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Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, TX 8,877 Undergrads 47.4% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$26,362
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$13,570
After Aid
Median Earnings
$60,602
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$13,570
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$60,602
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Warning: This school's reported earnings inflated significantly (+33%) when the Dept of Education excluded non-graduates from the dataset. Take caution when comparing.
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$45,411
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate47.4%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Warning: The majority of students at this institution do not graduate. Non-completers typically earn significantly less and face higher debt risks.
Average Starting Age20.9
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients64.1%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time91.9%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS60.6%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
79.3%
SAT Avg
980
SAT Reading
25th: 45048075th: 550
SAT Math
25th: 41046575th: 530
ACT Composite
25th: 161975th: 21

ROI Sensitivity Analysis
Assuming 4 Years to Graduation

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)
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$541k
+$74k
+$56k
Median Cost$14k/yr
+$492k
+$25k
+$7k
Full Cost$26k/yr
+$446k
-$21k
-$39k

ROI Efficiency Metrics
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
37
∞
Median Cost$14k/yr
57
15%
Full Cost$26k/yr
Never
-41%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).⚠️ Warning: The high average starting age or low completion rate may inflate the Median earnings and ROI shown.
  • 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
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

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 Return23%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

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-45%
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, or for more sophisticated analysis, the Guided ROI Interview, with your specific estimates of cost and salary.

Program ROI Analysis
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$27,375
Earnings (4yr)
$67,964
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$65k
Median Debt
$27,750
Earnings (4yr)
$49,403
Natl Median: $53,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$85k
Architecture
BachCIP: 0402
Median Debt
$30,000
Earnings (4yr)
$62,540
Natl Median: $66,914
Lifetime Value Added
+$23k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$29,068
Earnings (4yr)
$51,499
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$67k
Median Debt
$30,820
Earnings (4yr)
$53,715
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
-$49k
Median Debt
$29,606
Earnings (4yr)
$92,591
Natl Median: $98,158
Lifetime Value Added
+$253k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$84,082
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$188k
Median Debt
$27,750
Earnings (4yr)
$48,887
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$89k
Median Debt
$27,392
Earnings (4yr)
$75,631
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$124k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$32,563
Natl Median: $83,742
Lifetime Value Added
-$218k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$69,338
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
+$97k
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
BachCIP: 1510
Median Debt
$31,000
Earnings (4yr)
$64,359
Natl Median: $93,843
Lifetime Value Added
+$37k
Median Debt
$24,975
Earnings (4yr)
$47,743
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$99k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$115,939
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$431k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$25,194
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$285k
Median Debt
$32,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,945
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$29,000
Earnings (4yr)
$50,657
Natl Median: $61,296
Lifetime Value Added
-$74k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$16,663
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$364k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$78,757
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
+$148k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$29,909
Earnings (4yr)
$58,810
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
-$7k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$28,812
Earnings (4yr)
$88,708
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$224k
Median Debt
$30,039
Earnings (4yr)
$57,212
Natl Median: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
-$20k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$29,685
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$244k
Median Debt
$23,258
Earnings (4yr)
$41,831
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$149k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$28,000
Earnings (4yr)
$44,240
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$128k
Median Debt
$22,958
Earnings (4yr)
$91,910
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$248k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$30,869
Earnings (4yr)
$45,742
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$116k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$46,693
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$107k

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$27,418
Earnings (4yr)
$84,059
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$76k
Architecture
MastCIP: 0402
Median Debt
$23,801
Earnings (4yr)
$65,641
Natl Median: $74,139
Lifetime Value Added
-$86k
Median Debt
$41,478
Earnings (4yr)
$98,290
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$200k
Chemistry
MastCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,937
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$45,487
Earnings (4yr)
$64,549
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$96k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $124,201
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
MastCIP: 1510
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $96,304
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,714
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$38,324
Earnings (4yr)
$69,898
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$49k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $133,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$28,716
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $120,215
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$45,896
Earnings (4yr)
$56,507
Natl Median: $60,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$170k
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities
MastCIP: 5132
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,487
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $112,705
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$37,430
Earnings (4yr)
$120,963
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$398k
Sociology
MastCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,330
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$35,001
Earnings (4yr)
$50,032
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$231k

Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,878
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), 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 decision moving forward. Note that the institution's average undergraduate net price is used as a proxy for annual cost, which may differ from actual graduate tuition. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.

Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.