Alabama A & M University Overview

Located in Normal, Alabama, Alabama A & M University is a public institution. The location of AAMU is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

What Is Alabama A & M University Known For?

• Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at AAMU.
• In a recent academic period71% of the faculty were full-time.

Where Is Alabama A & M University?

Contact details for AAMU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	4900 Meridian Street, Normal, AL 35762
Phone:	256-372-5000
Website:	www.aamu.edu

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How Do I Get Into AAMU?

You can apply to AAMU online at: https://www.aamu.edu/admissions-aid/undergraduate-admissions/apply-today.html

Admission Requirements for AAMU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	3
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into AAMU?

AAMU has an acceptance rate of 68%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 32% of accepted students are men and 68% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 66%, and the acceptance rate for women is 70%.

Average Test Scores

About 69% of students accepted to AAMU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 430 and 523. Math scores were between 400 and 510.

AAMU received ACT scores from 1% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 13 and 20. Math scores were between 15 and 0. Composite scores were between 15 and 19.

Can I Afford Alabama A & M University?

The overall average net price of AAMU is $22,090. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At AAMU, approximately 51% of students took out student loans averaging $6,150 a year. That adds up to $24,600 over four years for those students.

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Alabama A & M University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 5,093 undergraduate students at AAMU, with 4,663 being full-time and 430 being part-time.

There are also 884 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,663 full-time undergraduates at AAMU, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Alabama A & M University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	5
Black or African American	4,211
Hispanic or Latino	55
White	71
International Students	35
Other Races/Ethnicities	286

Geographic Diversity

Alabama students aren't the only ones who study at Alabama A & M University. At this time, 31 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 33 countries are represented at AAMU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Nigeria, and Canada.

Alabama A & M University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Biology	76	15	0	91
Social Work	23	56	0	79
Business Administration & Management	39	39	0	78
Computer Information Systems	26	11	0	37
General Psychology	34	0	0	34
Criminal Justice & Corrections	32	0	0	32
Health & Physical Education	24	6	0	30
Electrical Engineering	22	4	0	26
Other Engineering	0	26	0	26
Liberal Arts General Studies	25	0	0	25
Audiovisual Communications	24	0	0	24
Mechanical Engineering	20	0	0	20
Construction Engineering Technology	19	0	0	19
Animal Science	18	0	0	18
Food Science Technology	8	6	2	16
Marketing	15	0	0	15
Civil Engineering	15	0	0	15
Communication Sciences	0	15	0	15
Special Education	14	0	0	14
General Family & Consumer Sciences	10	4	0	14
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	14	0	14
Teacher Education Grade Specific	6	4	0	10
Accounting	9	0	0	9
Finance & Financial Management	9	0	0	9
Political Science & Government	9	0	0	9
Communication & Media Studies	0	8	0	8
General English Literature	7	0	0	7
Chemistry	6	0	0	6
Urban & Regional Planning	1	4	0	5
Mathematics	5	0	0	5
Other Agriculture	2	2	0	4
Forestry	4	0	0	4
Educational Administration	0	3	0	3
Music	3	0	0	3
Entrepreneurial Studies	2	0	0	2
Physics	1	0	1	2
Teacher Education Subject Specific	1	0	0	1
Sociology	1	0	0	1
Fine & Studio Arts	1	0	0	1
General Education	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	511	217	3	731

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
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