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Acceptance Rate 79.31%
Yield 18.37%
SAT Score 970
ACT Score 19
Applicants 12,936

PVAMU Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 79.31% at Prairie View A & M University. Total 12,936 students applied and 10,259 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 970 and the average ACT score is 19.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$40
Graduate Application Fees$50
Admission Informationwww.pvamu.edu/admissions/undergraduate/
Online Applicationwww.applytexas.org/adappc/gen/c_start.WBX?s_logon_msg=Y
Acceptance Rate79.31%
Average Test Scores970 SAT / 19 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 79.31%. A total of 12,936 students (4,471 men and 8,465 women) have applied to and 10,259 (3,369 men and 6,890 women) students admitted to Prairie View A & M University.
Among them, 544 male and 1,341 female students have enrolled into PVAMU and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 18.37%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at PVAMU
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants12,9364,4718,46500
Admitted10,2593,3696,89000
Enrolled1,8855441,34100
Acceptance Rate 79.31% 75.35% 81.39% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 18.37% 16.15% 19.46% - -
[Chart] Prairie View A & M University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At PVAMU, 1,182 applicants (63% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 305 applicants (16%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 970 at PVAMU. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,080 and 25th percentile score is 860.
The average ACT score is 19 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 21 and the 25th percentile score is 16.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at PVAMU. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of PVAMU with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at PVAMU
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total8609701080
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing450500550
Math410470530
ACT Composite161921
Math151720
English141821
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Prairie View A & M University, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Rank, High School Record, Admission Test Scores.
In addition, 7 item(s) are considered for admission - Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, Formal Demonstration of Competencies, English Proficiency Test, Work experience, Personal statement or essay, Legacy status.
Application Requirements for PVAMU
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✔
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✓
Recommendations✓
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✓
Admission Test Scores✔
English Proficiency Test✓
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✓
Legacy status✓
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at PVAMU

The calendar system at Prairie View A & M University is Semester. Prairie View A & M University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Prairie View A & M University accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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