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Prairie View A & M University is a public institution located in Prairie View, Texas. The rural area surrounding the school is great for students who prefer living in a country setting.

119 Undergraduate Degrees
17 Graduate Degrees
$28,604 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
76% 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 1
High School Rank 1
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 5
Recommendations 5
SAT or ACT Scores 1
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into PVAMU?

76% Acceptance Rate
70% Of Accepted Are Women
93% Submit SAT Scores
PVAMU has an acceptance rate of 76%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 30% of accepted students are men and 70% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 72%, and the acceptance rate for women is 78%.

Average Test Scores

About 93% 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 440 and 530. Math scores were between 420 and 520.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Prairie View A & M University  ( 440 to 530 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Prairie View A & M University  ( 420 to 520 )
200
800
PVAMU received ACT scores from 28% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 15 and 21. Math scores were between 15 and 0. Composite scores were between 16 and 21.

ACT English Scores for Prairie View A & M University  ( 15 to 21 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Prairie View A & M University  ( 16 to 21 )
1
36

Can I Afford Prairie View A & M University?

$28,604 Net Price
50% Take Out Loans
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 50% of students took out student loans averaging $6,520 a year. That adds up to $26,080 over four years for those students.

Prairie View A & M University Undergraduate Student Diversity

7,571 Full-Time Undergraduates
67% Women
97% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 8,372 undergraduate students at PVAMU, with 7,571 being full-time and 801 being part-time.

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There are also 876 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 7,571 full-time undergraduates at PVAMU, 33% are male and 67% 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 84
Black or African American 6,519
Hispanic or Latino 597
White 72
International Students 104
Other Races/Ethnicities 195

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.

Prairie View A & M University Nursing Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Registered Nursing 119 0 0 119
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 0 9 0 9
Nursing Practice 0 0 8 8
TOTAL 119 9 8 136

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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