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Prairie View A & M University
Prairie View, TX 8,527 Undergrads 47.5% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$25,958
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$14,041
After Aid
Median Earnings
$45,411
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$14,041
Peer Midpoint: $19,729.5
Earnings (10yr)$45,411
Peer Midpoint: $53,747
Graduation Rate47.5%
Peer Midpoint: 58.5%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients64.2%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time92.2%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS60.6%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
75.3%
SAT Avg
949
SAT Reading
25th: 44048075th: 520
SAT Math
25th: 41046575th: 510
ACT Composite
25th: 161975th: 20
ROI Sensitivity Analysis
This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.
Lifetime Value Added (NPV)
Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$400k
+$3k
-$85k
Median Cost$14k/yr
+$349k
-$47k
-$135k
Full Cost$26k/yr
+$306k
-$90k
-$178k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
Never
-∞
Median Cost$14k/yr
Never
-267%
Full Cost$26k/yr
Never
-190%
Analysis Assumptions:
- Starting Salary: Estimated from the 10-year median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).
- Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
- Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
- NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.
Social Impact ROINew
Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.
Donor Return-235%
Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.
Taxpayer Return-108%
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator with your specific estimates of cost and salary.
Program ROI Analysis
Bachelor's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$27,375
Earnings (5yr)
$61,625
Lifetime Value Added
+$4k
Agriculture, General
BachCIP: 0100
Median Debt
$27,750
Earnings (5yr)
$45,073
Lifetime Value Added
-$130k
Architecture
BachCIP: 0402
Median Debt
$30,000
Earnings (5yr)
$63,882
Lifetime Value Added
+$22k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$29,068
Earnings (5yr)
$48,711
Lifetime Value Added
-$100k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$30,820
Earnings (5yr)
$47,522
Lifetime Value Added
-$110k
Chemical Engineering
BachCIP: 1407
Median Debt
$29,606
Earnings (5yr)
$92,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$241k
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$81,913
Lifetime Value Added
+$158k
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
$27,750
Earnings (5yr)
$37,973
Lifetime Value Added
-$190k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101
Median Debt
$27,392
Earnings (5yr)
$83,934
Lifetime Value Added
+$173k
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1512
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$32,563
Lifetime Value Added
-$219k
Computer Engineering
BachCIP: 1409
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$69,338
Lifetime Value Added
+$95k
Construction Engineering Technologies
BachCIP: 1510
Median Debt
$31,000
Earnings (5yr)
$82,312
Lifetime Value Added
+$161k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
BachCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$24,975
Earnings (5yr)
$47,806
Lifetime Value Added
-$108k
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
BachCIP: 1410
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$106,989
Lifetime Value Added
+$345k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$25,194
Lifetime Value Added
-$287k
Health and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (2yr)
$25,774
Lifetime Value Added
-$281k
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
BachCIP: 5100
Median Debt
$29,000
Earnings (5yr)
$45,372
Lifetime Value Added
-$128k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$16,663
Lifetime Value Added
-$365k
Management Information Systems and Services
BachCIP: 5212
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$49,131
Lifetime Value Added
-$97k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$29,909
Earnings (5yr)
$43,136
Lifetime Value Added
-$147k
Mechanical Engineering
BachCIP: 1419
Median Debt
$28,812
Earnings (5yr)
$96,773
Lifetime Value Added
+$269k
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
BachCIP: 3099
Median Debt
$30,039
Earnings (5yr)
$55,009
Lifetime Value Added
-$49k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$29,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$245k
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
$23,258
Earnings (5yr)
$51,812
Lifetime Value Added
-$75k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$28,000
Earnings (5yr)
$45,883
Lifetime Value Added
-$124k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$22,958
Earnings (5yr)
$97,495
Lifetime Value Added
+$274k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$30,869
Earnings (5yr)
$49,314
Lifetime Value Added
-$95k
Master's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
MastCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$27,418
Earnings (5yr)
$76,695
Lifetime Value Added
+$213k
Architecture
MastCIP: 0402
Median Debt
$23,801
Earnings (2yr)
$55,286
Lifetime Value Added
+$55k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$41,478
Earnings (5yr)
$80,276
Lifetime Value Added
+$244k
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
MastCIP: 4228
Median Debt
$45,487
Earnings (5yr)
$60,163
Lifetime Value Added
+$69k
Educational Administration and Supervision
MastCIP: 1304
Median Debt
$38,324
Earnings (5yr)
$63,263
Lifetime Value Added
+$97k
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General
MastCIP: 1901
Median Debt
$45,896
Earnings (5yr)
$59,427
Lifetime Value Added
+$62k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
MastCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$37,430
Earnings (5yr)
$110,970
Lifetime Value Added
+$508k
Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate, accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.
For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results should not be compared with those Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors starting at age 18.