k
10 years after enrollment
Employed at 2 yrs
—
Working or in grad school
Pursue Grad School
—
Within 5 years
Graduation Rate
43%
6-year, full-time

Is it worth it?

Earnings, debt, and price side by side — context for the cost-vs-payoff question, not a ranking.

Median earnings
$45.4k
10 yrs after entry
Typical debt
$17.5k
median, borrowers only
Avg. net price
$12.9k/yr
after aid
  • These numbers reflect who enrolls, not the value the school adds. A college's earnings can look high simply because it admits wealthier, higher-scoring students — not because of what happens there.
  • Earnings vary far more by major and career path than by school. A school-wide median blends engineers and artists into one number that may match no real student.
  • Federal earnings and debt figures cover only students who received federal aid, so they leave out full-pay students and can skew the picture.
  • Net price is an average across aided students and debt is the median for borrowers only — many students borrow nothing. Your actual cost depends on your own aid package.

What this means

$45k is below the national bachelor's-graduate median at the 10-year mark, and a 43% graduation rate is below the national average.

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