PVAMU Admission Requirements

How hard is it to get into PVAMU and can I get accepted? The school has a 79% acceptance rate. Last year, 5,069 out of 6,422 applicants were admitted making Prairie View A & M University an easy school to get into with a very good chance of acceptance assuming you meet the requirements.  Academically, it has extremely easy requirements for admission test scores, generally admitting students who score in the top 72 percent. Prairie View A & M University typically accepts and attracts "B" average high school students. Only 41% of those admitted chose to enroll in the school.

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What are the SAT requirements for students to be admitted to Prairie View A & M University?

Prairie View A & M University typically requires applicants to be in the top 69 percent of SAT test takers. The school consistently takes SAT composite scores down to 950 on a 1600 scale, below which admission should be considered a reach. We estimate some students could be accepted with SAT's as low as 860. The estimated average SAT composite for admitted freshman is 1040 out of 1600. A competitive SAT score is critical as 79 percent of applicants submit SAT scores to the school. Note: SAT scores presented on this page have been adjusted upwards per the College Board's concordance tables for test takers after March 2016.

ACT Scores needed to get accepted

What are the ACT requirements for prospective students to get into PVAMU?

Admission data indicates that PVAMU regularly accepts students with ACT's of 16 and above. Successful applicants typically send ACT scores in the top 75 percent nationally. We estimate the school accepting minimum ACT composite scores around 14 in some instances. Prospective students submitting an ACT composite of 18 or higher should be in the upper half of applicants - and students with a 20 and above have very competitive chances. 46 percent of applicants submit ACT scores to Prairie View A & M University.

You will need about average high school grades to get into Prairie View A & M University. The average high school GPA of the admitted freshman class at Prairie View A & M University was 3.02 on the 4.0 scale indicating that primarily B students are accepted and ultimately attend. If your high school grades are above the average 3.02 GPA, you have a very good chance of being admitted as PVAMU accepts 79% of all applicants.

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