- The Inkwell
- Alabama
- Alabama A & M University
Normal, ALCity: midsizeZIP 35762Founded 1875
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1875
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.aamu.edu
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Alabama A & M University
Alabama A & M University is a public university in Normal, Alabama, with 6,124 undergraduates. It admits 58% of applicants, graduates 28% within six years and costs $18,255 a year after aid.
28%graduate
Admission rate58%
Retention70%
4-year graduation14%
Pell Grant share64%
Federal loans77%
$18,255net price / year
58%admission rate
938average SAT
28%graduate in 6 years
$41,266median earnings, 10 yrs
$27,204median debt
#1,542 of 1,704 for earnings#739 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,577 of 1,738 for graduation rate#336 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $27,732tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $10,558
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $19,318
- Average net price
- $18,255national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$17,406
$30,001–48,000$16,770
$48,001–75,000$17,683
$75,001–110,000$22,410
$110,001+$22,226
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 58%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 938
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 420–530
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 390–510
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 14–19
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college58%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college70%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college28%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college64%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 28%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 14%
- First-year retention
- 70%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 33%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $35,382
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $41,266middle 50%: $26,051–$60,660
- Median debt at graduation
- $27,204
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$60,660
Median, Alabama A & M University$41,266
Lower quarter$26,051
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 6,124
- Part-time
- 7.4%
- Women / men
- 58% / 42%
- Average age at entry
- 20.3
- First-generation students
- 37%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 64%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 19 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 64%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,699 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $7,254
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White1.6%
Hispanic2.1%
Black90%
Asian0.2%
Two or more races2.2%
U.S. nonresident2.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown1.2%
21 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management17%
Engineering12%
Biological & biomedical sciences10%
Liberal arts & humanities8.8%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting6.7%
Computer & information sciences5.6%
Psychology5.6%
Education4.9%
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|---|---|---|---|
| University of North Alabama Florence, AL | $17,850 | 56% | $50,557 |
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| Alabama State University Montgomery, AL | $9,775 | 31% | $40,585 |
| University of South Alabama Mobile, AL | $16,801 | 55% | $53,069 |
| University of West Alabama Livingston, AL | $11,531 | 35% | $47,856 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico Highlands University Las Vegas, NM | $18,315 | 30% | $48,104 |
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| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide Daytona Beach, FL | $19,741 | 31% | $92,069 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 100654. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1551044.