Alabama A & M University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Alabama A & M University

Alabama A & M University operates as a public institution located in Normal, Alabama (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 6,124 students of which 6,197 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Alabama A & M University is categorized as “18” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 58.0%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 938 and an ACT midpoint of 18. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $17,621, with published in-state tuition of $10,024 and a Pell grant recipient share of 63.0%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $31,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 26.3%, and the first-year retention rate is 69.9%. Graduates earn a median of $40,628 ten years after enrolling, compared with $27,851 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 277300.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 45.3% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.