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Prairie View A & M University is a public institution located in Prairie View, Texas. The location of PVAMU is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

$28,604 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
77% Acceptance Rate

Where Is Prairie View A & M University?

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Contact details for PVAMU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: Fm 1098 Road & University Drive, Prairie View, TX 77446
Phone: 936-261-3311
Website: www.pvamu.edu

How Do I Get Into PVAMU?

You can apply to PVAMU online at: www.applytexas.org/adappc/gen/c_start.WBX?s_logon_msg=Y

Admission Requirements for PVAMU

Submission Required?
High School GPA Required
High School Rank Required
High School Transcript Required
College Prep Program Recommended
Recommendations Recommended
SAT or ACT Scores Required
TOEFL Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into PVAMU?

77% Acceptance Rate
73% Of Accepted Are Women
65% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 77%, PVAMU may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 27% of accepted students are men and 73% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 67%, and the acceptance rate for women is 81%.

Average Test Scores

About 65% of students accepted to PVAMU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 430 and 530. Math scores were between 410 and 520.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Prairie View A & M University  ( 430 to 530 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for Prairie View A & M University  ( 410 to 520 )
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800
PVAMU received ACT scores from 29% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 14 and 20. Math scores were between 15 and 19. Composite scores were between 18 and 20.

ACT English Scores for Prairie View A & M University  ( 14 to 20 )
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ACT Math Scores for Prairie View A & M University  ( 15 to 19 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Prairie View A & M University  ( 18 to 20 )
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36

Can I Afford Prairie View A & M University?

$28,604 Net Price
68% Take Out Loans
2.2% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of PVAMU is $28,604. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At PVAMU, approximately 68% of students took out student loans averaging $6,018 a year. That adds up to $24,072 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at PVAMU is 2.2%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Prairie View A & M University Undergraduate Student Diversity

7,578 Full-Time Undergraduates
68% Women
97% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 8,444 undergraduate students at PVAMU, with 7,578 being full-time and 866 being part-time.

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There are also 956 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 7,578 full-time undergraduates at PVAMU, 32% are male and 68% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Prairie View A & M University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 66
Black or African American 6,551
Hispanic or Latino 574
White 66
International Students 108
Other Races/Ethnicities 213

Geographic Diversity

Texas students aren't the only ones who study at Prairie View A & M University. At this time, 28 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 46 countries are represented at PVAMU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Nigeria, India, and Jamaica.

Online Learning at Prairie View A & M University

730 Took All Classes Online
5,425 Took At Least One Class Online
275.0% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 5,425 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at PVAMU has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 22nd most popular in Texas for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of PVAMU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Prairie View A & M University was 275.0%. This is the #143 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at PVAMU regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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