Prairie View A & M University Trade Programs

Prairie View A & M University is a public institution located in Prairie View, Texas. Prairie View is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

Where Is Prairie View A & M University?

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

Can I Afford PVAMU?

For the <nil> academic year, part-time PVAMU students paid $246 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $753 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$7,387	$22,590
Fees	$3,912	$4,284
Books and Supplies	$1,447	$1,447
On Campus Room and Board	$9,605	$9,605
On Campus Other Expenses	$4,504	$4,504

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

There are 8,444 undergraduate students at PVAMU, with 7,578 being full-time and 866 being part-time.

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.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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

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.

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 #178 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.