Acceptance Rate
Fall 2021 admitted students
Prairie View requires that all applicants must submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions cycle, approximately 1% of admitted students opted to submit SAT scores.
In Fall 2021, a total of 1811 first-time undergrad students enrolled at Prairie View. Among these students, 1,185 (1%) submitted SAT scores, while 522 (0%), submitted ACT scores.
The data shows that the SAT was more popular among the first-time enrolled students, with a majority of students opting for this test.
Average SAT Score
945
Students submitting SAT Score
Out of the total 5200 admitted students 1185 students submitted their SAT score when applying.
65%
For the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, 50% of their scores fell within the following range 840-1050. Specifically, in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) section, 50% of admitted students scored between 430 and 530, while 25% scored below 430 and another 25% scored above 530.
In the Math section, 50% of admitted students scored between 410 and 520, while 25% scored below 410 and 25% achieved a score of 520. The data suggests that, applicants with a composite SAT score of 945 or higher have competitive chances of gaining admission to Prairie View.
Overall, for the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, their scores placed most of them at the bottom, below 85% of test takers nationally.
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Reading and Writing
430-530 -
Math
410-520
Average ACT Score
The average ACT score of admitted students for Fall 2021 enrollment season.
19
Students who Submitted ACT Score
Out of the 5200 admitted students 522 students submitted their ACT score when applying.
29%
Similar to the SAT, Prairie View requires all applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions round, around 29% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.
The middle 50% of admitted students received a composite ACT score between 18 and 20, with 25% scoring above 20 and another 25% scoring below 18.
For the admitted students who submitted ACT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 50% of test takers nationally.
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English
14-20 -
Math
15-19 -
Composite
18-20
Application Fees
Fall 2021
$40
Undergraduate$50
GraduateApplicants Stats
The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in Prairie View during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.
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Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, Prairie View received a total of 6,753 applications. These applications included 2,088 male applicants and 4,665 female applicants. -
Admitted Students
Out of the 6,753 applicants, Prairie View admitted 5,200 students. Among the admitted students, there were 1,402 males and 3,798 females who received offers of admission. -
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 1,811 students chose to enroll at Prairie View. This means that 1,811 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 481 were male and 1,330 were female. -
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, Prairie View had an overall acceptance rate of 77% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 67% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 81%. -
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. Prairie View had an overall yield rate of 35% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 34%, and for female admitted students, it was 35%.
Admission and Enrollment Trends
The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for Prairie View over the past 7 years.
Admission Requirements
Fall 2021
Prairie View A & M University uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.
Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.Required
- Secondary school GPA
- Secondary school rank
- Secondary school record
- Test scores (SAT/ACT)
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Recommended
- Completion of college-preparatory program
- Recommendation letters
- Formal demonstration of competencies
Neither required nor recommended
- Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)
Accepted Credits
Fall 2021
The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at Prairie View A & M University.
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Credit for life experiences
Not Accepted -
Advanced placement (AP) credits
Accepted -
Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)
Accepted
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