- The Inkwell
- Alabama
- Faulkner University
Montgomery, ALCity: midsizeZIP 36109Founded 1942
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1942
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1968
- Website
- www.faulkner.edu
AlabamaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Faulkner University
Faulkner University is a private nonprofit university in Montgomery, Alabama, with 1,549 undergraduates. It admits 73% of applicants, graduates 37% within six years and costs $23,416 a year after aid.
37%graduate
Admission rate73%
Retention64%
4-year graduation23%
Pell Grant share55%
Federal loans51%
$23,416net price / year
73%admission rate
1020average SAT
37%graduate in 6 years
$48,627median earnings, 10 yrs
$23,275median debt
#1,318 of 1,704 for earnings#1,125 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,413 of 1,738 for graduation rate#651 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
- $37,209tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $26,590
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $26,590
- Average net price
- $23,416national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$23,744
$30,001–48,000$25,672
$48,001–75,000$20,577
$75,001–110,000$22,295
$110,001+$26,483
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 73%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1020
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 18–21
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college73%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college64%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college37%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college55%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 37%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 23%
- First-year retention
- 64%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 47%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $44,776
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $48,627middle 50%: $31,885–$70,404
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,275
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$70,404
Median, Faulkner University$48,627
Lower quarter$31,885
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
- 1,549
- Part-time
- 26%
- Women / men
- 56% / 44%
- Average age at entry
- 28.3
- First-generation students
- 43%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 55%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 14 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 60%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,049 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $8,533
- Endowment, end of year
- $23,452,655
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White44%
Hispanic5.5%
Black38%
Asian0.9%
Two or more races2.1%
U.S. nonresident4.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.4%
Unknown3.2%
17 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management46%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting23%
Psychology7.5%
Health professions5.7%
Parks, recreation & fitness5.2%
Legal professions2.1%
Computer & information sciences1.9%
Education1.9%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 101189. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q4571885.