by our College Data Analytics TeamMany students are not billed the full, advertised sticker price of a school. Instead, they will be given a financial aid offer that will include a combination of scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study. The total price of attendance at Prairie View A & M University can feel overpowering, but remember that the majority of students receive some sort of financial assistance.
What financing options does PVAMU offer you, and what will you qualify for? Keep scrolling for more information. Keep scrolling to learn just how much financial aid will be open to you.
How much aid you qualify for depends largely on your family’s financial circumstances. The figures below will help you estimate the aid you might receive from Prairie View A & M University.
Aid such as grants, loans, work-study, and scholarships helps colleges decrease the real cost of attendance for most students. Note that some aid is more valuable than the rest, and individual awards are far from uniform.
At Prairie View A & M University, 88% of entering full-time freshmen got some type of financial assistance roughly 1667 students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 82% | $15,769 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 52% | $7,424 |
| Federal Pell grants | 70% | $5,827 |
| State/local grants | 64% | $7,380 |
| Federal student loans | 68% | $5,457 |
The best aid is gift aid: grants and scholarships that carry no repayment obligation. At this school, some 95% of undergraduates were awarded an average grant or scholarship of $9,220 (across approximately 8129 awardees).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 95% | $9,220 |
| Federal Pell grants | 66% | $5,793 |
| Federal student loans | 68% | $6,437 |
Title-IV recipients living on campus saw average grant aid of $12,792.
The figures below show the average net price — cost after all grant and scholarship aid — broken out by family income.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $9,930 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $13,793 |
| Over $75,000 | $21,869 |
These figures reflect what title-IV aid recipients pay after grant and scholarship aid is applied.
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships are subtracted from the published cost of attendance — the figure closest to what a typical aid-receiving student actually pays.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $13,570 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $14,041 |
For a customized cost estimate, visit PVAMU’s official net price calculator: www.pvamu.edu/faid/cost-of-attendance/#cost.
The middle student in the debt distribution at PVAMU owes $17,500 of federal student loans.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $17,500 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $27,000 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $286.24/mo |
Under a standard ten-year plan, the median graduate’s monthly payment lands near the figure above.
The numbers below show the full range, not just the middle of the distribution. The figures below chart the debt distribution at PVAMU.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $3,500 |
| 25th percentile | $6,246 |
| 75th percentile | $31,000 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $43,000 |
Median debt varies by family income, by first-generation status, and by dependency status.
By Family Income
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $16,258 |
| Middle income | $19,300 |
| High income | $16,750 |
First-Generation Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $16,847 |
| Continuing-generation students | $18,500 |
Dependency-Status Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $16,971 |
| Independent students | $19,750 |
These indicators are derived from the underlying debt data and summarize the overall picture at PVAMU.
The Stafford program is the federal direct-loan vehicle most undergraduates use. The totals below capture Stafford lending at PVAMU:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 47550 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $1,362,182,466 |
Veterans and active-duty service members may qualify for the Post-9/11 GI Bill or DoD Tuition Assistance.
Post-9/11 GI Bill recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 152 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $1,563,066 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $10,283 |
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