The City of Prairie View, Texas is the home of Prairie View A & M University. Nestled in Northern Waller County, along Texas Highway 290, we are only minutes from Houston, and in your path to Austin and College Station, Texas.
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Prairie View is a public university located in Prairie View, Texas. As a historically black college, Prairie View has a strong history of and commitment to the education of black Americans. It is a mid-size institution with an enrollment of 7,571 undergraduate students. Admissions is somewhat competitive as the Prairie View acceptance rate is 76%. Popular majors include
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching, Nursing, and Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies. Graduating 37% of students, Prairie View alumni go on to earn a starting salary of $29,800. Athletic Division NCAA Division I-FCS Athletic Conference Southwestern Athletic Conferenceeditorial
About
FM 1098 ROAD & UNIVERSITY DRIVE
PRAIRIE VIEW, TX 77446
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Prairie View Admissions
SAT/ACT
Considered but not required
Early Decision/Early Action
No
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Cost
Average cost after financial aid for students receiving grant or scholarship aid, as reported by the college.
Average Total Aid Awarded
Students Receiving Financial Aid
97%
Academics
Professors
grade B
Based on faculty accomplishments, salary, student reviews, and additional factors.
Student Faculty Ratio
17:1
Evening Degree Programs
Yes
80%
of students agree that professors put a lot of effort into teaching their classes. 148 responses
55%
of students agree that it is easy to get the classes they want. 191 responses
51%
of students agree that the workload is easy to manage. 190 responses
Majors
Most Popular Majors
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
126 Graduates
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies
86 Graduates
Criminal Justice and Safety Studies
81 Graduates
Mechanical Engineering
70 Graduates
Communications
68 Graduates
Chemical Engineering
58 Graduates
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Online
Online Certificate Programs
0
Online Associates Programs
0
Online Bachelor's Programs
0
Mix of Online and on Campus
65%
On Campus
4%
Online
31%
Students
Full-Time Enrollment
7,571 Undergrads
Poll
What one word or phrase best describes the typical student at this school?
Easy going
44%
Driven
13%
Depends on who you know
11%
Exposure
10%
Chill
8%
Rachet
7%
On Edge
3%
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Campus Life
Freshmen Live On-Campus
No data available
Poll
55%
of students say that Greek life is pretty big. 221 responses
Poll
65%
of students say varsity sports are a big part of campus life. 245 responses
Poll
What one word or phrase best describes your school?
Productive
21%
Live
16%
It's only live if you make it live
13%
Connecting
12%
Cool
10%
Unity
10%
Diverse
5%
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After College
Median Earnings 6 Years After Graduation
Employed 2 Years After Graduation
93%
of students feel confident they will find a job in their field after graduation. 103 responses
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Prairie View A & M University Reviews
Rating 3.57 out of 5 2,422 reviews
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Prairie View A&M is an HBCU
college that was built on a slave plantation. PV is the best place to be, study and figure out who you are! The professors and staff are all around amazing very helpful! The cafeteria ladies are even nice. Prairie View is my home away home and it’s like we all one big family. Every sport there is we all show out and show each other support! Everyone always says “Prairie View is a party school” but what they do not know is Prairie View Produces Productive People. Besides what college isn’t a
party school. You’re best choice is to come to “The Hill”
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I love prairie view!
The campus is beautiful and the teachers are well-rounded! The campus life is amazing with being sure to engage all students in daily activities with other students. There are always career fairs and pop-up shops on campus for students to take part in. The campus food is good with chic-fil-a being one of the more popular food choices on campus. All while balancing the fun, classes are still in session and students make sure to never miss a period.
Prairie View A&M University overall is an amazing university this university has taught me so many things. I walked in pvamu as a 17 year old freshman I was terrified for college but once I started my first week of school I was so welcomed into the school by the amazing Professors and my loving peers that I became so comfortable just after
the first week of school. I have learned so many new things that I will cherish for life! Prairie View definitely produces productive people. This school is so amazing and so uplifting! Now the only thing I can say that needs work at this school is student housing this has been the biggest issue since my freshman year of college in 2019. We as students need more on campus student housing because the growth of students at pvamu grows more and more each year . And housing is something the school
struggles with !