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Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Normal, AL
Population 500,000
Website http://www.aamu.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 95 (20%)
Sunshine Hours 2,641 (57%)
Days Without Precipitation 249 (56%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 5,870
Men / Women 42% / 58%
From State 43%
From Region 33%
Athletes 9.7%

Racial/Ethnic

Black 90%
Hispanic 2%
Mixed 2%
International 2%
White 1%
Native American 0%
Asian 0%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 48.9% 48.9% 2012 Men: 49.7% 49.7% 2013 Men: 49.1% 49.1% 2014 Men: 46.6% 46.6% 2015 Men: 44.8% 44.8% 2016 Men: 41.6% 41.6% 2017 Men: 40.0% 40.0% 2018 Men: 40.9% 40.9% 2019 Men: 38.1% 38.1% 2020 Men: 40.6% 40.6% 2021 Men: 42.2% 42.2% 2022 Men: 40.0% 40.0% 2023 Men: 40.8% 40.8% 2024 Men: 42.3% 42.3%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2012 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2014 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2015 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2016 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2018 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2019 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2020 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2021 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2022 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2023 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2024 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2011 Asian: 0.1% 0.1% 2012 Asian: 0.1% 0.1% 2013 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2016 Asian: 0.1% 0.1% 2017 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2018 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 Asian: 0.1% 0.1% 2020 Asian: 0.1% 0.1% 2021 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2022 Asian: 0.1% 0.1% 2023 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2024 Asian: 0.1% 0.1% 2011 Black: 97.2% 97.2% 2012 Black: 97.4% 97.4% 2013 Black: 97.7% 97.7% 2014 Black: 97.9% 97.9% 2015 Black: 96.5% 96.5% 2016 Black: 96.4% 96.4% 2017 Black: 96.2% 96.2% 2018 Black: 96.7% 96.7% 2019 Black: 93.4% 93.4% 2020 Black: 94.7% 94.7% 2021 Black: 91.9% 91.9% 2022 Black: 90.9% 90.9% 2023 Black: 90.0% 90.0% 2024 Black: 92.6% 92.6% 2011 Hispanic: 0.6% 0.6% 2012 Hispanic: 0.4% 0.4% 2013 Hispanic: 0.6% 0.6% 2014 Hispanic: 0.2% 0.2% 2015 Hispanic: 0.3% 0.3% 2016 Hispanic: 0.4% 0.4% 2017 Hispanic: 0.7% 0.7% 2018 Hispanic: 0.5% 0.5% 2019 Hispanic: 1.2% 1.2% 2020 Hispanic: 0.2% 0.2% 2021 Hispanic: 0.7% 0.7% 2022 Hispanic: 1.1% 1.1% 2023 Hispanic: 1.0% 1.0% 2024 Hispanic: 0.8% 0.8% 2011 White: 1.2% 1.2% 2012 White: 1.1% 1.1% 2013 White: 1.0% 1.0% 2014 White: 0.7% 0.7% 2015 White: 2.3% 2.3% 2016 White: 1.4% 1.4% 2017 White: 1.9% 1.9% 2018 White: 1.1% 1.1% 2019 White: 1.9% 1.9% 2020 White: 2.2% 2.2% 2021 White: 1.9% 1.9% 2022 White: 1.2% 1.2% 2023 White: 1.5% 1.5% 2024 White: 1.2% 1.2% 2011 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2012 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2013 International: 0.6% 0.6% 2014 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2015 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2017 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 International: 2.0% 2.0% 2020 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2021 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2022 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2023 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2024 International: 0.2% 0.2%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2021 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2022 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2023 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2024 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2025 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2020 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2021 Asian: 0.1% 0.1% 2022 Asian: 0.1% 0.1% 2023 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2024 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2025 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2020 Black: 90.9% 90.9% 2021 Black: 90.3% 90.3% 2022 Black: 89.4% 89.4% 2023 Black: 89.6% 89.6% 2024 Black: 90.2% 90.2% 2025 Black: 90.4% 90.4% 2020 Hispanic: 0.9% 0.9% 2021 Hispanic: 1.1% 1.1% 2022 Hispanic: 1.1% 1.1% 2023 Hispanic: 1.1% 1.1% 2024 Hispanic: 1.6% 1.6% 2025 Hispanic: 2.1% 2.1% 2020 White: 1.2% 1.2% 2021 White: 1.6% 1.6% 2022 White: 1.9% 1.9% 2023 White: 1.9% 1.9% 2024 White: 1.8% 1.8% 2025 White: 1.4% 1.4% 2020 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2021 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2022 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2023 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2024 International: 2.1% 2.1% 2025 International: 2.4% 2.4%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Agricultural, Life and Natural Sciences 107 15% / 85% 2% $44,726 27 95%
Biology 64 — 11% / 89% 3% $42,948 23 95%
Biotechnology — — — — $51,872 49 —
Animal Science 10 — 10% / 90% 0% $49,880 43 —
Food Science 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $50,008 43 —
Forestry 7 — 71% / 29% 0% — — —
Plant Science 4 — 50% / 50% 0% $48,736 40 —
Family and Consumer Sciences 18 — 0% / 100% 0% $46,122 32 95%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Business and Public Affairs 158 35% / 65% 2% $52,394 50 95%
Accounting 8 — 25% / 75% 12% $63,493 74 100%
Business Administration 58 — 34% / 66% 2% $57,569 63 93%
Entrepreneurship 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $50,240 44 —
Finance 7 — 86% / 14% 0% $59,761 67 100%
Logistics and Supply Chain Management 7 — 71% / 29% 0% $57,569 63 93%
Marketing 21 — 29% / 71% 5% $39,630 15 100%
Political Science 10 — 40% / 60% 0% $50,746 46 —
Sociology 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $47,212 35 —
Criminal Justice 41 — 24% / 76% 0% $48,317 38 95%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education, Humanities and Behavioral Sciences 200 30% / 70% 2% $49,651 42 97%
Communicative Sciences and Disorders 15 — 0% / 100% 0% $56,260 60 —
Sport Management 25 — 60% / 40% 0% $47,850 37 —
Communications Media 27 — 33% / 67% 0% $43,723 25 100%
English 7 — 29% / 71% 0% $45,210 29 —
General Studies 54 — 46% / 54% 6% $49,789 43 100%
Psychology 34 — 3% / 97% 3% $44,214 26 95%
Social Work 16 — 12% / 88% 0% $55,381 58 90%
Early Childhood Education 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $73,876 85 97%
Elementary Education 10 — 0% / 100% 0% $73,876 85 97%
Physical Education 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $47,568 36 97%
Special Education 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $59,358 66 —
Art 5 — 60% / 40% 0% $37,975 12 —
Music 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $42,183 21 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Engineering, Technology and Physical Sciences 145 70% / 30% 4% $86,293 93 89%
Civil Engineering 18 — 50% / 50% 0% $86,847 94 —
Electrical Engineering 28 — 75% / 25% 11% $95,750 97 88%
Mechanical Engineering 25 — 84% / 16% 0% $87,828 94 85%
Computer Science 34 — 74% / 26% 6% $90,277 95 93%
Chemistry — — — — $57,160 62 —
Mathematics 5 — 60% / 40% 0% $66,882 78 —
Physics 3 — 100% / 0% 33% $70,565 82 —
Urban Planning 10 — 20% / 80% 0% $53,756 54 —
Construction Management 22 — 82% / 18% 0% $87,254 94 —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $10,531
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $19,824
Est. In-State Cost $13,623
Est. Out-of-State Cost $25,644
ROI Percentile 64th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 70%
4-Year Graduation Rate 12%
6-Year Graduation Rate 24%
Transfer-Out Rate 33%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 31.7% 31.7% 2012 Graduated: 32.2% 32.2% 2013 Graduated: 29.1% 29.1% 2014 Graduated: 35.2% 35.2% 2015 Graduated: 30.8% 30.8% 2016 Graduated: 27.5% 27.5% 2017 Graduated: 24.0% 24.0% 2018 Graduated: 26.9% 26.9% 2019 Graduated: 29.7% 29.7% 2020 Graduated: 28.7% 28.7% 2021 Graduated: 28.1% 28.1% 2022 Graduated: 26.8% 26.8% 2023 Graduated: 28.7% 28.7% 2024 Graduated: 24.0% 24.0%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 12% 24% 36% 48% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 25.2% 25.2% 2012 Men: 26.4% 26.4% 2013 Men: 22.9% 22.9% 2014 Men: 26.9% 26.9% 2015 Men: 21.4% 21.4% 2016 Men: 21.9% 21.9% 2017 Men: 20.0% 20.0% 2018 Men: 22.9% 22.9% 2019 Men: 23.1% 23.1% 2020 Men: 20.3% 20.3% 2021 Men: 22.9% 22.9% 2022 Men: 19.0% 19.0% 2023 Men: 21.8% 21.8% 2024 Men: 19.6% 19.6% 2011 Women: 37.6% 37.6% 2012 Women: 37.7% 37.7% 2013 Women: 34.5% 34.5% 2014 Women: 42.3% 42.3% 2015 Women: 39.7% 39.7% 2016 Women: 32.8% 32.8% 2017 Women: 27.8% 27.8% 2018 Women: 30.6% 30.6% 2019 Women: 35.7% 35.7% 2020 Women: 35.6% 35.6% 2021 Women: 31.9% 31.9% 2022 Women: 32.1% 32.1% 2023 Women: 33.3% 33.3% 2024 Women: 27.1% 27.1%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Black
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 31.8% 31.8% 2012 Black: 32.5% 32.5% 2013 Black: 29.2% 29.2% 2014 Black: 35.8% 35.8% 2015 Black: 30.9% 30.9% 2016 Black: 27.9% 27.9% 2017 Black: 24.2% 24.2% 2018 Black: 26.8% 26.8% 2019 Black: 30.1% 30.1% 2020 Black: 28.1% 28.1% 2021 Black: 28.0% 28.0% 2022 Black: 26.6% 26.6% 2023 Black: 27.7% 27.7% 2024 Black: 23.4% 23.4%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 27.9% 170 26% / 74% 2% $47,656 36 97%
Business & Economics 21.0% 128 43% / 57% 2% $53,103 52 95%
Engineering 11.6% 71 72% / 28% 4% $90,703 95 86%
Life & Natural Sciences 10.5% 64 11% / 89% 3% $42,948 23 95%
Professional 10.3% 63 44% / 56% 0% $61,914 71 95%
Computer Science 5.6% 34 74% / 26% 6% $90,277 95 93%
Agriculture & Food Science 4.1% 25 36% / 64% 0% $49,654 42 —
Arts 2.8% 17 29% / 71% 0% $47,753 37 —
Education 2.5% 15 20% / 80% 0% $69,400 81 97%
Health Sciences 2.5% 15 0% / 100% 0% $56,260 60 —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.3% 8 75% / 25% 12% $68,263 80 —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences $5.5M #157 78% $0.1M — — — —
Engineering $3.3M #228 83% $0.1M — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $2.6M #236 83% $0.1M — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $1.3M #324 84% $0.0M 2 #214 9 —
Agriculture & Food Science $1.1M #153 66% $0.0M 9 #56 25 3
Humanities & Social Sciences $1.0M #318 66% $0.0M — — — —
Computer Science $0.6M #253 86% $0.0M — — — —
Education $0.4M #313 73% $0.0M — — — —
Business & Economics $0.1M #327 28% $0.0M — — — —
Total $16.0M #272 78% $0.4M 11 #461 34 3

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 38%
Yield (Unbound) 14%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 38% 38% 38%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 50.1% 50.1% 2012 Acceptance: 54.4% 54.4% 2013 Acceptance: 89.9% 89.9% 2014 Acceptance: 52.6% 52.6% 2015 Acceptance: 65.4% 65.4% 2016 Acceptance: 87.4% 87.4% 2017 Acceptance: 90.3% 90.3% 2018 Acceptance: 89.9% 89.9% 2019 Acceptance: 91.8% 91.8% 2020 Acceptance: 89.6% 89.6% 2021 Acceptance: 71.6% 71.6% 2022 Acceptance: 68.4% 68.4% 2023 Acceptance: 66.2% 66.2% 2024 Acceptance: 58.0% 58.0% 2011 Yield: 24.3% 24.3% 2012 Yield: 17.5% 17.5% 2013 Yield: 20.0% 20.0% 2014 Yield: 23.2% 23.2% 2015 Yield: 28.3% 28.3% 2016 Yield: 25.5% 25.5% 2017 Yield: 16.6% 16.6% 2018 Yield: 17.7% 17.7% 2019 Yield: 19.5% 19.5% 2020 Yield: 18.8% 18.8% 2021 Yield: 32.7% 32.7% 2022 Yield: 28.3% 28.3% 2023 Yield: 18.9% 18.9% 2024 Yield: 14.5% 14.5%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 12,500 25,000 37,500 50,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 7,156 7,156 2012 Applicants: 10,877 10,877 2013 Applicants: 6,142 6,142 2014 Applicants: 9,901 9,901 2015 Applicants: 7,901 7,901 2016 Applicants: 7,043 7,043 2017 Applicants: 8,610 8,610 2018 Applicants: 9,638 9,638 2019 Applicants: 9,579 9,579 2020 Applicants: 9,855 9,855 2021 Applicants: 6,560 6,560 2022 Applicants: 8,907 8,907 2023 Applicants: 15,628 15,628 2024 Applicants: 23,406 23,406 2011 Admitted: 3,585 3,585 2012 Admitted: 5,915 5,915 2013 Admitted: 5,521 5,521 2014 Admitted: 5,204 5,204 2015 Admitted: 5,166 5,166 2016 Admitted: 6,154 6,154 2017 Admitted: 7,772 7,772 2018 Admitted: 8,661 8,661 2019 Admitted: 8,789 8,789 2020 Admitted: 8,835 8,835 2021 Admitted: 4,697 4,697 2022 Admitted: 6,092 6,092 2023 Admitted: 10,349 10,349 2024 Admitted: 13,564 13,564 2011 Enrolled: 872 872 2012 Enrolled: 1,033 1,033 2013 Enrolled: 1,104 1,104 2014 Enrolled: 1,207 1,207 2015 Enrolled: 1,461 1,461 2016 Enrolled: 1,568 1,568 2017 Enrolled: 1,294 1,294 2018 Enrolled: 1,529 1,529 2019 Enrolled: 1,710 1,710 2020 Enrolled: 1,664 1,664 2021 Enrolled: 1,534 1,534 2022 Enrolled: 1,724 1,724 2023 Enrolled: 1,956 1,956 2024 Enrolled: 1,968 1,968

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 94%
SAT Range 810 – 1040
SAT Math Range 390 – 510
SAT RW Range 420 – 530

SAT Composite

25th 75th
700 800 900 1000 1100 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 730 730 2012 25th: 740 740 2013 25th: 720 720 2014 25th: 747 747 2015 25th: 743 743 2016 25th: 750 750 2017 25th: 725 725 2018 25th: 850 850 2019 25th: 840 840 2020 25th: 840 840 2021 25th: 840 840 2022 25th: 830 830 2023 25th: 810 810 2024 25th: 810 810 2011 75th: 900 900 2012 75th: 915 915 2013 75th: 900 900 2014 75th: 940 940 2015 75th: 950 950 2016 75th: 940 940 2017 75th: 980 980 2018 75th: 1030 1030 2019 75th: 1010 1010 2020 75th: 1020 1020 2021 75th: 1030 1030 2022 75th: 1033 1033 2023 75th: 1060 1060 2024 75th: 1040 1040

SAT Math

25th 75th
350 400 450 500 550 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 360 360 2012 25th: 370 370 2013 25th: 350 350 2014 25th: 370 370 2015 25th: 360 360 2016 25th: 370 370 2017 25th: 360 360 2018 25th: 420 420 2019 25th: 410 410 2020 25th: 410 410 2021 25th: 410 410 2022 25th: 400 400 2023 25th: 390 390 2024 25th: 390 390 2011 75th: 450 450 2012 75th: 460 460 2013 75th: 450 450 2014 75th: 470 470 2015 75th: 480 480 2016 75th: 470 470 2017 75th: 495 495 2018 75th: 510 510 2019 75th: 500 500 2020 75th: 500 500 2021 75th: 510 510 2022 75th: 510 510 2023 75th: 520 520 2024 75th: 510 510

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
350 400 450 500 550 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 370 370 2012 25th: 370 370 2013 25th: 370 370 2014 25th: 377 377 2015 25th: 383 383 2016 25th: 380 380 2017 25th: 365 365 2018 25th: 430 430 2019 25th: 430 430 2020 25th: 430 430 2021 25th: 430 430 2022 25th: 430 430 2023 25th: 420 420 2024 25th: 420 420 2011 75th: 450 450 2012 75th: 455 455 2013 75th: 450 450 2014 75th: 470 470 2015 75th: 470 470 2016 75th: 470 470 2017 75th: 485 485 2018 75th: 520 520 2019 75th: 510 510 2020 75th: 520 520 2021 75th: 520 520 2022 75th: 523 523 2023 75th: 540 540 2024 75th: 530 530

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Submitted: 91.0% 91.0% 2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Submitted: 89.0% 89.0% 2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2020 Submitted: 73.0% 73.0% 2021 Submitted: 82.0% 82.0% 2022 Submitted: 70.0% 70.0% 2023 Submitted: 91.0% 91.0% 2024 Submitted: 94.0% 94.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.