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.
Institutional profile
Regionally focused Solid in mobility, and steady in career outcomes.- Admission
- 66.2% admitted
- Price by income
- Resident and nonresident prices differ
- Completion
- 30.5%
15,628 applicants in the reported year
Compare recent average annual costs by household income
$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
15,628About 66 in every 100 applicants were admitted.
Academic range
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.
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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
What moves the application
The evidence that separates a strong file
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.
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.
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.
$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.
College funding
Scholarships and financial aid
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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.
Open across the university · Merit · Renews each year
Open across the university · Merit · Renews each year
In the season card
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
In the season card
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+
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.
Degree completion across the reported entering cohort
First-year students who return for year two
And what that comes to against what they earn.
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
Business Administration, Management and Operations
Psychology, General
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Computer and Information Sciences, General
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.
A defining academic feature
Its colleges span agriculture and natural sciences, business and public affairs, education and humanities, and engineering, technology and physical sciences.
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.
Where the degree can lead
For STEM students, the Huntsville location creates a particularly relevant pipeline into aerospace, defense, engineering and government laboratories.