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Normal, AL · Public · 6,124 undergraduates · urban

Alabama A & M University

Moderately selective

Alabama A&M combines an HBCU land-grant mission with direct access to Huntsville’s aerospace, engineering and federal-research economy.

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Institutional profile

Regionally focused Solid in mobility, and steady in career outcomes.
Academic Emerging Affordability Emerging Career Steady Mobility Solid Experience Emerging
Academic standing Emerging
Affordability Emerging
Career outcomes Steady
Mobility Solid
Student experience Emerging
Admission
66.2% admitted

15,628 applicants in the reported year

Price by income
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Completion
30.5%

$40,628 median earnings 10 years after enrollment

What sets Alabama A & M University apart

Academic design

Its colleges span agriculture and natural sciences, business and public affairs, education and humanities, and engineering, technology and physical sciences.

Campus pattern

The Normal campus has a traditional residential HBCU rhythm while Huntsville’s research parks and technical employers sit close by.

Career & value signal

For STEM students, the Huntsville location creates a particularly relevant pipeline into aerospace, defense, engineering and government laboratories.

Can I get in?

66.2% admitted

Start with the academic record, then make the intended direction and school-specific fit concrete.

Recent applicant pool

15,628

About 66 in every 100 applicants were admitted.

Admission rate 66.2%
Entering class

Academic range

SAT middle 50%810–1060
6601220
ACT middle 50%14–19
1122

Of admitted students, 24% submitted an SAT, and 67% submitted an ACT. Use your score when it adds strength to the application; withhold it when it does not.

Academic benchmarkModerately selective

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Where your GPA sits in the entering class

The full entering-class GPA distribution for Alabama A & M University, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.

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What Alabama A & M University weighs when it reads a file

See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.

  • Course rigor  
  • GPA  
  • Test scores  
  • Essay  
  • Recommendations  
  • Extracurriculars  
  • Demonstrated interest  
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What moves the application

The evidence that separates a strong file

01

Show preparation for this curriculum

Its colleges span agriculture and natural sciences, business and public affairs, education and humanities, and engineering, technology and physical sciences.

02

Make institutional fit specific

Alabama A&M combines an HBCU land-grant mission with direct access to Huntsville’s aerospace, engineering and federal-research economy.

03

Use the application route carefully

Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.

How to apply

Rounds, route, and required materials

Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and assemble each required item once.

Fall applicationMay 15
Application routeInstitution application

$30 application fee

Can I afford it?

Compare annual cost by household income.

Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.

Published annual cost$23,084
Average annual cost after aid, in-state$18,000
Affordability profileEmerging

College funding

Scholarships and financial aid

Review available aid, application requirements, and renewal terms.

Alabama A & M University publishes two merit awards, the largest reaching $5,000 to $10,000 a year. All of them renew past the first year.

Consideration not stated An award reaching $5,000 to $10,000 a year

Open across the university · Merit · Renews each year

Consideration not stated An award reaching $5,000 to $10,000 a year

Open across the university · Merit · Renews each year

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These two awards, by name

What each one is called, what it pays, the grades and scores it asks for, and what to send.

  • The name of each award 
  • What it pays 
  • The grades and scores it asks for 
  • How to be considered 
  • What to send, and where 
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Average annual cost by household income at Alabama A & M University

Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.

  • $0–30k 
  • $30–48k 
  • $48–75k 
  • $75–110k 
  • $110k+ 
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Is it worth it?

Completion, debt, and earnings

Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.

Complete within 8 years30.5%

Degree completion across the reported entering cohort

Return after year one67.3%

First-year students who return for year two

Median federal debtWhat students owe on the way out

And what that comes to against what they earn.

Median earnings$40,628

Reported 10 years after enrollment

Academic portfolio

Largest bachelor’s fields

How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.

Biology, General

Recent graduates76
Median earnings$44,145

Business Administration, Management and Operations

Recent graduates39
Median earnings$58,176

Psychology, General

Recent graduates34
Median earnings$42,127

Criminal Justice and Corrections

Recent graduates32
Median earnings$48,912

Computer and Information Sciences, General

Recent graduates26
Median earnings$88,490

What is campus life like?

Alabama A & M University beyond the classroom

The Normal campus has a traditional residential HBCU rhythm while Huntsville’s research parks and technical employers sit close by.

Academics

A defining academic feature

Its colleges span agriculture and natural sciences, business and public affairs, education and humanities, and engineering, technology and physical sciences.

Campus setting

What shapes an ordinary week

The Normal campus has a traditional residential HBCU rhythm while Huntsville’s research parks and technical employers sit close by.

Career & value

Where the degree can lead

For STEM students, the Huntsville location creates a particularly relevant pipeline into aerospace, defense, engineering and government laboratories.

6,124 undergraduatesSoutheasturban settingCampus housing available