Student Population at PVAMU

Total Enrollment

9,056

Undergraduate

8,103

Graduate

953

Online Enrollment

746

Men Students

2,955

Women Students

6,101

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 9,056 students have enrolled at Prairie View A & M University - 8,103 undergraduate and 953 graduate.

By gender, 2,955 male and 6,101 female students are attending Prairie View A & M University. By attendance status, there are 7,586 full-time students and 1,470 part-time students.

The number of students at Prairie View A & M University is small compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Texas. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as The University of Texas at El Paso and Lamar University, its population is small (average population is 14,280).

Prairie View A & M University offers online degree/certificate programs and 746 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

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 2,955 male and 6,101 female students attending PVAMU. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.48 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.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at PVAMU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	8,103	7,163	940
Men	2,613	2,266	347
Women	5,490	4,897	593

Population by Gender/Attending Status at PVAMU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	953	423	530
Men	342	170	172
Women	611	253	358

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 7,597 Black or African American students (83.89%) and 718 Hispanic students (7.93%) 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.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Prairie View A & M University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	16	4	12
Asian	65	36	29
Black or African American	6,912	2,157	4,755
Hispanic	659	241	418
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4	0	4
White	100	50	50
Two or More Races	221	62	159
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	34	12	22
Total	8,103	2,613	5,490

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Prairie View A & M University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	0	0	0
Asian	27	14	13
Black or African American	685	208	477
Hispanic	59	25	34
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	31	17	14
Two or More Races	18	6	12
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	28	10	18
Total	953	342	611

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 7,781 students whose age under twenty five and 691 students whose age is over thirty years old at Prairie View A & M University.

Especially, 55 students are younger than eighteen and 11 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Prairie View A & M University.

Population by Student Age at Prairie View A & M University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	8,103	2,613	5,490
Under 18	55	21	34
18-19	2,960	815	2,145
20-21	2,803	872	1,931
22-24	1,736	670	1,066
25-29	335	169	166
30-34	84	32	52
35-39	61	21	40
40-49	41	7	34
50-64	23	4	19
65 and over	5	2	3
Total	8,103	2,613	5,490

Population by Student Age at Prairie View A & M University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	953	342	611
20-21	7	2	5
22-24	220	106	114
25-29	249	85	164
30-34	150	52	98
35-39	124	40	84
40-49	139	41	98
50-64	58	14	44
65 and over	6	2	4
Total	953	342	611

Online Student Population

At Prairie View A & M University, 4,955 students (54.72% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 746 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, 676 students live in Texas where Prairie View A & M University is located in and 66 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	9,056	8,103	953
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	746	319	427
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	4,209	3,995	214
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	4,101	3,789	312

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	746	319	427
Texas Residents	676	290	386
Other State in U.S.	66	29	37
Outside of U.S.	4	0	4
Unknown	0	0	0