Prairie View A & M University: Enrollment, Tuition and Outcomes Data

About

Prairie View A&M University is a public historically black (HBCU) land-grant university in Prairie View, Texas, United States. Founded in 1876, it is the oldest public HBCU in Texas and the second oldest public institution of higher learning in the state. It offers baccalaureate degrees in 50 academic majors, 37 master's degrees and four doctoral degree programs through eight colleges and the School of Architecture. PVAMU is the largest HBCU in the state of Texas and the third largest HBCU in the United States. PVAMU is a member of the Texas A&M University System and Thurgood Marshall College Fund.

Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS

Applied

12,936

12,936 candidates competed

Admitted

10,259

79.3% acceptance rate

Enrolled

1,885

18.4% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS

Overall completion

43%-5.0pp vs R2 Research

Overall completion

43%-5.0pp vs R2 Research

4-year graduation

20%

4-year graduation

20%

6-year graduation (bachelor’s)

43%

6-year graduation (bachelor’s)

43%

Full-time retention

76%

Full-time retention

76%

Pell equity

10.7pp gap

Pell recipients

40%604 of 1521

Non-Pell (all)

51%358 of 706

Subsidized loan, no Pell

49%117 of 241

No Federal Aid

52%241 of 465

Non-Pell students graduate at a 10.7-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 82 Title IV programs, 30 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 52 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs

82

Passing

30

36.6% of portfolio

Failing (GE)

0

0.0% of portfolio

Fail rate

0.0%

-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

82programs

Passing30 · 36.6%
No Data52 · 63.4%
Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical

0

Severe

0

Recoverable

0

At Risk

2

Watch

0

Safe

28

No data

52

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

30

Program

Typical

Benchmark

EP gap

Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas

Master's Degree · Education

$50,032

$46,391

National Same-Field BA Median

+7.8%

+$3,641

Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas

Master's Degree · Education

+7.8%

$50,032 vs $46,391

Architecture

Master's Degree · Architecture And Related Services

$65,641

$60,823

Same-State BA Median

+7.9%

+$4,818

Architecture

Master's Degree · Architecture And Related Services

+7.9%

$65,641 vs $60,823

Political Science and Government

Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences

$41,831

$33,298

Same-State HS Median

+25.6%

+$8,533

Political Science and Government

Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences

+25.6%

$41,831 vs $33,298

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences General

Master's Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences

$56,507

$44,091

National Same-Field BA Median

+28.2%

+$12,416

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences General

Master's Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences

+28.2%

$56,507 vs $44,091

Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology

Master's Degree · Psychology

$64,549

$48,653

National Same-Field BA Median

+32.7%

+$15,896

Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology

Master's Degree · Psychology

+32.7%

$64,549 vs $48,653

Psychology General

Bachelor Degree · Psychology

$44,240

$33,298

Same-State HS Median

+32.9%

+$10,942

Psychology General

Bachelor Degree · Psychology

+32.9%

$44,240 vs $33,298

Social Work

Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions

$45,742

$33,298

Same-State HS Median

+37.4%

+$12,444

Social Work

Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions

+37.4%

$45,742 vs $33,298

Accounting and Related Services

Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services

$84,059

$60,823

Same-State BA Median

+38.2%

+$23,236

Accounting and Related Services

Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services

+38.2%

$84,059 vs $60,823

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

27

Program

Median debt

Median earnings

Debt burden

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences General

Master's Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences

$41,861

$56,507

74%

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences General

Master's Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences

74%

$41,861 debt · $56,507 earn

Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas

Master's Degree · Education

$34,808

$50,032

70%

Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas

Master's Degree · Education

70%

$34,808 debt · $50,032 earn

Social Work

Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions

$31,000

$45,742

68%

Social Work

Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions

68%

$31,000 debt · $45,742 earn

Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness

Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies

$31,000

$46,693

66%

Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness

Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies

66%

$31,000 debt · $46,693 earn

Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology

Master's Degree · Psychology

$40,977

$64,549

64%

Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology

Master's Degree · Psychology

64%

$40,977 debt · $64,549 earn

Agriculture General

Bachelor Degree · Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences

$31,000

$49,403

63%

Agriculture General

Bachelor Degree · Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences

63%

$31,000 debt · $49,403 earn

Psychology General

Bachelor Degree · Psychology

$27,500

$44,240

62%

Psychology General

Bachelor Degree · Psychology

62%

$27,500 debt · $44,240 earn

Communication and Media Studies

Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs

$30,219

$48,887

62%

Communication and Media Studies

Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs

62%

$30,219 debt · $48,887 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1934Next review Jun 2026

Programmatic accreditations · 7

Action history · 17

Jul 2025Renewal of Accreditation
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIETI) - Dietetic Internship
Jul 2024Renewal of Accreditation
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIETI) - Dietetic Internship
Feb 2024Grant Substantive Change: Program
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Jul 2023Renewal of Accreditation
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Didactic Program in Dietetics
Sep 2022Grant Substantive Change: Program
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays

$0–30k$12,120

$0–30k

$12,120

$30–48k$13,465

$30–48k

$13,465

$48–75k$16,024

$48–75k

$16,024

$75–110k$17,753

$75–110k

$17,753

$110k+$16,376

$110k+

$16,376

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price

$13,570

-$1,655vs R2 Research median $15,225

Federal loans

68.1%

In-state tuition

$11,299

Out-of-state

$26,874

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 6,704 students received $42.0M in Pell grants, alongside $71.3M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients

6,704

AY 2024–25

Pell disbursed

$42.0M

$42,026,868 total

Direct Loans

$71.3M

12,820 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

6k

’20

6k

’21

5k

’22

6k

’23

7k

’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$22.6M

5,705 loan awards

Unsubsidized · UG$18.3M

5,095 loan awards

Unsubsidized · Grad$9.0M

617 loan awards

Parent PLUS$20.9M

1,339 loan awards

Grad PLUS$561K

64 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 2,744 borrowers who entered repayment, 61 (2.2%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate

2.2%

-0.1pp vs 2.3% national

Borrowers in repayment

2,744

Defaulted

61

Measurement window

3 years

Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016

12.1%+2.8

2017

14.1%+4.9

2018

10.6%+3.6

2019

2.2%-0.1

2020*

0.0%

This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Prairie View A & M

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS

Distinct CIP programs53

UndergraduateOffered

GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,385 total completions

01Business

29521.3%

01Business

29521.3%

02Health Professions

16111.6%

02Health Professions

16111.6%

03Psychology

15911.5%

03Psychology

15911.5%

04Engineering

15311.0%

04Engineering

15311.0%

05Parks/Recreation

13910.0%

05Parks/Recreation

13910.0%

06Security/Protective

1118.0%

06Security/Protective

1118.0%

07Education

1087.8%

07Education

1087.8%

08Biological Sciences

956.9%

08Biological Sciences

956.9%

09Public Admin

866.2%

09Public Admin

866.2%

10Computer Sciences

785.6%

10Computer Sciences

785.6%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS

Fall total

9,922

12-mo unduplicated

10,968

Undergraduate

9,582

Graduate

1,386

Gender split

Men

34%3,775

Women

66%7,193

Race / ethnicity composition

Black

84.3%

Hispanic

7.3%

Two or more

3.7%

Non-resident

1.5%

Unknown

1.2%

White

1.1%

Asian

0.7%

American Indian / Alaska Native

0.1%

Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander

0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA

Athletes

461

275 M · 186 W

Women athletes

40.3%

Athletic aid

$3.6M

Total student aid

Budget

$15.4M

Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid

$2.3M

$1.3M

Recruiting expense

$35K

$40K

Head-coach salaries

$98K

$57K

Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 12

Sport

Men

Women

Expenses

Football

101

—

$3,609,079

Football

101 M · —

$3.6M

Track and Field (Indoor)

45

33

$371,398

Track and Field (Indoor)

45 M · 33 W

$371K

Track and Field (Outdoor)

45

33

$371,398

Track and Field (Outdoor)

45 M · 33 W

$371K

Baseball

43

—

$681,764

Baseball

43 M · —

$682K

Softball

—

33

$484,247

Softball

— · 33 W

$484K

Basketball

18

14

$2,212,209

Basketball

18 M · 14 W

$2.2M

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students

10.82

103 offenses · 9,517 students

3-year trend

14.892 yrs ago10.821 yr ago10.82Latest

Offenses · 3-yr

341

Last three years

VAWA · 3-yr

363

DV, dating, stalking

Hate crimes · 3-yr

1

Res-hall fires · 3-yr

16

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft

57

Rape

15

Aggravated assault

11

Fondling

10

Burglary

8

Arson

1

Robbery

1

By location

103total

On campus101
Public property2

Includes 33 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

99

Domestic violence

0

Dating violence

41

Stalking

140 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals

Weapons60

Drugs1092

Liquor03

Residence-hall fires

University College Phase IV & V Building 411 fire
ElectricalDamage $0-$99
University College Phase IV & V Building 451 fire
Student set fire to a pair of shoes that belonged to his roommate.Damage $100-$999
University View Phase VII Building 521 fire
CookingDamage $0-$99
625 at Prairie View Apartments Building 21 fire
CookingDamage $100-$999

Data quality: 1 report was later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS

Student-to-faculty

17.0:1

Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)

437

Prairie View A & M vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Prairie View A & M selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS

This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

					Carnegie
SubjectPrairie View A & M University	43%	—	9,922	$13,570	R2 Research
North Carolina Central University	42%	87.0%	8,579	$15,359	Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Sam Houston State University	55%	90.3%	21,039	$16,404	R2 Research
Tarleton State University	48%	89.6%	17,433	$20,783	R2 Research
Texas A & M International University	46%	44.4%	8,991	$3,637	Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi	40%	88.6%	11,266	$15,225	R2 Research
Texas State University	55%	89.3%	40,674	$16,805	R2 Research
The University of Texas at Arlington	54%	79.9%	44,956	$13,951	R1 Research
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	51%	94.2%	33,881	$4,831	R2 Research
Peer group median	48%	88.9%	17,433	$15,225

Institutions like Prairie View A & M

Explore the federal data for institutions in Prairie View A & M's comparison group.

IPEDS

Prairie View A & M Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office

Office of Institutional Research and Integrated Data Analytics

Email

ire [at] pvamu.edu

Phone

936-261-2186

Address

210 Banks Hall

The Office of Institutional Research and Integrated Data Analytics (IRIDA) at Prairie View A&M University plays a critical role in advancing data-informed decision-making across the institution by providing accurate, timely, and actionable data analytics, institutional research, and reporting services.

Visit IR office page

Team

6 members

Blanca Treviño Bauer, Ph.D.
Vice Provost for Institutional Research & Effectiveness
Nathan K. Mitchell, Ph.D.
Assistant Vice Provost for Institutional Effectiveness
Ginger Philips
Senior Manager, Reporting & Analytics
Ming Mu Kuo, Ph.D.
Senior Data Scientist
Dana Kumar
Administrative Coordinator I
Mason Porter Heiskell
Graduate Assistant

Research funding

External research funding from NSF, NIH, HERD, and federal spending sources.

NSF

NIH awards

$3,937,749

USA Spending

$233,548,615

All sources

$237,486,364

Common Data Set

Prairie View A & M's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.

Source publications

Reports & documents (5)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

Grants & funding (1)

Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.

USA Spending

award
University Transportation Center
Texas A&M University Systeminstitution_site
$40,000,000

Frequently asked questions about Prairie View A & M University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Prairie View A & M.

What is the graduation rate at Prairie View A & M University?

Prairie View A & M University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 43% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Prairie View A & M University?

Prairie View A & M University reports a total enrollment of 9,922 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Prairie View A & M University?

The average net price at Prairie View A & M University is $13,570 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Prairie View A & M University?

Prairie View A & M University's yield rate is 18.4%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Prairie View A & M University located?

Prairie View A & M University is located in Prairie View, Texas 77446.

Who runs Institutional Research at Prairie View A & M University?

Prairie View A & M University's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research and Integrated Data Analytics.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)

Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.

National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education

College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)

Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.

U.S. Department of Education

FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release

Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.

U.S. Department of Education

DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed

Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.

U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education

Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026

Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.

U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid

Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026

Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.

U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid

Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates

Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.

U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid

Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25

Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.

U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education

Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024

Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.

U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education

Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

Prairie View A & M University

Pell equity

Pass / fail distribution

Severity spectrum

Earnings premium gap

Debt vs earnings

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Programmatic accreditations · 7

Action history · 17

Net price by family income

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Default rate vs national, by cohort

Top program families by completions

Gender split

Race / ethnicity composition

Men vs women · spending splits

Sport-by-sport · 12

3-year trend

Criminal offenses by type

By location

VAWA offenses

Hate crimes by bias

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

Residence-hall fires

North Carolina Central University

Sam Houston State University

Tarleton State University

Texas A & M International University

Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi

Texas State University

The University of Texas at Arlington

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Source publications

What is the graduation rate at Prairie View A & M University?

How many students attend Prairie View A & M University?

What is the average net price at Prairie View A & M University?

What is the yield rate at Prairie View A & M University?

Where is Prairie View A & M University located?

Who runs Institutional Research at Prairie View A & M University?

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