PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY
Economic Impact
Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU), established in 1876, is the second oldest university in Texas and designated as an “institution of the first class” in the Texas Legislature. Based in the City of Prairie View, Texas, and Waller County, it was founded to educate historically underserved students of color in Texas. PVAMU is a state-assisted, public, comprehensive land-grant institution of higher education accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, Inc. (SACSCOC) to award baccalaureate, masters, and doctorate degrees. Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) is a member institution within the Texas A&M University System. PVAMUs status as an “institution of the first class” speaks to its standard of providing new solutions for challenges and needs at every level of society. The possibilities for PVAMU are endless as our Panthers continue to Push Forward.
AS OF THE FALL SEMESTER OF 2019, THE TOTAL ENROLLMENT WAS 8,940 STUDENTS, INCLUDING:
827
GRADUATE
8,113
UNDERGRADUATE
PANTHERS COMPETE IN 16 SPORTS AS THE UNIVERSITY IS A CHARTER MEMBER OF THE SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE SWAC AND COMPETES AT THE NCAA DIVISION 1 LEVEL. PVAMU EMPLOYS OVER 1,780 FULL-TIME FACULTY AND STAFF COMBINED. 1
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PANTHERS HAIL FROM 44 STATES, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, PUERTO RICO, THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS, AND 47 COUNTRIES.
PVAMU IS COMPRISED OF EIGHT COLLEGES AND 23 ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS AND THREE CAMPUSES, THE UNIVERSITY OFFERS 36 UNDERGRADUATE, 36 GRADUATE, AND 5 DOCTORAL PROGRAMS OF STUDY.
