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 is $25.94 million and 212 full-time jobs.
The direct benefit of PVAMU to Waller County economy is estimated at $176,700,983 annually.
$176.70 million per year.
Total Benefit to Waller County
The total economic benefit of PVAMU to Waller County economy is estimated at $235,249,831 annually.
THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY ON THE GREATER HOUSTON AREA
For every 1,000 students, the total benefit is $64.65 million and 461 full-time jobs.
THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY ON THE STATE OF TEXAS
For every 1,000 students, the total benefit is $84.40 million and 584 full-time jobs.
PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY GRADUATION STATISTICS
2006-07 to 2018-19
PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY GRADUATION STATISTICS
2006-07 TO 2018-19
