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Montgomery, AL · Public · 3,477 undergraduates · urban

Alabama State University

Less selective

Its Montgomery location places students close to state government and major sites of the modern civil-rights movement.

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Institutional profile

Regionally focused Strong in mobility, and steady in student experience.
Academic Emerging Affordability Emerging Career Steady Mobility Strong Experience Steady
Academic standing Emerging
Affordability Emerging
Career outcomes Steady
Mobility Strong
Student experience Steady
Admission
95.6% admitted

5,346 applicants in the reported year

Price by income
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Completion
31.1%

$34,502 median earnings 10 years after enrollment

What sets Alabama State University apart

Academic design

Programs span business, education, health sciences, STEM, visual and performing arts, and liberal-arts disciplines, with professional preparation prominent across colleges.

Campus pattern

A substantial residential campus near downtown Montgomery supports athletics, Greek-letter organizations, performance groups, and long-standing HBCU traditions.

Defining feature

Its Montgomery location places students close to state government and major sites of the modern civil-rights movement.

Can I get in?

95.6% admitted

Start with academic preparation, then show why this particular academic and campus environment fits you.

Recent applicant pool

5,346

About 96 in every 100 applicants were admitted.

Admission rate 95.6%
Entering class

Academic range

SAT middle 50%865–1069
7401200
ACT middle 50%16–20
1323

Of admitted students, 9% submitted an SAT, and 33% submitted an ACT. Treat the SAT range as a guide to the students who submitted that test, not to everyone admitted.

Entered with a 4.0 GPA42%

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Where your GPA sits in the entering class

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

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What Alabama State 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  
See what counts here

What moves the application

The evidence that separates a strong file

01

Show preparation for this curriculum

Programs span business, education, health sciences, STEM, visual and performing arts, and liberal-arts disciplines, with professional preparation prominent across colleges.

02

Make the fit specific

Its Montgomery location places students close to state government and major sites of the modern civil-rights movement.

03

Account for the tradeoff

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 make the school-specific case concrete.

Regular Decisionrolling
Fee and waiverNo application fee

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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$23,568
Average annual cost after aid, in-state$20,000
Affordability profileEmerging

College funding

Scholarships and financial aid

Review available aid, application requirements, and renewal terms.

Alabama State University publishes four merit awards, the largest reaching full tuition or more. Each one requires a separate scholarship application. All of them renew past the first year.

Separate scholarship application An award reaching full tuition or more

Open across the university · Merit · Competitive · Renews

Separate scholarship application An award reaching full tuition or more

Open across the university · Merit · Competitive · Renews

Separate scholarship application An award reaching full tuition or more

Open across the university · Merit · Competitive · Renews

Separate scholarship application An award under $5,000 a year

Open across the university · Merit · Competitive · Renews each year

In the season card

These four 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 State 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

Its Montgomery location places students close to state government and major sites of the modern civil-rights movement.

Complete within 8 years31.1%

Degree completion across the reported entering cohort

Return after year one65%

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$34,502

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 graduates57
Median earnings$46,370

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other

Recent graduates41
Median earnings$37,576

Criminal Justice and Corrections

Recent graduates36
Median earnings$45,173

Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions

Recent graduates31
Median earnings$40,152

Accounting and Related Services

Recent graduates28
Median earnings$63,070

What is campus life like?

Alabama State University beyond the classroom

A substantial residential campus near downtown Montgomery supports athletics, Greek-letter organizations, performance groups, and long-standing HBCU traditions.

Academics

A defining academic feature

Programs span business, education, health sciences, STEM, visual and performing arts, and liberal-arts disciplines, with professional preparation prominent across colleges.

Campus setting

What shapes an ordinary week

A substantial residential campus near downtown Montgomery supports athletics, Greek-letter organizations, performance groups, and long-standing HBCU traditions.

Distinctive edge

What changes the experience

Its Montgomery location places students close to state government and major sites of the modern civil-rights movement.

3,477 undergraduatesSoutheasturban setting94.9% of first-year students live on campus