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Prairie View A & M University Data & Information Overview

1 award Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
76% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is Prairie View A & M University Ranked?

#1,772 Best Colleges in Nation
#91 Best Colleges in TX
Criminal Justice & Corrections Highest Ranked Major

2025 Rankings

In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.

Prairie View A & M University was awarded 1 badge in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is criminal justice & corrections.

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Overall Quality

PVAMU is ranked #1,772 out of 2,152 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list.

PVAMU is also ranked #91 out of 115 schools in Texas.

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Is It Hard to Get Into PVAMU?

76% Acceptance Rate
70% Of Accepted Are Women
93% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

Prairie View A & M University has an acceptance rate of 76%, which makes it somewhat selective. Make sure it's not the only school you apply to, even if it's your school of choice. Whether you get in or not will largely depend on how you compare to other applicants.

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 Composite scores ranged between 16 and 21.

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

Learn more about Prairie View A & M University admissions.

Prairie View A & M University Faculty

16 to 1 Student to Faculty
82% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Prairie View A & M University, this ratio is 16 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Prairie View A & M University is 82%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  82 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Prairie View A & M University

73% Freshmen Retention
14% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate of 73% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Prairie View A & M University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.

Freshmen Retention Rate  73 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at PVAMU is 14%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%

On-Time Graduation Rate  14 out of 100
0
100

Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Prairie View A & M University.

Prairie View A & M University Undergraduate Student Diversity

7,571 Full-Time Undergraduates
97.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
67.3% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 8,372 undergraduates at PVAMU with 7,571 being full-time and 801 being part-time.

How Much Does Prairie View A & M University Cost?

$12,889 Net Price
50% Take Out Loans
$26,080 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of PVAMU is $12,889. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for PVAMU

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$9,429 $14,024 $16,024 $16,204 $18,064

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of PVAMU, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. 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.

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How Much Money Do PVAMU Graduates Make?

$45,411 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from PVAMU make around $45,411 per year during the early years of their employment. This is good news for future PVAMU graduates since it is 8% more than the average college graduate's salary of $49,219 per year.

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See which majors at Prairie View A & M University make the most money.

Location of Prairie View A & M University

Texas State
7,571 Full-Time Undergraduates
Rural Campus Setting
Prairie View A & M University is a public institution situated in Prairie View, Texas. PVAMU is located in the countryside, which is perfect for students who enjoy a rural lifestyle.

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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/

Prairie View A & M University Majors

45 Majors With Completions
3,460 Undergraduate Degrees
3,460 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 45 majors graduated from Prairie View A & M University. Of these students, 3,460 received undergraduate degrees and 3,460 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Business Administration & Management 166 $38,662
Health & Physical Education 146 $25,594
Criminal Justice & Corrections 144 $31,823
Nursing 130 $83,218
General Psychology 121 $28,047
Health Sciences & Services 70 $32,266
Mechanical Engineering 67 $66,678
General Biology 65 $28,947
General Architecture 57 NA
Communication & Media Studies 57 $22,269

Learn more about the majors offered at Prairie View A & M University along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at PVAMU

55% Take At Least One Class Online
8% Take All Classes Online

Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.

In 2022-2023, 4,955 students took at least one online class at Prairie View A & M University. This is a decrease from the 5,425 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2022-2023 4,955 746
2021-2022 5,425 730
2020-2021 8,819 3,134
2018-2019 1,924 269

Learn more about online learning at Prairie View A & M University.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*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.

References

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