Quad

Head-to-head

Prairie View A & M
Winston-Salem State

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Prairie View A & M has 2.1× as many undergrads as Winston-Salem State

    Undergrads
  2. 2

    Winston-Salem State graduates 9 pts more of its students than Prairie View A & M (57% vs. 47%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Prairie View A & M's grants cover 43% of its full price on average, vs. 35% at Winston-Salem State

    Aid generosity
  4. 4

    Prairie View A & M's yield is 5 pts higher than Winston-Salem State's

    Yield rate
  5. 5

    Prairie View A & M's SAT midpoint is 45 points higher than Winston-Salem State's

    SAT midpoint
  6. 6

    Winston-Salem State has 2 pts more first-gen students than Prairie View A & M (35% vs. 33%)

    First-generation students

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

Winston-Salem State admits 78%, Prairie View A & M 79%; Prairie View A & M's yield is higher, at 18%.

Acceptance rate
Prairie View A & M79%
Winston-Salem State78%
Quad's selectivity
  • Prairie View A & MOpen
  • Winston-Salem StateOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 700–1600
Prairie View A & M
860–1080
Winston-Salem State
830–1020
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Prairie View A & MGPA, school record, and rank required
  • Winston-Salem StateGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Prairie View A & M has 2.1× as many undergrads as Winston-Salem State and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Prairie View A & M8.9K
Winston-Salem State4.2K
Pell Grant share
Prairie View A & M66%
Winston-Salem State65%

Majors and faculty

Psychology leads at Prairie View A & M, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Winston-Salem State.

Students per faculty member
Prairie View A & M17 to 1
Winston-Salem State15 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Prairie View A & MPsychology, General10%
  • Winston-Salem StateRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse18%

What each costs

Prairie View A & M and Winston-Salem State cost about the same a year 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
Winston-Salem State$16.7K
Aid generosity
Prairie View A & M43%
Winston-Salem State35%

What each pays off

Prairie View A & M's former students earn more, a median $45.4K ten years after enrolling.

Median earnings, 10 years
Prairie View A & M$45.4K
Winston-Salem State$45.3K
Graduation rate
Prairie View A & M47%
Winston-Salem State57%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Prairie View A & MGrowing+31%
  • Winston-Salem StateGrowing+105%
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