Alabama State University
Alabama State University admitted 98% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 749–967 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $9,775 a year. Within six years, 31% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 98%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 749–967
- ACT middle 50%
- 15–20
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $23,655 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $9,775 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $9,928 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $11,248 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $19,576 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 31%
- Students who return for a second year
- 70%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $40,585 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $28,197
Students
- Undergraduates
- 3,477
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 72%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 15 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
- Historically Black college or university
- Yes
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Biological and biomedical sciences
- 13%
- Homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting
- 11%
- Multi/interdisciplinary studies
- 10%
- Visual and performing arts
- 10%
- Business, management and marketing
- 10%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Virginia Union University VA · 98% admitted
- Texas Southern University TX · 97% admitted
- West Virginia State University WV · 96% admitted
- University of the Virgin Islands VI · 99% admitted
- Mercy College of Ohio OH · 93% admitted
- Columbus State University GA · 99% admitted
More colleges in Alabama
- The University of Alabama AL · 77% admitted
- Auburn University AL · 46% admitted
- University of Alabama at Birmingham AL · 88% admitted
- Troy University AL · 96% admitted
- University of South Alabama AL · 71% admitted
- Jacksonville State University AL · 78% admitted
- University of Alabama in Huntsville AL · 69% admitted
- Alabama A & M University AL · 58% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.