Prairie View A & M University
Prairie View A & M University admitted 79% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 860–1080 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $13,638 a year. Within six years, 46% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 79%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Required
- SAT middle 50%
- 860–1080
- ACT middle 50%
- 16–21
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $26,555 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $13,638 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $9,985 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $11,299 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $26,874 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 46%
- Students who return for a second year
- 76%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $49,183 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,450
Students
- Undergraduates
- 8,877
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 71%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 17 to 1
- Campus setting
- Rural
- Historically Black college or university
- Yes
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Business, management and marketing
- 15%
- Health professions
- 11%
- Psychology
- 10%
- Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness and kinesiology
- 10%
- Engineering
- 9%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Eastern Kentucky University KY · 78% admitted
- Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College GA · 76% admitted
- Appalachian Bible College WV · 78% admitted
- Southern University at New Orleans LA · 79% admitted
- Ottawa University-Surprise AZ · 78% admitted
- Morgan State University MD · 82% admitted
More colleges in Texas
- Texas A&M University-College Station TX · 57% admitted
- The University of Texas at Austin TX · 27% admitted
- University of Houston TX · 74% admitted
- Texas State University TX · 89% admitted
- University of North Texas TX · 72% admitted
- Texas Tech University TX · 73% admitted
- The University of Texas at Arlington TX · 80% admitted
- The University of Texas at San Antonio TX · 87% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.