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Prairie View A&M has over 50 buildings on its 1,440-acre (5.8 km 2) main campus in Prairie View, Texas which is 48.8 miles (78.5 km) northwest of Downtown Houston. [28] The campus is often referred to as "The Hill" because it rests on a hill in the region.
Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field is a stadium on the campus of Prairie View A&M University in Prairie View, Texas.The venue is a multi-sport field used primarily for American football and is the home field of Prairie View A&M Panthers football.
East Texas A&M University: 1889 11,500 140 $33.2 D/PU: Doctoral/Professional Universities Prairie View A&M University 1876 9,415 1,502 $148.5 R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity Tarleton State University: 1899 14,513 1,973 $26 R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity Texas A&M International University: 1969 8,256 300
From 1993 to 2003, the company partnered with SUNY system, the University of California System, and the Texas A&M University System to develop and manage student housing. In 1996, Prairie View A&M University became the company's first university partner with the development of on campus, University Village.
Prairie View A&M, also established in 1876, is an HBCU. The A&M System, like all schools in Texas was racially segregated by state law, from its founding until the 1960s. [6] Many of the member universities and agencies joined the A&M System decades after being established.
The Prairie View A&M Panthers and Lady Panthers represent Prairie View A&M University in Prairie View, Texas in intercollegiate athletics. They field eighteen teams including men and women's basketball, cross country, golf, and indoor and outdoor track and field; women's-only bowling, soccer, softball, tennis, and volleyball; and men's-only baseball and football.
Prairie View A&M grants both graduate and undergraduate degrees in more than 50 majors and is classified as a Doctoral/Research University by the Carnegie Foundation. As of fall 2022, Prairie View A&M is the largest HBCU in the state and one of the largest in the country with nearly 9,500 students, approximately 83% Black/African-American. [11]
The 2024–25 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team represents Prairie View A&M University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.The Panthers, led by ninth-year head coach Byron Smith, play their home games at the William Nicks Building in Prairie View, Texas as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).