Faulkner University Overview

Faulkner University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Montgomery, Alabama. The location of Faulkner is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

What Is Faulkner University Known For?

• The 3% student loan default rate at Faulkner is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
• The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at Faulkner.
• In <nil>, 55% of the faculty were full-time.

Where Is Faulkner University?

Contact details for Faulkner are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	5345 Atlanta Hwy, Montgomery, AL 36109-3390
Phone:	334-272-5820
Website:	www.faulkner.edu

How Do I Get Into Faulkner?

You can apply to Faulkner online at: applynow.myfaulkner.org/inquiryform

Admission Requirements for Faulkner

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Neither required nor recommended
Recommendations	Neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	Considered but not required
TOEFL	Recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into Faulkner?

The acceptance rate at Faulkner is 65%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 42% of accepted students are men and 58% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 62%, and the acceptance rate for women is 66%.

Average Test Scores

About 12% of students accepted to Faulkner submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 500 and 600. Math scores were between 490 and 605.

Faulkner received ACT scores from 59% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 16 and 23. Math scores were between 16 and 22. Composite scores were between 16 and 23.

Can I Afford Faulkner University?

The overall average net price of Faulkner is $30,269. 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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Faulkner, approximately 74% of students took out student loans averaging $9,338 a year. That adds up to $37,352 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Faulkner is 2.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Faulkner University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,922 undergraduate students at Faulkner, with 1,305 being full-time and 617 being part-time.

There are also 952 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,305 full-time undergraduates at Faulkner, 45% are male and 55% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Faulkner University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	15
Black or African American	488
Hispanic or Latino	35
White	645
International Students	51
Other Races/Ethnicities	71

Geographic Diversity

Alabama students aren't the only ones who study at Faulkner University. At this time, 12 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 29 countries are represented at Faulkner. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Argentina, Brazil, and Venezuela.

Online Learning at Faulkner University

In 2020-2021, 1,567 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Faulkner has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of Faulkner

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Faulkner University was 10.3%. This is the #1,378 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Faulkner regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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
• Image Credit: By Chmee2 under License

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