Alabama State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 300,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 95 (20%)
Sunshine Hours 2,738 (70%)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (67%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 3,403
Men / Women 37% / 63%
From State 43%
From Region 32%
Athletes 285 (8.8%)

Racial/Ethnic

Black 86%
International 3%
White 2%
Hispanic 1%
Mixed 1%
Native American 0%
Asian 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Business Administration 61 48% 3% 0% 80% 0% 13% $60,400 11 -1.38 61 96% 9.6%
Computer Information Systems 13 — 69% 0% 0% 69% 0% 31% $55,796 1 -2.07 50 98% — — — —
Accounting 15 — 27% 7% 0% 80% 0% 7% $70,281 13 -1.08 77 100% 9.6% — — —
Business Management 18 — 50% 6% 0% 89% 0% 6% $52,975 2 -1.28 42 93% — — — —
Finance 7 — 57% 0% 0% 86% 0% 14% $66,061 3 -1.14 71 — — — — —
Marketing 8 — 38% 0% 0% 75% 0% 12% $61,110 7 -1.28 62 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education 42 33% 5% 0% 88% 0% 2% $56,258 4 +0.27 51 95% 10.4%
Recreation Administration 4 — 50% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $46,763 5 -1.25 25 — — — — —
Early Childhood Education 11 — 0% 0% 0% 91% 0% 0% $56,391 81 +0.61 51 98% 10.4% — — —
Elementary Education 8 — 12% 12% 0% 88% 0% 0% $56,391 81 +0.61 51 98% 10.4% — — —
Physical Education 12 — 75% 0% 0% 83% 0% 8% $58,492 58 +0.09 56 91% — — — —
Secondary Education 4 — 25% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $56,391 59 +0.16 51 98% 10.4% — — —
Special Education 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $59,942 72 +0.61 60 — — — — —
Music Education 2 — 50% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $58,492 95 +1.26 56 91% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Health Sciences 28 32% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $49,829 1 -1.23 33 96%
Rehabilitation Services 24 — 38% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $50,057 11 -1.28 34 96% — — — —
Health Information Management 4 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $48,467 2 -0.92 30 95% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences 154 18% 0% 0% 95% 1% 0% $47,938 1 -1.38 28 94% 17.4%
English 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $43,584 9 -1.08 18 — — — — —
History 2 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $45,345 5 -1.13 22 — — — — —
Communications 25 — 52% 0% 0% 92% 0% 0% $44,676 3 -1.61 20 96% — — — —
Political Science 17 — 12% 0% 0% 94% 0% 0% $55,144 7 -1.26 48 — — — — —
Psychology 38 — 11% 0% 0% 97% 3% 0% $43,945 2 -1.69 19 94% 17.4% — — —
Social Work 17 — 12% 0% 0% 82% 6% 0% $48,668 20 -0.54 30 99% — — — —
Criminal Justice 41 — 12% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $50,500 6 -1.29 35 91% — — — —
Forensic Science 13 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $48,163 3 -1.62 29 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics 98 22% 2% 1% 88% 2% 5% $65,421 29 -0.87 70 93%
Biomedical Engineering 13 — 38% 0% 8% 77% 0% 15% $80,140 2 -1.59 86 — — — — —
Computer Science 11 — 45% 0% 0% 73% 0% 27% $74,971 3 -1.46 82 — — — — —
Chemistry 3 — 0% 33% 0% 67% 0% 0% $64,923 20 -0.64 69 95% — — — —
Forensic Chemistry 4 — 0% 25% 0% 50% 25% 0% $64,923 20 -0.64 69 95% — — — —
Mathematics 5 — 40% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $63,548 15 -0.82 67 — — — — —
Biology 62 — 16% 0% 0% 95% 2% 0% $60,848 22 -0.65 62 93% — — — —
Marine Biology — — — — — — — — $43,907 7 -1.17 19 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Visual and Performing Arts 48 40% 2% 0% 98% 0% 0% $38,512 0 -0.73 9 96%
Dance 16 — 19% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $38,490 22 -0.61 9 100% — — — —
Music 15 — 53% 7% 0% 93% 0% 0% $39,713 13 -0.76 11 — — — — —
Theatre Arts 12 — 33% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $37,260 16 -0.78 8 91% — — — —
Visual Arts 5 — 80% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $37,987 10 -0.95 9 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
University College 50 64% 6% 0% 76% 2% 6% $38,815 0 -1.77 10 100%
Interdisciplinary Studies 50 — 64% 6% 0% 76% 2% 6% $38,815 1 -1.77 10 100% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $11,817
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $20,826
Est. In-State Cost $15,286
Est. Out-of-State Cost $26,941
ROI Percentile 40th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 70%
4-Year Graduation Rate 15%
6-Year Graduation Rate 30%
Transfer-Out Rate 35%

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 White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 20.2% 97 22% 0% 0% 93% 2% 0% $46,924 3 -1.39 26 96% 17.4%
Life & Natural Sciences 12.9% 62 16% 0% 0% 95% 2% 0% $60,848 20 -0.65 62 93% —
Business & Economics 11.6% 56 39% 4% 0% 86% 0% 7% $59,643 4 -1.18 59 96% 9.6%
Professional 11.2% 54 9% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $49,937 2 -1.37 34 91% —
Humanities 11.0% 53 64% 6% 0% 77% 2% 6% $39,151 0 -1.74 10 100% —
Arts 10.4% 50 40% 4% 0% 96% 0% 0% $39,311 5 -0.65 10 96% —
Education 7.5% 36 31% 3% 0% 89% 0% 3% $57,190 73 +0.39 53 96% 10.4%
Computer Science 5.0% 24 58% 0% 0% 71% 0% 29% $64,585 1 -1.79 69 98% —
Health Sciences 5.0% 24 38% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $50,057 0 -1.28 34 96% —
Engineering 2.7% 13 38% 0% 8% 77% 0% 15% $80,140 0 -1.59 86 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.5% 12 17% 17% 0% 75% 8% 0% $64,350 12 -0.72 68 95% —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Life & Natural Sciences $3.5M #212 87% $0 3 #204 18 —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.4M #472 93% $0 — — — —
Education $0 #457 — $0 4 #388 — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0 #456 — $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0 #441 — $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0 #540 — $0 — — — —
Total $3.9M #414 87% $0 7 #502 18 —

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.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 117 $4.9M $4.9M $0
Track & Field (combined) 52 $391K $391K $0
Baseball 35 $711K $711K $0
Basketball 15 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Golf 9 $261K $261K $0
Tennis 7 $198K $198K $0
Total 212 $7.6M $7.6M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 73 $637K $637K $0
Soccer 27 $473K $473K $0
Softball 27 $536K $536K $0
Volleyball 20 $623K $623K $0
Basketball 17 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Golf 7 $287K $287K $0
Tennis 6 $273K $273K $0
Bowling 5 $214K $214K $0
Total 73 $4.2M $4.2M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 125 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Football 117 $4.9M $4.9M $0
Baseball 35 $711K $711K $0
Basketball 32 $2.3M $2.3M $0
Soccer 27 $473K $473K $0
Softball 27 $536K $536K $0
Volleyball 20 $623K $623K $0
Golf 16 $548K $548K $0
Tennis 13 $472K $472K $0
Bowling 5 $214K $214K $0
Total 285 $17.9M $17.9M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 50%
Yield (non-ED) 15%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 50% 50% 50%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 35%
SAT Range 740 – 960
SAT Math Range 350 – 460
SAT RW Range 390 – 500