Alabama State University
Montgomery, Alabama
- Public
- City
- 3,477 undergrads
- HBCU
- Admit rate
- 98%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $9,775per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 31%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $40,58510 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Alabama State opened as Lincoln Normal School in 1867, making it one of the oldest HBCUs.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 98%About 10 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 749–967Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 15–20Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $9,775full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $23,655sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $11,248Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $19,576Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 31%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 70%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $40,58510 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $28,197federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 3,477Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 72%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 34%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- New Jersey City University Jersey City, NJ — admits 98%
- Missouri Southern State University Joplin, MO — admits 97%
- Colorado State University Pueblo Pueblo, CO — admits 95%
- Fairmont State University Fairmont, WV — admits 99%
- Auburn University at Montgomery Montgomery, AL — admits 92%
- Midwestern State University Wichita Falls, TX — admits 94%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Alabama State University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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