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Campus Address
Farm Market Road
Prairie View, Texas 77446
Telephone: 936-857-3311
Admissions Address
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
PO Box 3089
Prairie View, Texas 77446-3089
Telephone: 936-857-2627
Toll-free: 800-787-7826
Fax: 936-857-2699
E-mail: admissions@puamu.edu
http://www.pvamu.edu
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History
Prairie View A&M University is a four-year, state-supported, coed college founded in 1876 as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas for Colored Youths. Prairie View opened in 1878, with eight black men who were the first blacks to enroll in a state-supported school in Texas. In 1889, the name of the school was changed to Prairie View State Normal and Industrial College. Prairie View State became authorized to offer a four-year degree in 1901. The first Bachelor of Science degrees were granted in 1903.
The 49th Texas Legislature changed the name of Prairie View Normal and Industrial College to Prairie View University in 1945. In 1947, the institution’s name was again changed, by the 50th Legislature, to Prairie View Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. To more accurately reflect the scope of its programs, the name was changed to Prairie View Agricultural and Mechanical University in 1973.
Prairie View is the second-oldest institution of higher education in the state of Texas. In 1984, the mission of the University was redefined and Prairie View became one of three Texas universities designated by the Texas constitution as an “institution of first class,” with the intention that Prairie View A&M University would become nationally recognized in the areas of education and research. It was also designated as the “statewide special-purpose institution,” charged to provide special services to students from diverse ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds.
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General Information
Public institution
Year founded: 1876
Religious affiliation:
Academic calendar: Semester
Undergraduate student body: 6,324
Setting: Rural
Endowment: $33,939,086
Fall 2005 Admissions
Application deadline: June 1
Application fee: $25
Selectivity: Less selective
2005-2006 Expenses
Tuition and fees: $4,514 in-state, $12,794 out-of-state
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