Prairie View vs Fort Valley State University (FVSU)

Prairie View A&M University and Fort Valley State University, both historically Black universities with rich histories, offer unique educational experiences. Prairie View A&M, located in Prairie View, Texas, boasts a higher acceptance rate (68%) compared to Fort Valley State's 56%. While Fort Valley State, nestled in Fort Valley, Georgia, has a slightly larger student body, Prairie View A&M's student population is more diverse. Both universities offer a range of popular majors, including nursing, business, and education, but Prairie View A&M has a higher graduation rate (43%) than Fort Valley State (38%). Explore the detailed comparison table to discover more distinctions and determine which university aligns best with your academic aspirations and goals.

	Fort Valley State University	Prairie View A & M University
Overview
Location	Fort Valley, Georgia	Prairie View, Texas
Campus setting	Town: Fringe	Town: Distant
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Public	Public
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	67.0%	75.0%
Common app member	No	No
Religious affiliation

Admission
Acceptance rate	72.3%	77.0%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $20 Graduate: $20	Undergraduate: $40 Graduate: $50
SAT range	810 - 950	840 - 1050
ACT range	16 - 19	18 - 20
Students submitting SAT score	25.0%	65.0%
Students submitting ACT score	26.0%	29.0%
Total number of applicants	5,403	6,753
Total number of admissions given out	3,904	5,200
Admitted students who chose to enroll	756	1,811
Yield rate	19.4%	34.8%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Not required
High school transcript	Not required	Required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	In state: $15,832 Out of state: $26,554	In state: $24,849 Out of state: $40,424
Average net price	$13,093	$14,927
Tuition	In state: $4,064 Out of state: $14,786	In state: $7,387 Out of state: $22,590
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $4,722 Meal plan: $3,650	Room/dormitory: $6,130 Meal plan: $2,969
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Guaranteed tuition plan Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	95.0% Average amount $8,343	92.0% Average amount $13,391
Students receiving federal student loan	75.0% Average amount $6,166	67.0% Average amount $5,195
Students taking out private loans	2.0% Average amount $6,811	3.0% Average amount $16,925

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	2,666 Men 37.0% Women 63.0%	8,444 Men 32.1% Women 67.9%
Graduate students	257 Men 24.5% Women 75.5%	956 Men 37.1% Women 62.9%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Very Low	Very Low
Out-of-state students	12.0%	N/A
International students	0.6%	2.5%
Campus local/setting	Town: Fringe	Town: Distant
Dormitory capacity	1,403	4,808
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	Georgia Florida Alabama South Carolina California	N/A

Academics
Popular study areas	Health Professions Business Agriculture Psychology Biological and Biomedical Sciences	Business Health Professions Engineering Kinesiology & Leisure Studies Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Students to faculty ratio	21:1	19:1
Institutional accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

Outcome
Graduation rate	44.9%	41.6%
Dropout rate	24.4%	26.5%
Transferred out	29.0%	27.3%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $29,685 Year 3: $50,458 Public Health (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $37,291 Year 2: $32,925 Year 3: $39,883 Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $28,404 Year 2: $36,608 Year 3: $38,390 Information Science/Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $33,281 Year 3: $37,191 Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $38,096 Year 2: $35,060 Year 3: $35,727 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $27,563 Year 2: $30,554 Year 3: $33,938 Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $22,919 Year 2: $21,964 Year 3: $33,366 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $31,519 Year 2: $27,995 Year 3: $31,943 Journalism (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $20,687 Year 3: $27,475 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $23,649 Year 3: $24,351	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $92,341 Year 2: $90,049 Year 3: $100,710 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $72,240 Year 2: $70,009 Year 3: $82,296 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $64,439 Year 2: $63,005 Year 3: $78,974 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $68,171 Year 2: $72,891 Year 3: $76,074 Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $73,650 Year 2: $69,757 Year 3: $73,106 Chemical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $69,804 Year 2: $70,009 Year 3: $71,448 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $67,982 Year 2: $54,109 Year 3: $66,754 Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $53,156 Year 2: $52,941 Year 3: $57,553 Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $53,531 Year 2: $53,984 Year 3: $55,574 Construction Engineering Technologies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $43,438 Year 2: $46,478 Year 3: $54,487

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