Prairie View A & M University
Prairie View, Texas · Public · 8,877 undergraduates · pvamu.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
79%
of applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
860 to 1080
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$32,120Est.Estimate
$48,280 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at Prairie View A & M University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
79% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$48,280
a year in 2027-28, from a $48,280 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 970
Send your score
About 25% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 860, and yours is above it.
Source: College Navigator (federal data on fall 2024 freshmen)
Named scholarships
Your GPA and scores don't reach a tier of this college's named scholarships yet.
2 more awards need a higher GPA or score. See every tier
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
Source: Criteria For Admissions - Office of Admissions | Prairie View A&M University · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Dec1Priority deadline · December 1, 2026Apply by this date for the best chance at admission and scholarships.
- May17Regular Decision · May 17, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
79%
of applicants are admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above.
SAT total 860 to 1080
Reading and Writing 450 to 550
Math 410 to 530
ACT composite 16 to 21
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$32,120
a year, in state
$48,280
a year, out of state (tuition $27,790)
- Tuition (in state)$11,630
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$9,985
- $30,001 to $48,000$15,344
- $48,001 to $75,000$18,248
- $75,001 to $110,000$19,008
- Over $110,000$21,933
Financial aidEstimate
82%
of freshmen receive grants
$15,769
average grant to freshmen
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
Presidential Academic Scholarship
$11,400 a year
Automatic · No separate application
- 3.25+ GPA, 1190+ SAT or 24+ ACT
To keep it: a 3.0 college GPA, and complete 30 credit hours each school year (summer classes don't count).
DetailsRegents' Student Merit Scholarship
Full cost of attendance
Automatic · No separate application
- 3.50+ GPA, 1260+ SAT or 27+ ACT, single-sitting scores; no superscore; HS grad within 12 months
To keep it: a 3.2 college GPA, and complete 30 credit hours each school year (summer classes don't count).
Details
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
After college
Graduate within 6 years
46%
Come back for a second year
76%
Typical earnings
$49,183
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Prairie View A & M University$97,411
- All colleges$90,887
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 20 majors here have earnings data.
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