Prairie View A&M University

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Active In Achieving the Dream:

2006 - 2012
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Who We Are

Prairie View A&M University is the second-oldest public institution of higher education in Texas. Offering baccalaureate degrees in 50 academic majors, 37 masters degrees and four doctoral degrees, this Historically Black University has an established reputation for producing thousands of African American engineers, nurses and educators. The University has been dedicated to fulfilling its land-grant mission of achieving excellence in teaching, research and service since 1876.

College Characteristics

  • IPEDS UNITID: 227526
  • HBCU: Yes
  • Tribal: No
  • Degree of Urbanization: Town: Distant
  • Geographic Region: Southwest (AZ NM OK TX)
  • Institution Size Category: 5,000 - 9,999
  • Carnegie Classification: Master's Colleges and Universities (larger programs)
  • Total Enrollment: 8,336
  • Full-time Enrollment: 6,857
  • Part-time Enrollment: 1,479
  • First-time Degree Seeking: 1,597
  • Part-time First-time Degree Seeking: 2
  • Black or African American Grouping: More than 40% Black
  • Hispanic/Latino Grouping: 0 to 12.5% Hispanic/Latino
  • Pell Recipients Grouping: More than 60% Pell Recipients

Percent of total enrollment that are...

  • American Indian or Alaska Native: 0%
  • Asian: 3%
  • Black or African American: 83%
  • White: 5%
  • Hispanic/Latino: 6%
  • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 0%
  • Women: 62%
  • Two or more races: 2%
  • Race/ethnicity unknown: 0%
  • Pell Recipients : 68%

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