Prairie View, TX
Prairie View A & M University
https://www.pvamu.eduRepayment outcome
50.0%
of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.
Money
$17,900–$49,800
middle 50% · median $33,600
Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed
College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.
Net price
after grants & scholarships
$9,394
Median debt
of borrowers at graduation
$17,438
Sticker price
before any aid
$16,782
Default rate
24.5%
Earnings by major
Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data
A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.
- Engineering$79,295
- Computer Science$63,005
- Education$52,941
- Engineering Tech$46,478
- Physical Sciences$39,729
- Interdisciplinary$38,289
- Business$38,289
- Family Sciences$35,060
- Public Admin$34,420
- Criminal Justice$31,676
- Health Professions$31,314
- Biology$30,305
- Visual & Performing Arts$29,685
- Comm. Tech$26,625
- Parks & Fitness$25,774
- English & Literature$25,194
- Communication and Media Studies.$24,863
- Psychology$23,340
- History$16,663
Academics
Acceptance
42.3%
Avg SAT
845
Enrollment
6,731
What students study
18 fields offered
Health Professions
22% of degrees awarded — the most popular field
- 02Engineering11.7%
- 03Business10.6%
- 04Criminal Justice7.5%
- 05Psychology7.3%
- 06Interdisciplinary5.7%
- 07Architecture5.0%
- 08Biology4.3%
- 09Parks & Fitness4.3%
- 10Communications4.3%
- 11Public Admin3.1%
- 12Engineering Tech3.0%
- 13Social Sciences2.1%
- 14Agriculture1.9%
- 15Physical Sciences1.2%
- 16History1.2%
- 17Computer Science1.1%
- 18English & Literature1.1%