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Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Churches of Christ
Location Montgomery, AL
Population 300,000
Website https://www.faulkner.edu/
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Weather

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,353
Men / Women 47% / 53%
From State 76%
From Region 14%
Athletes 30.7%

Racial/Ethnic

White 48%
Black 35%
International 6%
Hispanic 5%
Mixed 2%
Native American 1%
Asian 1%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 61.3% 61.3% 2015 Men: 59.3% 59.3% 2016 Men: 53.8% 53.8% 2017 Men: 48.6% 48.6% 2018 Men: 56.6% 56.6% 2019 Men: 57.6% 57.6% 2020 Men: 58.7% 58.7% 2021 Men: 55.4% 55.4% 2022 Men: 57.6% 57.6% 2023 Men: 62.9% 62.9% 2024 Men: 51.7% 51.7%

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: 0.6% 0.6% 2012 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2013 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2014 Native: 1.4% 1.4% 2015 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 Native: 1.4% 1.4% 2017 Native: 1.3% 1.3% 2018 Native: 1.2% 1.2% 2019 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2020 Native: 1.8% 1.8% 2021 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2022 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2023 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2024 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2011 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2012 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2013 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2014 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2015 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2016 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2017 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2018 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2019 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2020 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2021 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2022 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2023 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2024 Asian: 1.6% 1.6% 2011 Black: 14.0% 14.0% 2012 Black: 24.3% 24.3% 2013 Black: 24.9% 24.9% 2014 Black: 22.5% 22.5% 2015 Black: 23.0% 23.0% 2016 Black: 29.4% 29.4% 2017 Black: 22.1% 22.1% 2018 Black: 34.4% 34.4% 2019 Black: 24.8% 24.8% 2020 Black: 32.4% 32.4% 2021 Black: 41.3% 41.3% 2022 Black: 28.6% 28.6% 2023 Black: 30.8% 30.8% 2024 Black: 27.2% 27.2% 2011 Hispanic: 2.9% 2.9% 2012 Hispanic: 3.0% 3.0% 2013 Hispanic: 1.7% 1.7% 2014 Hispanic: 1.4% 1.4% 2015 Hispanic: 2.0% 2.0% 2016 Hispanic: 3.6% 3.6% 2017 Hispanic: 2.3% 2.3% 2018 Hispanic: 2.6% 2.6% 2019 Hispanic: 3.5% 3.5% 2020 Hispanic: 3.7% 3.7% 2021 Hispanic: 2.1% 2.1% 2022 Hispanic: 2.7% 2.7% 2023 Hispanic: 3.2% 3.2% 2024 Hispanic: 1.6% 1.6% 2011 White: 80.7% 80.7% 2012 White: 67.8% 67.8% 2013 White: 70.0% 70.0% 2014 White: 70.2% 70.2% 2015 White: 68.0% 68.0% 2016 White: 58.8% 58.8% 2017 White: 66.4% 66.4% 2018 White: 55.3% 55.3% 2019 White: 61.5% 61.5% 2020 White: 56.1% 56.1% 2021 White: 49.1% 49.1% 2022 White: 60.6% 60.6% 2023 White: 59.7% 59.7% 2024 White: 61.8% 61.8% 2011 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 International: 1.5% 1.5% 2013 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2014 International: 2.3% 2.3% 2015 International: 2.7% 2.7% 2016 International: 4.1% 4.1% 2017 International: 2.6% 2.6% 2018 International: 1.8% 1.8% 2019 International: 3.1% 3.1% 2020 International: 1.8% 1.8% 2021 International: 2.5% 2.5% 2022 International: 3.7% 3.7% 2023 International: 2.6% 2.6% 2024 International: 2.4% 2.4%

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% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2021 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2022 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2023 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2024 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2025 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2020 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2021 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2022 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2023 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2024 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2025 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2020 Black: 41.4% 41.4% 2021 Black: 36.3% 36.3% 2022 Black: 38.6% 38.6% 2023 Black: 37.0% 37.0% 2024 Black: 37.3% 37.3% 2025 Black: 34.6% 34.6% 2020 Hispanic: 2.5% 2.5% 2021 Hispanic: 2.6% 2.6% 2022 Hispanic: 2.9% 2.9% 2023 Hispanic: 4.4% 4.4% 2024 Hispanic: 5.3% 5.3% 2025 Hispanic: 5.3% 5.3% 2020 White: 48.5% 48.5% 2021 White: 52.1% 52.1% 2022 White: 48.6% 48.6% 2023 White: 48.2% 48.2% 2024 White: 47.4% 47.4% 2025 White: 48.0% 48.0% 2020 International: 2.7% 2.7% 2021 International: 2.5% 2.5% 2022 International: 3.6% 3.6% 2023 International: 4.1% 4.1% 2024 International: 5.0% 5.0% 2025 International: 5.5% 5.5%

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
Alabama Christian College of Arts and Sciences 159 52% / 48% 3% $49,099 35 92%
Computer Science 4 — 75% / 25% 25% $75,631 85 —
Information Technology — — — — $67,280 76 —
Mathematics 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $59,568 63 —
Biochemistry — — — — $57,280 58 —
Biology 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $54,808 51 —
Clinical Psychology 7 — 29% / 71% 0% $41,340 14 100%
Counseling Psychology 13 — 15% / 85% 0% $41,340 14 100%
English 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $43,571 19 —
Forensic Psychology 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $41,340 14 100%
Health Psychology 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $41,340 14 100%
History 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $48,309 32 —
Humanities 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $47,518 30 —
Industrial/Organizational Psychology 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $41,340 14 100%
Liberal Arts 7 — 14% / 86% 0% $45,444 24 —
Social Science 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $46,205 26 —
Sport Psychology 5 — 40% / 60% 60% $41,340 14 100%
Music — — — — $39,784 12 —
Criminal Justice 90 — 60% / 40% 0% $50,095 37 90%
Fire Science 7 — 100% / 0% 0% $57,335 58 —
Legal Studies 8 — 38% / 62% 0% $51,046 40 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education 30 63% / 37% 7% $51,385 41 100%
Exercise Science 4 — 50% / 50% 0% $51,958 43 100%
Sport Management 18 — 83% / 17% 11% $51,958 43 100%
Elementary Education 6 — 17% / 83% 0% $49,295 35 —
Physical Education 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $51,352 41 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Health Sciences 25 16% / 84% 0% $54,942 52
Pre-Veterinary Studies 1 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Health Sciences 23 — 13% / 87% 0% $54,942 52 —
Nursing 1 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Pre-Medical Studies — — — — $56,414 55 —
Speech-Language Pathology — — — — $55,426 53 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Harris College of Business 194 29% / 71% 1% $56,686 56 97%
Accounting 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $60,904 65 —
Business Administration 99 — 29% / 71% 0% $63,864 71 100%
Finance 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $62,732 69 —
Human Resource Management 44 — 16% / 84% 0% $40,781 13 97%
Management 41 — 34% / 66% 2% $56,017 54 90%
Management Information Systems 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $60,327 64 —
Management Science 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $55,291 53 —
Marketing 4 — 75% / 25% 0% — — —
Risk Management 1 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
V. P. Black College of Biblical Studies 5 100% / 0% 0% $44,550 21
Bible/Biblical Studies 4 — 100% / 0% 0% $44,514 21 —
Divinity/Ministry — — — — $44,759 22 —
Youth and Family Ministry 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $44,694 22 —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $25,594
ROI Percentile 46th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 64%
4-Year Graduation Rate 26%
6-Year Graduation Rate 37%
Transfer-Out Rate 37%

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: 33.3% 33.3% 2012 Graduated: 33.2% 33.2% 2013 Graduated: 22.9% 22.9% 2014 Graduated: 30.7% 30.7% 2015 Graduated: 21.1% 21.1% 2016 Graduated: 33.5% 33.5% 2017 Graduated: 28.0% 28.0% 2018 Graduated: 27.9% 27.9% 2019 Graduated: 32.9% 32.9% 2020 Graduated: 27.1% 27.1% 2021 Graduated: 18.5% 18.5% 2022 Graduated: 33.0% 33.0% 2023 Graduated: 37.7% 37.7% 2024 Graduated: 37.4% 37.4%

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% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 31.2% 31.2% 2012 Men: 30.2% 30.2% 2013 Men: 19.6% 19.6% 2014 Men: 23.7% 23.7% 2015 Men: 17.1% 17.1% 2016 Men: 28.1% 28.1% 2017 Men: 19.4% 19.4% 2018 Men: 17.2% 17.2% 2019 Men: 21.9% 21.9% 2020 Men: 22.2% 22.2% 2021 Men: 16.7% 16.7% 2022 Men: 21.9% 21.9% 2023 Men: 34.2% 34.2% 2024 Men: 28.5% 28.5% 2011 Women: 35.2% 35.2% 2012 Women: 35.3% 35.3% 2013 Women: 28.8% 28.8% 2014 Women: 41.4% 41.4% 2015 Women: 27.6% 27.6% 2016 Women: 40.0% 40.0% 2017 Women: 41.3% 41.3% 2018 Women: 40.9% 40.9% 2019 Women: 45.2% 45.2% 2020 Women: 36.4% 36.4% 2021 Women: 21.0% 21.0% 2022 Women: 46.0% 46.0% 2023 Women: 40.9% 40.9% 2024 Women: 49.1% 49.1%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 33.3% 33.3% 2012 Black: 16.3% 16.3% 2013 Black: 20.5% 20.5% 2014 Black: 18.4% 18.4% 2015 Black: 13.6% 13.6% 2016 Black: 29.2% 29.2% 2017 Black: 26.5% 26.5% 2018 Black: 14.5% 14.5% 2019 Black: 15.5% 15.5% 2020 Black: 21.1% 21.1% 2021 Black: 12.9% 12.9% 2022 Black: 14.1% 14.1% 2023 Black: 24.2% 24.2% 2024 Black: 13.0% 13.0% 2011 Hispanic: 20.0% 20.0% 2012 Hispanic: 16.7% 16.7% 2013 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3% 2015 Hispanic: 40.0% 40.0% 2016 Hispanic: 37.5% 37.5% 2017 Hispanic: 42.9% 42.9% 2018 Hispanic: 44.4% 44.4% 2019 Hispanic: 40.0% 40.0% 2020 Hispanic: 21.4% 21.4% 2021 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 Hispanic: 25.0% 25.0% 2023 Hispanic: 40.0% 40.0% 2024 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2011 White: 34.1% 34.1% 2012 White: 39.4% 39.4% 2013 White: 24.9% 24.9% 2014 White: 34.6% 34.6% 2015 White: 23.6% 23.6% 2016 White: 33.1% 33.1% 2017 White: 29.9% 29.9% 2018 White: 33.5% 33.5% 2019 White: 39.8% 39.8% 2020 White: 32.4% 32.4% 2021 White: 21.0% 21.0% 2022 White: 42.8% 42.8% 2023 White: 44.6% 44.6% 2024 White: 50.3% 50.3% 2012 International: 33.3% 33.3% 2013 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 International: 60.0% 60.0% 2015 International: 28.6% 28.6% 2016 International: 44.4% 44.4% 2017 International: 25.0% 25.0% 2018 International: 50.0% 50.0% 2019 International: 22.2% 22.2% 2020 International: 28.6% 28.6% 2021 International: 57.1% 57.1% 2022 International: 63.6% 63.6% 2023 International: 37.5% 37.5% 2024 International: 33.3% 33.3%

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
Business & Economics 51.3% 212 33% / 67% 1% $56,275 55 97%
Professional 25.4% 105 61% / 39% 0% $50,650 39 90%
Humanities & Social Sciences 12.3% 51 33% / 67% 6% $42,839 17 100%
Health Sciences 6.8% 28 21% / 79% 0% $54,500 50 100%
Education 1.9% 8 25% / 75% 0% $49,809 37 —
Computer Science 1.0% 4 75% / 25% 25% $75,631 85 —
Life & Natural Sciences 0.7% 3 67% / 33% 0% $54,808 51 —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.2% 1 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.2% 1 100% / 0% 0% $59,568 63 —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — 18 #187 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — 18 #402 — —

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 Yes
Acceptance Rate 65%
Yield (Unbound) 30%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 65% 65% 65%

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: 58.0% 58.0% 2015 Acceptance: 57.3% 57.3% 2016 Acceptance: 45.4% 45.4% 2017 Acceptance: 51.0% 51.0% 2018 Acceptance: 52.3% 52.3% 2019 Acceptance: 78.3% 78.3% 2020 Acceptance: 75.8% 75.8% 2021 Acceptance: 64.6% 64.6% 2022 Acceptance: 82.4% 82.4% 2023 Acceptance: 66.1% 66.1% 2024 Acceptance: 73.1% 73.1% 2011 Yield: 45.8% 45.8% 2015 Yield: 30.3% 30.3% 2016 Yield: 28.1% 28.1% 2017 Yield: 28.0% 28.0% 2018 Yield: 19.6% 19.6% 2019 Yield: 29.1% 29.1% 2020 Yield: 24.2% 24.2% 2021 Yield: 20.1% 20.1% 2022 Yield: 16.7% 16.7% 2023 Yield: 20.3% 20.3% 2024 Yield: 34.3% 34.3%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 1,250 2,500 3,750 5,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 1,215 1,215 2015 Applicants: 1,712 1,712 2016 Applicants: 2,446 2,446 2017 Applicants: 2,335 2,335 2018 Applicants: 2,671 2,671 2019 Applicants: 1,209 1,209 2020 Applicants: 1,572 1,572 2021 Applicants: 1,791 1,791 2022 Applicants: 1,728 1,728 2023 Applicants: 1,786 1,786 2024 Applicants: 1,073 1,073 2011 Admitted: 705 705 2015 Admitted: 981 981 2016 Admitted: 1,110 1,110 2017 Admitted: 1,191 1,191 2018 Admitted: 1,396 1,396 2019 Admitted: 947 947 2020 Admitted: 1,191 1,191 2021 Admitted: 1,157 1,157 2022 Admitted: 1,424 1,424 2023 Admitted: 1,181 1,181 2024 Admitted: 784 784 2011 Enrolled: 323 323 2015 Enrolled: 297 297 2016 Enrolled: 312 312 2017 Enrolled: 333 333 2018 Enrolled: 274 274 2019 Enrolled: 276 276 2020 Enrolled: 288 288 2021 Enrolled: 233 233 2022 Enrolled: 238 238 2023 Enrolled: 240 240 2024 Enrolled: 269 269

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 16%
SAT Range 880 – 1130
SAT Math Range 510 – 620
SAT RW Range 510 – 630

SAT Composite

25th 75th
400 700 1000 1300 1600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 535 535 2015 25th: 870 870 2016 25th: 880 880 2017 25th: 920 920 2018 25th: 1020 1020 2019 25th: 1000 1000 2020 25th: 1020 1020 2021 25th: 990 990 2022 25th: 950 950 2023 25th: 886 886 2011 75th: 955 955 2015 75th: 1030 1030 2016 75th: 1120 1120 2017 75th: 1150 1150 2018 75th: 1190 1190 2019 75th: 1160 1160 2020 75th: 1175 1175 2021 75th: 1205 1205 2022 75th: 1130 1130 2023 75th: 1135 1135

SAT Math

25th 75th
200 350 500 650 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 254 254 2015 25th: 440 440 2016 25th: 450 450 2017 25th: 460 460 2018 25th: 530 530 2019 25th: 500 500 2020 25th: 505 505 2021 25th: 490 490 2022 25th: 480 480 2023 25th: 423 423 2011 75th: 472 472 2015 75th: 510 510 2016 75th: 550 550 2017 75th: 560 560 2018 75th: 620 620 2019 75th: 570 570 2020 75th: 585 585 2021 75th: 605 605 2022 75th: 560 560 2023 75th: 550 550

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
200 300 400 500 600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 281 281 2015 25th: 430 430 2016 25th: 430 430 2017 25th: 460 460 2018 25th: 490 490 2019 25th: 500 500 2020 25th: 515 515 2021 25th: 500 500 2022 25th: 470 470 2023 25th: 463 463 2011 75th: 483 483 2015 75th: 520 520 2016 75th: 570 570 2017 75th: 590 590 2018 75th: 570 570 2019 75th: 590 590 2020 75th: 590 590 2021 75th: 600 600 2022 75th: 570 570 2023 75th: 585 585

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% 2015 Submitted: 91.0% 91.0% 2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Submitted: 91.0% 91.0% 2018 Submitted: 90.0% 90.0% 2019 Submitted: 87.0% 87.0% 2020 Submitted: 87.0% 87.0% 2021 Submitted: 71.0% 71.0% 2022 Submitted: 53.0% 53.0% 2023 Submitted: 85.0% 85.0% 2024 Submitted: 16.0% 16.0%

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.