Quad

Head-to-head

Prairie View A & M
Morgan State

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Morgan State is more diverse (index 0.40 vs. 0.28)

    Diversity index
  2. 2

    Prairie View A & M's grants cover 43% of its full price on average, vs. 33% at Morgan State

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    Prairie View A & M has 9 pts more Pell recipients than Morgan State (66% vs. 57%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  4. 4

    Morgan State graduates 6 pts more of its students than Prairie View A & M (54% vs. 47%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

    Prairie View A & M costs about $4.7K less per year on average than Morgan State ($16,897 vs. $21,553, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  6. 6

    Prairie View A & M's yield is 6 pts higher than Morgan State's

    Yield rate

The shape of each school

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

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Who's hardest to get into

Prairie View A & M admits 79%, Morgan State 82%; Prairie View A & M's yield is higher, at 18%.

Acceptance rate
Prairie View A & M79%
Morgan State82%
Quad's selectivity
  • Prairie View A & MOpen
  • Morgan StateOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 700–1600
Prairie View A & M
860–1080
Morgan State
840–1070
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Prairie View A & MGPA, school record, and rank required
  • Morgan StateGPA required

Who's on each campus

Prairie View A & M and Morgan State are about the same size; Prairie View A & M has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Prairie View A & M8.9K
Morgan State9K
Pell Grant share
Prairie View A & M66%
Morgan State57%

Majors and faculty

Psychology leads at Prairie View A & M, and Business Administration and Management at Morgan State.

Students per faculty member
Prairie View A & M17 to 1
Morgan State18 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Prairie View A & MPsychology, General10%
  • Morgan StateBusiness Administration and Management, General10%

What each costs

Prairie View A & M costs about $4.7K less a year than Morgan State on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Prairie View A & M$16.9K
Morgan State$21.6K
Aid generosity
Prairie View A & M43%
Morgan State33%

What each pays off

Morgan State's former students earn more, a median $50.7K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 54% at Morgan State to 47% at Prairie View A & M.

Median earnings, 10 years
Prairie View A & M$45.4K
Morgan State$50.7K
Graduation rate
Prairie View A & M47%
Morgan State54%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Prairie View A & MGrowing+31%
  • Morgan StateGrowing+386%
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