The economic impact of Prairie View A&M University exceeds $765 million annually in Texas, supporting 5,300 full time jobs in the state. The University awarded 1,541 degrees in academic year 2018-19, facilitating more than $4.3 billion in lifetime earnings for the degree recipients.
The following pages provide more detailed information regarding the economic impact of Prairie View A&M University, detailing the distribution of the economic impacts by category and by geography, including the impacts on: Waller County, the Greater Houston Area, and the State of Texas.
In addition, this report presents historical data on the number of degrees awarded by the University since 2006. The report concludes with a depiction of the budget of the university.
The Economic Impact of Prairie View A&M University on Waller County
For every 1,000 students, the total benefit benefit was $40.56 million and 234 full-time jobs.
Direct Benefit to Waller County: $276,262,129.93
Total Benefit to Waller County: $381,874,979.42
$276.26 million in direct benefit
$105.61 million in secondary (indirect + induced) benefits
Employment Benefit to Waller County: 2,197
full-time jobs
1,285 full-time jobs were generated in Waller County by PVAMU and the spending of its employees.
912 additional full-time jobs were indirectly generated by university related activities.
Total Lifetime Earnings of 2023-24 Graduates Residing in Waller County: $ 341,456,775.31
$245.05 million was earned by graduates with Bachelor’s degrees
$83.45 million was earned by graduates with Master’s degrees
$12.96 million was earned by graduates with Doctorate degrees
The Economic Impact of Prairie View A&M University on the Greater Houston Area
For every 1,000 students, the total benefit was $99.40 million and 577 full-time jobs.
Direct Benefit to the Greater Houston Area
Total Benefit to the Greater Houston Area: $935,796,337.93
$447.66 million in direct benefit
$488.14 million in secondary (indirect + induced) benefits
Employment Benefit to the Greater Houston Area: 5,433 full-time jobs**
2,286 full-time jobs were generated in the Greater Houston Area by PVAMU and the spending of its employees.
3,147 additional full-time jobs were indirectly generated by university related activities.
Total Lifetime Earnings of 2023-24 Graduates Residing in the Greater Houston Area: $ 2,683,561,494.58
$1.83 billion was earned by graduates with Bachelor’s degrees
$750.52 million was earned by graduates with Master’s degrees
$107.82 million was earned by graduates with Doctorate degrees
The Economic Impact of Prairie View A&M University on the State of Texas
For every 1,000 students, the total benefit was $129.88 million and 760 full-time jobs.
Direct Benefit to Texas: $548,883,865.03
PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY GRADUATION STATISTICS
2006-07 to 2023-24
PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY GRADUATION STATISTICS
2006 – 07 TO 2023 – 24
| Academic Year | 06 – 07 | 07 – 08 | 08 – 09 | 09 – 10 | 10 – 11 | 11 – 12 | 12 – 13 | 13 -14 | 14 – 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate | 851 | 776 | 868 | 879 | 904 | 1,026 | 1,008 | 1,022 | 1,162 |
| Graduate | 757 | 752 | 709 | 560 | 549 | 462 | 441 | 462 | 454 |
| Total | 1,608 | 1,528 | 1,577 | 1,439 | 1,453 | 1,488 | 1,449 | 1,484 | 1,616 |
| Academic Year | 15 – 16 | 16 – 17 | 17 – 18 | 18 – 19 | 19 – 20 | 20 – 21 | 21 – 22 | 22 -23 | 23 – 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate | 1,063 | 1,108 | 1,096 | 1,146 | 1,249 | 1,456 | 1,407 | 1,414 | 1,353 |
| Graduate | 417 | 484 | 394 | 395 | 320 | 303 | 296 | 308 | 362 |
| Total | 1,480 | 1,592 | 1,490 | 1,541 | 1,569 | 1,759 | 1,703 | 1,722 | 1,715 |