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Prairie View A&M University

Prairie View A&M University
P.O. Box 519 Mail Stop 1009
Prairie View, TX 77446

Official telephone: (936) 261-3311
Website: www.pvamu.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2015 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Ralph Perri,
Director of Student Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 936 261-1000
936 261-1031 (fax)
faid@pvamu.edu
FAFSA number: 003630

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $9,959; $23,278 out-of-state
Book fees: $1,300
Miscellaneous expenses: $4,087
Other expenses: Personal and transportation.
Combined room and board expenses: $8,402

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAN/AnoMarch 15

Date award notification begins: June 1
Applied for financial aid:
98% of first-year students
94% of full-time undergraduates
81% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
93% of first-year students
93% of full-time undergraduates
90% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
98% of first-year students
99% of full-time undergraduates
94% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
89% of first-year students
86% of full-time undergraduates
78% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
82% of first-year students
86% of full-time undergraduates
78% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
34% of first-year students
36% of full-time undergraduates
33% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
7% of first-year students
12% of full-time undergraduates
11% of part-time undergraduates
Average percent of need that was met of students who received any need-based aid (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
74% for first-year students
75% for full-time undergraduates
59% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$15,072 for first-year students
$14,796 for full-time undergraduates
$9,315 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$9,369 for first-year students
$7,409 for full-time undergraduates
$3,809 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$6,008 for first-year students
$7,684 for full-time undergraduates
$6,653 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$5,819 for first-year students
$7,448 for full-time undergraduates
$6,620 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
3% of first-year students
3% of full-time undergraduates
1% of part-time undergraduates
Average award to students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
$5,625 for first-year students
$5,444 for full-time undergraduates
$3,594 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
3% of first-year students
4% of full-time undergraduates
1% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$11,017 for first-year students
$10,909 for full-time undergraduates
$9,043 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 10%

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct PLUS Loans
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL PLUS Loans
  • State Loans
  • private/alternative loans.
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 67%
Average student debt upon graduation: $35,855
Types of payment plans:
  • deferred payment plan
  • school's own payment plan(s)
Need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • need-based (general)
  • Federal Pell Grants
  • SEOG
  • state scholarships/grants
  • college/university scholarships/grants (institutional funds)
  • private scholarships/grants
  • Federal Nursing Scholarships
  • United Negro College Fund
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • athletic scholarships
  • ROTC scholarships

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