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Prairie View A&M University

Basic Information

Type Public
Location Prairie View, TX
Population 400,000
Website http://www.pvamu.edu/
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 8,527
Men / Women 34% / 66%
Black 81%
Hispanic 8%
Mixed 4%
White 2%
International 2%
Asian 1%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Life & Natural Sciences 39%
Humanities & Social Sciences 29%
Business & Economics 15%
Engineering, Computing & Math 12%
Arts 4%
Professional 1%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $11,299
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $26,874
Est. In-State Cost $14,616
Est. Out-of-State Cost $34,764
10-Year ROI $136,000
ROI Percentile 44th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 76%
4-Year Graduation Rate 20%
6-Year Graduation Rate 43%
Transfer-Out Rate 25%

Weather

Comfortable Days 75 (8th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,578 (48th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 260 (79th pctl)
Muggyness Muggy

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 70%
Yield (Unbound) 18%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R2
Expenditure
Engineering, Computing & Math $10M #201
Life & Natural Sciences $17M #218
Humanities & Social Sciences $1M #282
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 6 #225
Humanities & Social Sciences 22 #370
Life & Natural Sciences 7 #527

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_required
Submitted Test Scores 79%
SAT Range 860 – 1,080
ACT Range 16 – 21

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Agriculture and Human Sciences 370 23% / 77% 0% $47,455
Agriculture 75 — 27% / 73% 1% $46,467
Health Studies 100 — 9% / 91% 0% $46,775
Human Nutrition 9 — 11% / 89% 0% —
Kinesiology 144 — 38% / 62% 0% —
Social Work 42 — 2% / 98% 0% $50,839
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Arts and Sciences 229 30% / 70% 0% $47,250
Mathematics 2 — 0% / 100% 0% —
Physics 1 — 100% / 0% 0% —
Biology 63 — 14% / 86% 0% $50,218
Chemistry 22 — 18% / 82% 0% —
Communication 36 — 42% / 58% 0% $39,147
English 8 — 25% / 75% 0% —
General Studies 44 — 27% / 73% 0% —
History 4 — 100% / 0% 0% —
Political Science 17 — 24% / 76% 0% $53,414
Sociology 14 — 36% / 64% 0% —
Graphic Design 7 — 57% / 43% 0% —
Music 11 — 73% / 27% 0% —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Business 199 38% / 62% 2% $58,104
Accounting 11 — 27% / 73% 0% $71,299
Business Administration 93 — 37% / 63% 0% $65,875
Finance 25 — 64% / 36% 4% —
Management Information Systems 14 — 50% / 50% 0% $50,651
Marketing 56 — 27% / 73% 4% $44,470
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Education 12 0% / 100% 0%
Interdisciplinary Studies 12 — 0% / 100% 0% —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Juvenile Justice and Psychology 207 14% / 86% 1% $48,154
Criminal Justice 88 — 25% / 75% 0% $49,285
Juvenile Justice 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $49,285
Psychology 118 — 7% / 93% 2% $47,302
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Nursing 98 8% / 92% 2% $107,456
Nursing 98 — 8% / 92% 2% $107,456
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Roy G. Perry College of Engineering 193 70% / 30% 3% $90,815
Chemical Engineering 24 — 50% / 50% 8% $95,857
Civil Engineering 10 — 90% / 10% 10% $84,446
Computer Engineering 10 — 80% / 20% 0% —
Computer Science 37 — 68% / 32% 3% $86,530
Electrical Engineering 32 — 78% / 22% 0% $110,298
Mechanical Engineering 39 — 82% / 18% 5% $99,766
Architecture 33 — 61% / 39% 0% $65,858
Construction Science 8 +6 50% / 50% 0% $84,858

Rankings

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