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Alabama State University

Alabama State University is a public campus in Montgomery proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. It is one of the nation's historically Black colleges and universities — a federally recognized designation.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$13,512

family income
under $30k

$14,047

$30–48k

$15,155

$48–75k

$15,771

$75–110k

$11,863

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$20,4352023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Alabama State University rose from $8,904 (2008) to $20,435 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$8,904
2009	$4,061
2010	$5,514
2011	$11,029
2012	$11,936
2013	$11,110
2014	$13,865
2015	$15,037
2016	$12,874
2017	$13,043
2018	$13,650
2019	$19,534
2020	$13,593
2021	$13,527
2022	$13,889
2023	$20,435

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$23,5862024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Alabama State University rose from $14,000 (2009) to $23,586 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$14,000
2010	$14,390
2011	$15,986
2012	$17,533
2013	$17,400
2014	$18,184
2015	$18,100
2016	$19,242
2017	$19,413
2018	$21,476
2019	$21,866
2020	$21,892
2021	$21,938
2022	$21,900
2023	$22,028
2024	$23,586

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition (in-state vs out-of-state)

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition — data
Year	In-state	Out-of-state
2000	$2,520	$5,040
2001	$2,904	$5,808
2002	$2,904	$5,808
2003	$3,600	$7,200
2004	$4,008	$8,016
2005	$4,008	$8,016
2006	$4,008	$8,016
2007	$4,508	$8,516
2008	$5,460	$10,068
2013	$8,720	$15,656
2014	$8,720	$15,656
2015	$8,723	$15,656
2016	$9,220	$16,156
2017	$11,068	$19,396
2018	$11,068	$19,396
2019	$11,068	$19,396
2020	$11,068	$19,396
2021	$11,068	$19,396
2022	$11,068	$19,396
2023	$11,248	$19,576

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Alabama State University reports published tuition by residency: $11,248 in-state versus $19,576 out-of-state — a $8,328 gap that makes state lines part of the decision. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Alabama State University reports 3,477 undergraduate students. Enrollment is a headcount, not a measure of teaching access.

30.3% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Alabama State University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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30.3%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Alabama State University rose from 17.8% (entered 1991) to 30.3% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	17.8%
1992 cohort	18%
1993 cohort	23.4%
1994 cohort	24.3%
1995 cohort	25%
1996 cohort	20.7%
1997 cohort	21.2%
1998 cohort	22.6%
1999 cohort	22.9%
2000 cohort	28.8%
2001 cohort	27.3%
2002 cohort	21.2%
2003 cohort	21.7%
2004 cohort	24%
2005 cohort	26.2%
2006 cohort	26.4%
2007 cohort	25.2%
2008 cohort	26.3%
2009 cohort	27.5%
2010 cohort	21.6%
2011 cohort	27.7%
2012 cohort	30%
2013 cohort	32.8%
2014 cohort	31.8%
2015 cohort	28.4%
2016 cohort	27.7%
2017 cohort	30.2%
2018 cohort	30.3%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$16,250	$3,750
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$16,814	$3,313
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$16,396	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$15,644	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$16,253	$4,000
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$17,149	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$18,240	$5,577
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$19,635	$5,357
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$21,000	$4,779
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$21,942	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$24,728	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$24,728	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$29,002	$8,474
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$30,459	$9,251
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$31,200	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$32,500	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$31,987	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$31,500	$10,782
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$32,637	$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$32,000	$11,161
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$31,000	$10,489
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$31,000	$11,000

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$27,453

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$32,520

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$34,502

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Alabama State University admitted 7,052 of 7,229 applicants in Fall 2024. The 97.6% rate describes that application pool.

97.6%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $11,248 in-state tuition · 2023–24 3,477 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 749–9671600

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Admissions

Alabama State University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Alabama State University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 399–505 and Math was 350–462 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 749–967 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	399	452	505
SAT Math	350	406	462
ACT Composite	15	18	20

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Alabama State University received 7,229 applications and admitted 7,052 (97.6%), with 1,056 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

97.5%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2002	69.3%
Fall 2003	50.4%
Fall 2004	50.4%
Fall 2005	50.7%
Fall 2006	67%
Fall 2007	41.6%
Fall 2008	42.3%
Fall 2009	46.3%
Fall 2010	43.7%
Fall 2011	50.8%
Fall 2012	46%
Fall 2013	51.2%
Fall 2014	53.3%
Fall 2015	46.4%
Fall 2016	45.9%
Fall 2017	97.9%
Fall 2018	97.7%
Fall 2019	96.9%
Fall 2020	98.9%
Fall 2021	98%
Fall 2022	96.6%
Fall 2023	95.6%
Fall 2024	97.5%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2002–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

749–967Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	680	920
Fall 2002	680	920
Fall 2004	690	904
Fall 2005	640	880
Fall 2006	710	910
Fall 2007	690	900
Fall 2008	680	860
Fall 2009	720	890
Fall 2010	680	860
Fall 2011	710	900
Fall 2012	730	940
Fall 2013	750	960
Fall 2014	760	950
Fall 2015	730	910
Fall 2016	730	920
Fall 2017	755	966
Fall 2018	860	1030
Fall 2019	880	1020
Fall 2020	844	1049
Fall 2021	839	1050
Fall 2022	828	1041
Fall 2023	865	1069
Fall 2024	749	967

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

15–20Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	14	18
Fall 2002	14	18
Fall 2004	14	18
Fall 2005	13	18
Fall 2006	14	18
Fall 2007	14	18
Fall 2008	14	17
Fall 2009	15	18
Fall 2010	13	17
Fall 2011	14	18
Fall 2012	15	19
Fall 2013	15	19
Fall 2014	16	19
Fall 2015	16	19
Fall 2016	15	19
Fall 2017	16	20
Fall 2018	16	20
Fall 2019	15	19
Fall 2020	14	20
Fall 2021	15	20
Fall 2022	16	20
Fall 2023	16	20
Fall 2024	15	20

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

3,477Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Alabama State University fell from 5,074 (Fall 2002) to 3,477 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	5,074
Fall 2003	4,941
Fall 2004	4,624
Fall 2005	4,455
Fall 2006	4,584
Fall 2007	4,647
Fall 2008	4,730
Fall 2009	4,638
Fall 2010	4,882
Fall 2011	4,719
Fall 2012	5,123
Fall 2013	5,354
Fall 2014	4,811
Fall 2015	4,740
Fall 2016	4,704
Fall 2017	4,189
Fall 2018	3,903
Fall 2019	3,750
Fall 2020	3,603
Fall 2021	3,495
Fall 2022	3,296
Fall 2023	3,322
Fall 2024	3,477

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

70%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Alabama State University rose from 54% (Fall 2002) to 70% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	54%
Fall 2003 cohort	56%
Fall 2004 cohort	68%
Fall 2005 cohort	56%
Fall 2006 cohort	55%
Fall 2007 cohort	54%
Fall 2008 cohort	53%
Fall 2009 cohort	64%
Fall 2010 cohort	54%
Fall 2011 cohort	62%
Fall 2012 cohort	62%
Fall 2013 cohort	57%
Fall 2014 cohort	60%
Fall 2015 cohort	63%
Fall 2016 cohort	59%
Fall 2017 cohort	59%
Fall 2018 cohort	61%
Fall 2019 cohort	62%
Fall 2020 cohort	64%
Fall 2021 cohort	60%
Fall 2022 cohort	60%
Fall 2023 cohort	70%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Alabama State University

Faculty pay at Alabama State University averages $97,836 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Alabama State University as a primarily residential campus of 3,477 undergraduates — and 69.8% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Alabama State University's SAT section-percentile sums are 749–967 — their midpoint is below the AL four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Alabama State University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Alabama State University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Alabama State University97.6%

Alabama median73.1%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Alabama State University$11,248

Alabama median$12,535

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Alabama State University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Alabama State University$34,502

Alabama median$44,312

National median$53,781

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Alabama State University, Alabama and national reference values
Metric & basis	Alabama State University	Alabama median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	97.6%	73.1%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$11,248	$12,535	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$34,502	$44,312	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Alabama State University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Alabama State University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 13 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Accounting and Related Services	$63,070
Information Science/Studies	$53,416
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$51,014
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$46,629
Biology, General	$46,370
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$46,126
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$45,173
Social Work	$43,661
Psychology, General	$41,766
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$40,152
Communication and Media Studies	$38,566
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$37,576
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$29,142

These 13 fields listed for Alabama State University measure earnings after completion. The $34,502 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 18 additional Alabama State University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Alabama State University report?

Alabama State University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 749–967 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Alabama State University's acceptance rate?

97.6% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 7,052 admitted from 7,229 applicants.

How much does Alabama State University cost?

In-state tuition is $11,248; out-of-state students pay $19,576. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does Alabama State University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $34,502. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Alabama

University of Alabama at Birmingham — 88.2% admitted
Auburn University at Montgomery — 91.6% admitted
Herzing University-Birmingham — 93.3% admitted
Marion Military Institute — 97% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.