Colleges / Alabama A & M University
College · Public · Normal, AL · City
AMU

Alabama A & M University

Normal, AL

HBCU
Address4900 Meridian Street, Normal, AL 35762
Websitewww.aamu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate58%
6-yr median pay$28k
Net price / yr$18k
Undergrad size6,124
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $18k/yr for a shot at a $28k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 58% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 938 · ACT 18.

If you get in

6,124 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $27k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $18k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$109k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$70k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$38k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.5x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$10.0k
Tuition · out-of-state
$18.6k
Room & board
$11.4k
Books & supplies
$2,270

How students pay for it.

Pell grants63%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans75%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$31k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $11k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention67%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr24%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$28k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$41k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out33%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Public
Undergrad size
6,124
Location
Normal, AL
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
AAMU
Identity
HBCU
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • Black90%
  • International2%
  • Two or more races2%
  • Hispanic2%
  • White2%
  • Unknown1%
First-gen students37%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time7%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$24k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 34

What you can study.

Colleges / Alabama A & M University
College · Public · Normal, AL · City
AMU

Alabama A & M University

Normal, AL

HBCU
Address4900 Meridian Street, Normal, AL 35762
Websitewww.aamu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate58%
6-yr median pay$28k
Net price / yr$18k
Undergrad size6,124
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $18k/yr for a shot at a $28k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 58% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 938 · ACT 18.

If you get in

6,124 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $27k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $18k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$109k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$70k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$38k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.5x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$10.0k
Tuition · out-of-state
$18.6k
Room & board
$11.4k
Books & supplies
$2,270

How students pay for it.

Pell grants63%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans75%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$31k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $11k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention67%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr24%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$28k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$41k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out33%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Public
Undergrad size
6,124
Location
Normal, AL
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
AAMU
Identity
HBCU
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • Black90%
  • International2%
  • Two or more races2%
  • Hispanic2%
  • White2%
  • Unknown1%
First-gen students37%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time7%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$24k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 34

What you can study.