Quad

Head-to-head

Prairie View A & M
Albany State

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Prairie View A & M graduates 14 pts more of its students than Albany State (47% vs. 34%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Prairie View A & M's grants cover 43% of its full price on average, vs. 36% at Albany State

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    Prairie View A & M is a bit larger (8,877 vs. 5,956)

    Undergrads
  4. 4

    Prairie View A & M grads earn $4.7K more ten years out than Albany State's ($45,411 vs. $40,674)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  5. 5

    Albany State costs about $3.3K less per year on average than Prairie View A & M ($13,647 vs. $16,897, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  6. 6

    Albany State has 4 pts more Pell recipients than Prairie View A & M (69% vs. 66%)

    Pell Grant recipients

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Prairie View A & M admits 79%; Albany State doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
Prairie View A & M79%
Albany StateNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • Prairie View A & MOpen
  • Albany StateNot rated
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
Prairie View A & M
860–1080
Albany StateNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Prairie View A & MGPA, school record, and rank required
  • Albany StateNot reported

Who's on each campus

Prairie View A & M is a bit larger than Albany State (8,877 vs. 5,956 undergrads); Albany State has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Prairie View A & M8.9K
Albany State6K
Pell Grant share
Prairie View A & M66%
Albany State69%

Majors and faculty

Psychology leads at Prairie View A & M, and Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences at Albany State.

Students per faculty member
Prairie View A & M17 to 1
Albany State21 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Prairie View A & MPsychology, General10%
  • Albany StateHealth Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General16%

What each costs

Albany State costs about $3.3K less a year than Prairie View A & M on average; Prairie View A & M's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Prairie View A & M$16.9K
Albany State$13.6K
Aid generosity
Prairie View A & M43%
Albany State36%

What each pays off

Prairie View A & M's former students earn more, a median $45.4K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 47% at Prairie View A & M to 34% at Albany State.

Median earnings, 10 years
Prairie View A & M$45.4K
Albany State$40.7K
Graduation rate
Prairie View A & M47%
Albany State34%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Prairie View A & M, which got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Prairie View A & MGrowing+31%
  • Albany StateNot reported
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why