Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares PVAMU's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in Texas.
PVAMU has smaller enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 18,766 students). The enrollment is smaller than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in Texas average (16,031 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Prairie View A & M University9,9228,8771,045
Similarly Ranked Schools18,76613,8864,880
All Colleges2,9312,6851,440
Public, 4-Years Colleges11,3969,8102,541
4-Years Colleges4,6864,2051,445
Public, 4-Years Colleges in Texas16,03113,7933,432
The below chart compares the student population between Prairie View A & M University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 3,363 male and 6,559 female students attending PVAMU. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.51 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at PVAMU.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at PVAMU
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total8,8778,161716
Men3,0012,703298
Women5,8765,458418
Population by Gender/Attending Status at PVAMU
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total1,045659386
Men362238124
Women683421262

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 8,193 Black or African American students (82.57%) and 697 Hispanic students (7.02%) at Prairie View A & M University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Prairie View A & M University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Prairie View A & M University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native1147
Asian643925
Black or African American7,4812,4515,030
Hispanic647239408
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander606
White1005941
Two or More Races328102226
Race/Ethnicity Unknown1065254
Total 8,8773,0015,876
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Prairie View A & M University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native211
Asian20812
Black or African American712206506
Hispanic501931
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White25916
Two or More Races271116
Race/Ethnicity Unknown531736
Total 1,045362683

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 8,491 students whose age under twenty five and 829 students whose age is over thirty years old at Prairie View A & M University.
Especially, 84 students are younger than eighteen and 9 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Prairie View A & M University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at Prairie View A & M University
TotalMenWomen
Total8,877 3,0015,876
Under 1884 2361
18-193,821 1,1782,643
20-212,735 8891,846
22-241,645 668977
25-29356 166190
30-3495 3560
35-3966 2343
40-4947 1334
50-6426 620
65 and over2 02
Total 8,877 3,0015,876
Population by Student Age at Prairie View A & M University
TotalMenWomen
Total1,045 362683
20-219 36
22-24197 76121
25-29245 102143
30-34167 55112
35-39136 4294
40-49187 56131
50-6496 2670
65 and over7 25
unknown1 01
Total 1,045 362683

Online Student Population

At Prairie View A & M University, 6,122 students (61.70% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 842 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 780 students live in Texas where Prairie View A & M University is located in and 61 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total9,9228,8771,045
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes842412430
Enrolled Some in Online Classes5,2805,016264
Not Enrolled in Online Classes3,8003,449351
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)842412430
Texas Residents780384396
Other State in U.S.612833
Outside of U.S.000
Unknown101