Alabama A&M University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 500,000

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 498 (8.8%)

Racial/Ethnic

Black 90%
Hispanic 2%
Mixed 2%
International 2%
White 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 Agricultural, Life and Natural Sciences 107 15% 5% 0% 90% 1% 2% $56,191 4 -0.73 52 93%
Biology 64 — 11% 0% 0% 92% 2% 3% $58,002 14 -0.98 56 96% — — — —
Biotechnology — — — — — — — — $67,233 26 -0.38 73 — — — — —
Animal Science 10 — 10% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $46,394 13 -0.90 25 — — — — —
Food Science 4 — 25% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $57,370 21 -0.63 55 — — — — —
Forestry 7 — 71% 29% 0% 57% 0% 0% $67,818 74 +0.59 74 94% — — — —
Plant Science 4 — 50% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $56,799 28 -0.43 53 — — — — —
Family and Consumer Sciences 18 — 0% 6% 0% 94% 0% 0% $50,277 29 -0.35 36 83% — — — —
⇅ 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 and Public Affairs 158 35% 2% 1% 92% 1% 2% $60,189 10 -0.99 61 96% 9.5%
Accounting 8 — 25% 0% 0% 88% 0% 12% $63,281 4 -1.54 67 93% — — — —
Business Administration 58 — 34% 2% 3% 86% 0% 2% $68,495 34 -0.47 75 97% 9.5% — — —
Entrepreneurship 2 — 50% 0% 0% 50% 50% 0% $59,060 15 -0.74 59 — — — — —
Finance 7 — 86% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $59,758 1 -1.36 60 100% — — — —
Logistics and Supply Chain Management 7 — 71% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $68,495 5 -1.37 75 97% 9.5% — — —
Marketing 21 — 29% 0% 0% 95% 0% 5% $52,991 1 -1.91 43 100% — — — —
Political Science 10 — 40% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $54,892 6 -1.27 48 — — — — —
Sociology 4 — 25% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $46,769 6 -0.92 26 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 41 — 24% 5% 0% 95% 0% 0% $52,836 12 -0.97 43 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 Education, Humanities and Behavioral Sciences 200 30% 8% 1% 86% 2% 2% $49,109 1 -0.90 33 96%
Communicative Sciences and Disorders 15 — 0% 47% 0% 53% 0% 0% $62,225 52 +0.02 65 — — — — —
Sport Management 25 — 60% 0% 0% 96% 0% 0% $53,111 19 -0.86 44 — — — — —
English 7 — 29% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $46,684 21 -0.70 26 — — — — —
General Studies 54 — 46% 7% 2% 81% 2% 6% $46,317 6 -1.05 25 92% — — — —
Communications Media 27 — 33% 0% 4% 93% 0% 0% $48,053 7 -1.29 30 96% — — — —
Psychology 34 — 3% 6% 0% 88% 0% 3% $37,486 0 -2.67 8 100% — — — —
Social Work 16 — 12% 6% 0% 94% 0% 0% $50,167 28 -0.37 35 98% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 2 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $73,873 98 +3.21 81 97% — — — —
Elementary Education 10 — 0% 10% 0% 80% 10% 0% $73,873 98 +3.21 81 97% — — — —
Physical Education 2 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $45,096 5 -1.56 22 92% — — — —
Special Education 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $61,889 83 +0.90 64 — — — — —
Art 5 — 60% 20% 0% 60% 20% 0% $44,893 41 -0.21 22 — — — — —
Music 2 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $47,565 53 +0.09 28 — — — — —
⇅ 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 Engineering, Technology and Physical Sciences 145 70% 1% 0% 88% 2% 4% $88,708 88 -0.98 92 97%
Civil Engineering 18 — 50% 0% 0% 94% 0% 0% $78,753 2 -1.94 85 — — — — —
Electrical Engineering 28 — 75% 4% 0% 82% 0% 11% $107,503 32 -0.45 98 93% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 25 — 84% 0% 0% 92% 0% 0% $97,171 42 -0.26 95 93% — — — —
Computer Science 34 — 74% 0% 0% 88% 0% 6% $90,949 12 -0.99 93 100% — — — —
Chemistry — — — — — — — — $64,506 18 -0.68 69 — — — — —
Mathematics 5 — 60% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $66,021 20 -0.73 72 — — — — —
Physics 3 — 100% 0% 0% 67% 0% 33% $68,328 11 -1.10 75 — — — — —
Urban Planning 10 — 20% 0% 0% 90% 0% 0% $61,750 17 -0.72 64 — — — — —
Construction Management 22 — 82% 5% 0% 82% 14% 0% $80,044 5 -1.81 86 100% — — — —

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 66th

Retention & Graduation

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

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
Business & Economics 21.0% 128 43% 1% 2% 91% 1% 2% $61,996 7 -0.95 65 97% 9.5%
Social Sciences 17.9% 109 16% 4% 1% 93% 0% 1% $46,015 2 -1.41 24 95% —
Engineering 11.6% 71 72% 1% 0% 89% 0% 4% $96,576 25 -0.76 95 93% —
Life & Natural Sciences 10.5% 64 11% 0% 0% 92% 2% 3% $58,002 13 -0.98 56 96% —
Professional 10.3% 63 44% 5% 0% 90% 5% 0% $62,337 35 -1.27 65 94% —
Humanities 10.0% 61 44% 7% 2% 84% 2% 5% $46,359 6 -1.01 25 92% —
Computer Science 5.6% 34 74% 0% 0% 88% 0% 6% $90,949 18 -0.99 93 100% —
Agriculture & Food Science 4.1% 25 36% 16% 0% 80% 0% 0% $55,814 32 -0.37 51 94% —
Arts 2.8% 17 29% 6% 0% 82% 6% 0% $55,123 66 -0.48 49 — —
Education 2.5% 15 20% 7% 0% 87% 7% 0% $69,237 98 +2.42 76 96% —
Health Sciences 2.5% 15 0% 47% 0% 53% 0% 0% $62,225 6 +0.02 65 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.3% 8 75% 0% 0% 88% 0% 12% $66,886 17 -0.87 73 — —

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 #213 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 #460 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.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 146 $5.1M $4.4M $716K
Track & Field (combined) 84 $176K $78K $97K
Baseball 47 $370K $674K -$304K
Basketball 27 $1.6M $1.2M $356K
Tennis 9 $107K $94K $13K
Golf 8 $66K $77K -$10K
Total 294 $7.4M $6.5M $869K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 79 $801K $310K $491K
Soccer 57 $620K $525K $95K
Softball 31 $310K $487K -$177K
Volleyball 25 $253K $753K -$500K
Basketball 20 $1.3M $1.2M $110K
Bowling 9 $117K $201K -$84K
Tennis 8 $116K $221K -$104K
Total 204 $3.5M $3.7M -$169K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 163 $977K $388K $589K
Football 146 $5.1M $4.4M $716K
Soccer 57 $620K $525K $95K
Baseball 47 $370K $674K -$304K
Basketball 47 $2.9M $2.4M $466K
Softball 31 $310K $487K -$177K
Volleyball 25 $253K $753K -$500K
Tennis 17 $224K $315K -$91K
Bowling 9 $117K $201K -$84K
Golf 8 $66K $77K -$10K
Total 498 $13.0M $13.0M $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 No
Acceptance Rate 38%
Yield (non-ED) 14%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

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

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 94%
SAT Range 810 – 1040
SAT Math Range 390 – 510
SAT RW Range 420 – 530