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Alabama A & M University

Normal, Alabama·Public, 4-year or above·Southeast·aamu.edu
Acceptance
58.0%
-14.6pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
6-yr Graduation
24%
-31.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Total enrollment
7,295
peer median 8,564
Avg net price
$17,621
-$990 vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
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About

Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University is a public historically black land-grant university in Normal, Alabama, United States, a part of Huntsville. Founded in 1875 as a state-run "normal school", it took its present name in 1969. AAMU is a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University Historic District, also known as Normal Hill College Historic District, has 28 buildings and four structures listed in the United States National Register of Historic Places. Alabama A&M's athletic teams, known as the Bulldogs, compete in NCAA Division I as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).

Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
23,406
23,406 candidates competed
Admitted
13,564
58.0% acceptance rate
Enrolled
1,968
14.5% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
24%-31.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
4-year graduation
12%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
24%
Full-time retention
70%

Pell equity

3.1pp gap
Pell recipients
23%230 of 992
Non-Pell (all)
26%106 of 406
Subsidized loan, no Pell
36%37 of 102
No Federal Aid
23%69 of 304

Non-Pell students graduate at a 3.1-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 75 Title IV programs, 21 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 54 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
75
Passing
21
28.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

75programs
  • Passing21 · 28.0%
  • No Data54 · 72.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
2
Safe
18
No data
54

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

21
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Master's Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+3.1%
$42,494 vs $41,236
Biology General
Master's Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+16.8%
$54,216 vs $46,411
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+17.5%
$59,981 vs $51,030
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
+33.4%
$48,983 vs $36,711
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+34.9%
$68,819 vs $51,030
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
+34.9%
$60,412 vs $44,780
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+36.2%
$42,127 vs $30,927
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians
Bachelor Degree · Communications Technologies/Technicians And Support Services
+36.7%
$42,272 vs $30,927

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Master's Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+3.1%
+$1,258

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

19
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
139%
$67,877 debt · $48,983 earn
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Master's Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
117%
$49,731 debt · $42,494 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
108%
$65,415 debt · $60,412 earn
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians
Bachelor Degree · Communications Technologies/Technicians And Support Services
96%
$40,500 debt · $42,272 earn
Biology General
Master's Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
94%
$51,019 debt · $54,216 earn
Social Work
Master's Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
89%
$45,878 debt · $51,295 earn
Social Work
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
80%
$37,625 debt · $47,121 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
77%
$37,850 debt · $48,912 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1963Next review Jun 2030

Programmatic accreditations · 3

Action history · 14

  1. Dec 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Jul 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Didactic Program in Dietetics
  3. Dec 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Mar 2024Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Jul 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Didactic Program in Dietetics

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$16,500
$30–48k$16,387
$48–75k$19,622
$75–110k$21,680
$110k+$20,364

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$17,621
-$989vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs median $18,611
Federal loans
74.5%
In-state tuition
$10,024
Out-of-state
$18,634

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 4,239 students received $27.4M in Pell grants, alongside $56.8M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
4,239
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$27.4M
$27,355,074 total
Direct Loans
$56.8M
8,660 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

4k
’20
3k
’21
3k
’22
4k
’23
4k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$12.6M
3,323 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$12.1M
3,270 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$9.0M
568 loan awards
Parent PLUS$20.9M
1,307 loan awards
Grad PLUS$2.2M
192 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 1,884 borrowers who entered repayment, 86 (4.5%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
4.5%
+2.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,884
Defaulted
86
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
18.2%
2017
17.6%
2018
12.1%
2019
4.5%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Alabama A & M

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs50
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

636 total completions
01Business
13220.8%
02Engineering
11017.3%
03Biological Sciences
6910.8%
04Psychology
548.5%
05Liberal Arts
548.5%
06Public Admin
518.0%
07Education
477.4%
08Computer Sciences
467.2%
09Security/Protective
416.4%
10Parks/Recreation
325.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
7,295
12-mo unduplicated
7,847
Undergraduate
6,779
Graduate
1,068

Gender split

Men
41%3,239
Women
59%4,608

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
90.1%
Non-resident
2.4%
Two or more
2.3%
Hispanic
2.1%
White
1.6%
Unknown
1.2%
Asian
0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
498
294 M · 204 W
Women athletes
41.0%
Athletic aid
$4.6M
Total student aid
Budget
$13.0M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$2.7M
$1.9M
Recruiting expense
$64K
$52K
Head-coach salaries
$136K
$64K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 10

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
84 M · 79 W
$388K
Football
146 M · —
$4.4M
Soccer
— · 57 W
$525K
Basketball
27 M · 20 W
$2.4M
Baseball
47 M · —
$674K
Softball
— · 31 W
$487K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
5.14
34 offenses · 6,614 students

3-year trend

3.522 yrs ago5.491 yr ago5.14Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
88
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
60
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
5

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
24
Rape
7
Robbery
1
Fondling
1
Aggravated assault
1

By location

34total
  • On campus31
  • Non-campus3

Includes 31 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

8
Domestic violence
5
Dating violence
1
Stalking
14 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons534
Drugs787
Liquor06

Residence-hall fires

  • Knight Complex1 fire
    NaturalDamage $0-$99

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
19.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
271

Alabama A & M vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Alabama A & M selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectAlabama A & M University
24%58.0%7,295$17,621Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Adelphi University
67%65.9%7,603$30,783Doctoral/Professional
Alabama State University
30%97.6%4,081$20,435Doctoral/Professional
Auburn University at Montgomery
33%91.6%5,217$13,224Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Biola University
68%74.3%5,434$31,495Doctoral/Professional
Bowie State University
38%72.4%6,353$19,298Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Dartmouth College
96%5.4%6,938$29,519R1 Research
Duquesne University
77%83.6%8,234$37,730R2 Research
Fayetteville State University
38%82.1%7,107$7,892Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Illinois Institute of Technology
75%54.9%8,834$18,425R2 Research
Jackson State University
51%93.1%6,326$23,836R2 Research
Jacksonville State University
55%77.7%9,955$14,279Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Michigan Technological University
68%92.4%7,403$14,182R2 Research
Missouri University of Science and Technology
64%72.5%7,154$16,298R2 Research
Morgan State University
41%82.2%10,739$14,985R2 Research
National Louis University
30%95.1%8,915$12,641Doctoral/Professional
New Jersey Institute of Technology
73%65.1%13,247$16,504R1 Research
Norfolk State University
39%87.8%6,053$15,282Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
North Carolina Central University
42%87.0%8,579$15,359Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Pepperdine University
83%62.9%8,976$58,098Doctoral/Professional
Prairie View A & M University
43%79.3%9,922$13,570R2 Research
Seton Hall University
69%73.3%9,571$31,446R2 Research
South Carolina State University
37%82.6%3,242$18,097Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Southern University and A & M College
27%35.1%8,279$20,077R2 Research
Tennessee State University
35%70.1%6,310$15,796R2 Research
Texas Christian University
85%44.5%12,938$36,660R2 Research
Texas Southern University
22%96.9%8,704$16,590R2 Research
Texas Woman's University
49%96.1%15,361$11,963Doctoral/Professional
The New School
69%63.5%9,068$58,741R2 Research
University of Alabama in Huntsville
64%68.6%8,564$18,796R1 Research
University of Alaska Fairbanks
39%64.7%6,893$10,892R2 Research
University of Hartford
57%95.7%6,015$30,282Doctoral/Professional
University of La Verne
63%71.2%5,021$20,161Doctoral/Professional
University of Maryland, Baltimore
No freshman cohortNo freshman entry6,636No freshman cohort—
University of North Alabama
55%87.3%10,204$12,170Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
University of San Diego
84%52.4%9,714$30,365R2 Research
University of San Francisco
70%61.7%8,913$41,431Doctoral/Professional
University of South Alabama
52%71.0%14,003$17,648R2 Research
University of South Dakota
60%98.8%10,619$19,858R2 Research
University of the District of Columbia
44%Open admission4,202$10,648Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
University of the Pacific
68%71.3%6,944$25,447Doctoral/Professional
Wake Forest University
89%21.7%9,322$28,719R2 Research
Walden University
0%Open admission49,441$33,817Doctoral/Professional
William & Mary
89%34.1%9,818$19,096R2 Research
Wilmington University
22%Open admission13,746$15,644Doctoral/Professional
Peer group median55%72.5%8,564$18,611

Institutions like Alabama A & M

Explore the federal data for institutions in Alabama A & M's comparison group.

IPEDS

Alabama A & M Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Research
Reports to Institutional Planning, Research, and Effectiveness
Phone
256-372-8173
Address
Patton Hall, Room 306, Alabama A&M University, 4900 Meridian Street N, Huntsville, Alabama 35811-7500

The Institutional Research office at Alabama A&M University is part of the division of Institutional Planning, Research, and Effectiveness. The page provides contact information including a phone number and email, along with reference to student achievement goals and enrollment data.

Visit IR office page

Research funding

External research funding from NSF, NIH, HERD, and federal spending sources.

NSF
NSF awards
$222,539
USA Spending
$137,136,088
All sources
$137,358,627

Reports & documents (6)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

Frequently asked questions about Alabama A & M University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Alabama A & M.

What is the acceptance rate at Alabama A & M University?

Alabama A & M University's acceptance rate is 58.0% (13,564 admitted from 23,406 applicants), based on the latest IPEDS.

What is the graduation rate at Alabama A & M University?

Alabama A & M University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 24% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Alabama A & M University?

Alabama A & M University reports a total enrollment of 7,295 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Alabama A & M University?

The average net price at Alabama A & M University is $17,621 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Alabama A & M University?

Alabama A & M University's yield rate is 14.5%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Alabama A & M University located?

Alabama A & M University is located in Normal, Alabama 35762.

Who runs Institutional Research at Alabama A & M University?

Alabama A & M University's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research, which reports to Institutional Planning, Research, and Effectiveness.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDSFall 2025–26 release, published July 28, 2026
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant & loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant and Direct Loan recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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