by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Alabama A & M University was awarded 4 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is computer & information sciences.
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AAMU is ranked #2,073 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when AAMU held the #2,128 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
AAMU also holds the #39 spot on the Best Colleges in Alabama ranking.
When it comes to admittance, Alabama A & M University is somewhat selective. Its acceptance rate is 72%, which means you'll face some strong competition during the admissions process. Do what you can to make your application stand out.
About 19% of students accepted to AAMU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 430 and 520. Math scores were between 410 and 510.
The student to faculty ratio at Alabama A & M University is about average at 18 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Alabama A & M University is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Alabama A & M University this rate is 58%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at AAMU is 8%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Alabama A & M University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 5,093 undergraduates at AAMU with 4,663 being full-time and 430 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $14,694 | $15,379 | $17,694 | $17,883 | $20,483 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of AAMU, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At AAMU, approximately 59% of students took out student loans averaging $6,164 a year. That adds up to $24,656 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at AAMU is 12.1%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.
See which majors at Alabama A & M University make the most money.
Get more details about the location of Alabama A & M University.
Contact details for AAMU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 4900 Meridian Street, Normal, AL 35762 |
| Phone: | 256-372-5000 |
| Website: | www.aamu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/aamuedu |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/aamuedu |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General Biology | 95 | $23,306 |
| Business Administration & Management | 59 | $38,753 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 41 | $52,783 |
| General Psychology | 40 | $22,721 |
| Computer Information Systems | 37 | $60,145 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 31 | $23,373 |
| Social Work | 23 | $25,294 |
| Construction Engineering Technology | 21 | NA |
| General Family & Consumer Sciences | 20 | $22,540 |
| Electrical Engineering | 20 | $58,009 |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 2,939 students took at least one online class at Alabama A & M University. This is a decrease from the 5,759 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 2,939 | 426 |
| 2019-2020 | 5,759 | 1,869 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,315 | 102 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,209 | 120 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,114 | 121 |
Learn more about online learning at Alabama A & M University.
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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