University Description

Prairie View A&M University is a state-assisted, public, comprehensive land grant institution of higher education. The university was designated in a 1984 amendment to the Texas Constitution as an “institution of the first class.” It is dedicated to achieving excellence and relevance in teaching, research, and service. It seeks to invest in programs and services that address issues and challenges affecting the diverse ethnic and socioeconomic population of Texas and the larger society including the global arena. The university seeks to provide a high quality educational experience for students who, upon completion of bachelors, masters, or doctorate degrees, possess self-sufficiency and professional competence. The experience is imbued by the institution’s values including, but not limited to, access and quality, accountability, diversity, leadership, relevance, and social responsibility.. Read More

University History

Prairie View A&M University, the first state supported College in Texas for African Americans, was established during the Reconstruction Period after the Civil War. This was an historical period in which political and economic special interest groups were able to aggressively use the Federal Government to establish public policy, in an attempt to “alter or reshape the cultural milieu of the vanquished southern states”. The University had its beginnings in the Texas Constitution of 1876, which, in separate articles, established an “Agricultural and Mechanical College” and pledged that “Separate schools shall be provided for the white and colored children, and impartial provisions shall be made for both.” As a consequence of these constitutional provisions, the Fifteenth Legislature established “Alta Vista Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas for Colored Youth” on August 14,1876.
Graduation Rate: 35% Acceptance Rate: 76% Student Faculty Ratio: 17:1 School Setting: Rural Notable Alumni: Loni Love,Kirko Bangz,Dorrough,DJ Premier,Dewey Redman,Cecil Cooper,Julius W. Becton Jr.,Emanuel Cleaver,Charles Brown,David L. Brewer III,Terry Ellis,Calvin Waller

Academic Programs

  • Accounting
  • Construction Engineering Technology
  • Electrical
  • Electronics and Communications Engineering
  • General Biology
  • General Business Administration and Management
  • General Chemistry
  • General Civil Engineering
  • General Computer and Information Sciences
  • General English Language and Literature
  • General Finance
  • General Marketing and Marketing Management
  • General Mathematics
  • General Music
  • General Physics
  • General Political Science and Government
  • General Psychology
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • General Biology
  • General Business Administration and Management
  • General Computer and Information Sciences
  • General Physics
  • Social Work
  • Criminal Justice and Safety Studies
  • General Drama and Theatre Arts
  • General History
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Accounting
  • General History
  • General Mathematics
  • Registered Nursing
  • General Management Information Systems
  • Registered Nursing
  • Criminal Justice and Safety Studies
  • Registered Nursing
  • General Agriculture
  • General Music Performance
  • General Agriculture
  • General Business Administration and Management
  • General Computer Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Communications Engineering Technology
  • General Computer and Information Sciences
  • Electrical and Electronic Communications Engineering Technology
  • General English Language and Literature
  • General Management Information Systems
  • General Computer and Information Sciences
  • Registered Nursing
  • General Computer and Information Sciences
  • Graphic Design
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • General Chemistry
  • General Political Science and Government
  • Sociology
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • General Biology
  • General Chemistry
  • General Political Science and Government
  • Social Work
  • Accounting
  • Criminal Justice and Safety Studies
  • General Agriculture
  • General Biology
  • General History
  • General Management Information Systems
  • General Marketing and Marketing Management
  • General Political Science and Government
  • General Psychology
  • Social Work
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • General Psychology
  • Criminal Justice and Safety Studies
  • General Business Administration and Management
  • General English Language and Literature
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Architecture
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Architecture
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Electrical
  • Electronics and Communications Engineering
  • General Civil Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Electrical
  • Electronics and Communications Engineering
  • General Civil Engineering
  • General Physics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • General Animal Sciences
  • General Animal Sciences
  • Electrical and Electronic Communications Engineering Technology
  • General Health and Wellness
  • General Music
  • General Business Administration and Management
  • Registered Nursing
  • General Finance
  • General English Language and Literature
  • General History
  • General Mathematics
  • General Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Sociology
  • Computer Engineering Technology
  • General Music Performance
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Human Nutrition
  • Juvenile Corrections
  • Accounting
  • Electrical
  • Electronics and Communications Engineering
  • General Business Administration and Management
  • General Chemistry
  • General Computer and Information Sciences
  • General Mathematics
  • General Special Education and Teaching
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Sociology
  • Counseling Psychology
  • General Business Administration and Management
  • General Computer and Information Sciences
  • General Educational Leadership and Administration
  • General Special Education and Teaching
  • Reading Teacher Education
  • Information Science
  • Accounting
  • General Mathematics
  • General Educational Leadership and Administration
  • General Educational Leadership and Administration
  • Nursing Administration
  • General Business Administration and Management
  • General Computer and Information Sciences
  • Reading Teacher Education
  • General Computer and Information Sciences
  • Counseling Psychology
  • Family Practice Nurse
  • General Computer and Information Sciences
  • Information Science
  • Health Teacher Education
  • General Special Education and Teaching
  • General Engineering
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • General Chemistry
  • Sociology
  • General Chemistry
  • Accounting
  • General Special Education and Teaching
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • General Educational Leadership and Administration
  • Nursing Administration
  • General Business Administration and Management
  • Sociology
  • Architecture
  • Architecture
  • Electrical
  • Electronics and Communications Engineering
  • Electrical
  • Electronics and Communications Engineering
  • General Animal Sciences
  • General Animal Sciences
  • Family Practice Nurse
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • General Business Administration and Management
  • Nursing Administration
  • Counseling Psychology
  • General Mathematics
  • Sociology
  • General Engineering
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • General Engineering
  • Reading Teacher Education
  • Sociology
  • Information Science
  • Counseling Psychology
  • Juvenile Corrections
  • Clinical Child Psychology
  • Health Teacher Education
  • Juvenile Corrections
  • Electrical
  • Electronics and Communications Engineering
  • General Educational Leadership and Administration
  • General Educational Leadership and Administration
  • General Educational Leadership and Administration
  • Nursing Practice
  • General Educational Leadership and Administration
  • Electrical
  • Electronics and Communications Engineering
  • Electrical
  • Electronics and Communications Engineering
  • Juvenile Corrections
  • Clinical Child Psychology
  • Juvenile Corrections
  • Clinical Child Psychology
  • Juvenile Corrections
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Sports Offered

  • Baseball (M)
  • Basketball (M)
  • Cross Country (M)
  • Football (M)
  • Golf (M)
  • Golf (M)
  • Tennis (M)
  • Track and Field (M)
  • Basketball (W)
  • Bowling (W)
  • Cross Country (W)
  • Golf (W)
  • Soccer (W)
  • Softball (W)
  • Tennis (W)
  • Track and Field (W)
  • Volleyball (W)
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Greek Life

  • Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
  • Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity
  • Omega Psi Phi Fraternity
  • Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
  • Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity
  • Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority