College profile
Alabama State University
AL · Public · Mid-size city · 5,346 applicants 2023
A parent's read
- Top feeder high schools: Nichols School (1), The Bolles School (1), Mt Vernon Presbyterian School (0.1). Graduates per class year, from each high school's own published list. 3 high schools' lists name Alabama State University; every one is ranked below.
- There is merit money here, but you compete for it. Every named award at this college is competitive — the published GPA and score figures describe who tends to win them, not a bar that guarantees anything. Worth applying for; not worth counting on when you budget.
- The payoff holds even at full price: roughly 4× over a decade. With no aid at all — the full in-state ~$23,586/yr — a decade of median earnings (~$34,502/yr) still runs about 4× the four-year cost. This payoff doesn't depend on qualifying for anything. (Out-of-state costs more.)
- Worth asking: do students finish? Only 30% graduate within six years here — the standard federal measure. Ask what drives that: course availability, transfers out, students working long hours. Not finishing is the costliest outcome there is.
Composed from this page's data — every claim is backed by a number in the sections below.
Feeder high schools
Which high schools send graduates to Alabama State University?
The high schools sending the most graduates per class year to Alabama State University, from each school's own published list: Nichols School (1), The Bolles School (1), Mt Vernon Presbyterian School (0.1). 3 high schools' lists name Alabama State University.
Enrolled — from the schools' matriculation lists
All 3 schools, with the class years each list covers
How this is counted
3 high schools publish a numbered matriculation list — where their graduates actually enrolled, counted, in the school's own School Profile — and name Alabama State University on it. Between them they printed 3 enrolled graduates. Ranked by graduates per class year enrolling at Alabama State University, from each school's own published list: the number that school printed, divided by the class years its list covers. The published total and the school's own years label are shown beside every school, so a one-year list and a five-year list can sit on the same page. A list whose class years we cannot read is not divided by a guess — it is listed below with its total instead.
Is my high school on this list?
Admitted — from the schools' acceptance lists
All 1 schools, with the class years each list covers
How this is counted
1 high schools publish a numbered list of college acceptances — where their graduates were admitted, not where they enrolled — and name Alabama State University on it. Between them they printed 2 admissions. Ranked by admissions per class year to Alabama State University, from each school's own published acceptances list: the number that school printed, divided by the class years its list covers. Admits are counted at each college a student was admitted to, the same way the UC Reach Score counts a student admitted to three UC campuses three times — so this is a count of admissions, not of students. The published total and the school's own years label are shown beside every school, and a list whose class years we cannot read is listed below with its total rather than divided by a guess.
All 3 feeder schools, ranked →
Counted from each school's own published document, linked on that school's page. A high school that is not here does not publish a numbered list we could read — that is all absence means, and it says nothing about its graduates. Where a school publishes both, the two lists are shown separately: an acceptances list is not a list of enrollments, and the two are never added together.
Parent/student verdict
AccessibleAccessible for most applicants. Major value play for in-state residents.
Best for
- Strong test/GPA students chasing merit aid — Presidential Academic Scholarship or Academic Excellence Scholarship on offer (see merit-scholarship tab below)
- In-state residents (tuition ~$11,248 — major value play)
- Students drawn to Business, Management, & Marketing or Biological & Biomedical Sciences (the two biggest majors)
- Families wanting a small undergraduate experience
The reality
- You'd be near the bottom of their admitted class if: SAT below 865, or ACT below 16 (test bands are the school's own; the GPA floor is our estimate, not a published figure)
Verdict is composed from this college's structured data (admit rate, SAT bands, net price with aid and at full price, Carnegie classification, scholarship grids) using transparent rule thresholds — not a chat-bot's opinion.
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Institutional snapshot
What kind of college is this?
9% of enrolled first-years submitted an SAT score, 33% an ACT — these ranges describe students who submitted, not the whole class.
Source: federal IPEDS Admissions 2023 for scores + admit rate; federal College Scorecard (20260606 vintage) for earnings + outcomes. SAT/ACT bands are the 25th–75th percentile of enrolled submitters.
Outcomes & cost
What graduates actually earn, finish, and owe.
Federal College Scorecard data. Earnings are median annual income measured years after entering. Debt is for federal-aid borrowers only (cash-pay students aren't counted).
The real cost
What Alabama State University actually costs
Which side your family lands on isn't set by any national income line — it's set by Alabama State University's own aid decision: the gap between its price and your family's finances.
Your odds + estimated cost across your whole college list, side by side.
The payoffTen years of typical graduate pay minus four years of cost — how many dollars ahead a typical graduate runs by year ten. Check both the full-price and with-aid versions to see which applies to you; median pay reflects who a college admits and what they study as much as the college itself., both ways
+$251K ahead at full price +$263K with aidSource: College Scorecard (average net price among Title IV first-time, full-time undergraduates who received aid) and each college's published cost of attendance. We don't show the federal net-price-by-income brackets: their categories were fixed in 2008 and never adjusted, and none of the averages is your family's own number — the full story. Payoff = (10-yr median earnings × 10) − (4 years of cost), in dollars — how far ahead a typical graduate runs by year ten; medians travel with the students a college admits and the majors they choose as much as with the college itself. Full price is the published cost of attendance, largely in-state for publics; earnings are 10 years after enrollment, all majors combined.
What students study here
Most popular majors at Alabama State University
Top 5 fields of study by bachelor's degrees awarded (most recent IPEDS Completions). Use this to see what Alabama State University actually graduates — not just what it markets.
What those majors earn here
Median earnings 4 years after entry, by major — Alabama State University's own graduates, not national averages.
| Major (CIP) | 4-yr earnings |
|---|---|
| Accounting and Related Services. | $63,070 |
| Information Science/Studies. | $53,416 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | $51,014 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | $46,629 |
| Biology, General. | $46,370 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | $46,126 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | $45,173 |
| Social Work. | $43,661 |
| Psychology, General. | $41,766 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | $40,152 |
Sources: IPEDS Completions (C2023_a; bachelor's-level first majors, 2-digit CIP family — share is of the top 5 only) · College Scorecard program-level outcomes (PP-FOS). Full college-vs-major comparison: /college-outcomes →
Merit aidScholarship money awarded for grades or test scores, not financial need — at many colleges it's automatic at certain GPA/score levels.
What your test score unlocks at Alabama State University
Score-or-merit-based scholarships published by the institution. Stackable in most cases — confirm with the financial aid office.
| Award | Annual award | Score gate |
|---|---|---|
|
Presidential Academic Scholarship
Tier 1 · any
|
Full ride (tuition + room/board + fees) | 1240+ SAT |
|
Academic Excellence Scholarship
Tier 2 · any
|
Full tuition plus | 1160+ SAT |
|
Academic Incentive Scholarship
Tier 3 · any
|
Full tuition + $500 | 1020+ SAT |
See all merit scholarships across colleges + 13 national awards on /merit-scholarships →
AI program signal
AI + computing education at Alabama State University
Full multi-lens comparison: /ai-colleges →
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At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantAlabama State University is a public four-year college in AL. It admitted 96% of applicants (5,346 applied, 2023). Test policy: Test-optional.
Middle 50% of enrolled first-years who submitted that test: SAT 865–1069, ACT 16–20. 9% of enrolled first-years submitted an SAT score, 33% an ACT — these ranges describe students who submitted, not the whole class.
Cost: about $20,435 a year on average with aid, $23,586 a year at full price for in-state students.
Median earnings ten years after entry: $34,502 a year. Payoff, meaning ten years of that pay minus four years of cost: $263,280 ahead with aid, $250,676 ahead at full price.
Highest median earnings four years after the degree, by program: Accounting and Related Services ($63,070); Information Science/Studies ($53,416); Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods ($51,014).
High schools that publish a numbered matriculation list and name Alabama State University: 3, 3 enrolled students between them — ranked by graduates per class year, most often Nichols School (1.0 per class year, 1 over 1 class year, Class of 2026); The Bolles School (1.0 per class year, 1 over 1 class year, Class of 2026); Mt Vernon Presbyterian School (0.1 per class year, 1 over 12 class years, 2014-2025). Each figure is the number that school printed divided by the class years its own list covers; the totals and years are shown. These are the schools that publish such a list, not every school that sends students; full list: https://highschoolreach.com/leaderboards/feeder-schools/alabama-state-university.
High schools that publish a numbered list of college acceptances naming Alabama State University: 1, 2 admissions between them — ranked by admissions per class year, most often Mt Vernon Presbyterian School (0.2 per class year, 2 over 12 class years, 2014-2025, counted column "Number of Acceptances"). Admits are counted at each college, so this counts admissions, not students. These are a different set of documents from the matriculation lists above and the two are never added together; full list: https://highschoolreach.com/leaderboards/feeder-schools/alabama-state-university.
Machine-readable version of this page: https://highschoolreach.com/colleges/alabama-state-university.json
Questions families ask
What is Alabama State University's acceptance rate? Alabama State University is a public four-year college in AL. It admitted 96% of applicants (5,346 applied, 2023). Test policy: Test-optional.
Does Alabama State University require the SAT or ACT? Alabama State University is a public four-year college in AL. It admitted 96% of applicants (5,346 applied, 2023). Test policy: Test-optional.
What SAT or ACT scores do Alabama State University students have? Middle 50% of enrolled first-years who submitted that test: SAT 865–1069, ACT 16–20. 9% of enrolled first-years submitted an SAT score, 33% an ACT — these ranges describe students who submitted, not the whole class.
How much does Alabama State University cost? Cost: about $20,435 a year on average with aid, $23,586 a year at full price for in-state students.
What do Alabama State University graduates earn? Median earnings ten years after entry: $34,502 a year. Payoff, meaning ten years of that pay minus four years of cost: $263,280 ahead with aid, $250,676 ahead at full price.
Which majors at Alabama State University pay the most? Highest median earnings four years after the degree, by program: Accounting and Related Services ($63,070); Information Science/Studies ($53,416); Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods ($51,014).
Which high schools send the most graduates to Alabama State University? The high schools sending the most graduates per class year to Alabama State University, from each school's own published list: Nichols School (1), The Bolles School (1), Mt Vernon Presbyterian School (0.1). 3 high schools' lists name Alabama State University.
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Analysis: Test Prep Gurus (High School Reach, highschoolreach.com). These figures may be quoted with attribution to Test Prep Gurus.