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Prairie View A&M University

Prairie View A&M University
700 University Drive, P.O. Box 519
Prairie View, TX 77446

Official telephone: (936) 261-3311
Website: https://www.pvamu.edu/
Screen last updated on: October 2026
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 9,022
Full-time undergraduates: 7,868
Part-time undergraduates: 1,154
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.1% American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.7% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
85.1% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
7.3% Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
1.0% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.8% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
0.5% Nonresident Alien
1.4% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 1,502 acres
Nearest major city: Houston

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • women's dorms
  • men's dorms
  • special housing for disabled students

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
School has a library on campus: yes

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
placement service, health service, women's center
Counseling services:
career, psychological

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
radio station

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA Division 1

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseball  
Men's basketball  
Men's cross-country running  
Men's football  
Men's golf  
Men's outdoor track and field NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's track and field  
Women's basketball  
Women's bowling  
Women's cross-country running  
Women's golf  
Women's outdoor track and field NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's soccer  
Women's softball  
Women's track and field  
Women's volleyball  

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Houston Intercontinental

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes

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