Colleges / Faulkner University
College · Private nonprofit · Montgomery, AL · City
FU

Faulkner University

Montgomery, AL

Religious affiliation
Address5345 Atlanta Hwy, Montgomery, AL 36109-3390
Websitewww.faulkner.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate73%
6-yr median pay$37k
Net price / yr$22k
Undergrad size1,549
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $22k/yr for a shot at a $37k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 73% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1020 · ACT 20.

If you get in

1,549 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

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

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $38k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $22k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$151k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$88k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$62k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.4x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$23.9k
Room & board
$8.3k
Books & supplies
$1,800

How students pay for it.

Pell grants46%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans56%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$23k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
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 yr37%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$37k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$43k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out37%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
1,549
Location
Montgomery, 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 · small · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · medium full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
Faulkner
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White44%
  • Black38%
  • Hispanic5%
  • International5%
  • Unknown3%
  • Two or more races2%
  • Asian1%
First-gen students43%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time26%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Median family income$24k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 34

What you can study.

Colleges / Faulkner University
College · Private nonprofit · Montgomery, AL · City
FU

Faulkner University

Montgomery, AL

Religious affiliation
Address5345 Atlanta Hwy, Montgomery, AL 36109-3390
Websitewww.faulkner.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate73%
6-yr median pay$37k
Net price / yr$22k
Undergrad size1,549
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $22k/yr for a shot at a $37k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 73% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1020 · ACT 20.

If you get in

1,549 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

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

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $38k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $22k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$151k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$88k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$62k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.4x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$23.9k
Room & board
$8.3k
Books & supplies
$1,800

How students pay for it.

Pell grants46%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans56%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$23k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
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 yr37%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$37k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$43k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out37%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
1,549
Location
Montgomery, 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 · small · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · medium full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
Faulkner
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White44%
  • Black38%
  • Hispanic5%
  • International5%
  • Unknown3%
  • Two or more races2%
  • Asian1%
First-gen students43%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time26%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Median family income$24k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 34

What you can study.