10-yr median earnings
$34,502
Federal aid recipients only
Public · Montgomery, Alabama
Alabama State University
Alabama State University is a public institution in Montgomery, Alabama. as a public institution, published Scorecard outcomes are the federal Title-IV cohort view of former students — not every graduate and not a guarantee for any one enrollee.
- $20,435
- Avg net price / yr
- $34,502
- 10-yr median earnings
- 30.3%
- 150%-time completion
- 97.5%
- Acceptance rate
The verdict
Alabama State University pairs modest former-student earnings with open admission.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 31st pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 97.5%
- acceptance rate
- 30.3%
- 150%-time completion
- +26%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Midsize
Carnegie: Doctoral/Prof
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Alabama State University profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Doctoral/Professional Universities"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
F
College Value Score
23/100
Alabama State University
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings F
$34,502
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$20,435
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
30.3%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$31,000
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment F
36.6%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention F
69.8%
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$20,435
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
30.3%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 30.3%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Alabama State University vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Alabama State University ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Alabama State University: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$34,502 31st percentile higher than 31% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Alabama State University | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $34,502 | #3538 of 5103 | 31st |
| Average net price | $20,435 | #3165 of 5020 | 37th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 30.3% | #4270 of 4858 | 12th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 3,477 | #983 of 5462 | 82nd |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
3,477
Undergraduate enrollment
97.5%
Acceptance rate
976
SAT average
30.3%
150%-time completion
$34,502
10-yr median earnings
69.8%
First-year retention
How Alabama State University ranks in Alabama
State rank among 69 reporting Alabama colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Alabama State University | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $34,502 | #46 of 69 | 33rd |
| Average net price | $20,435 | #49 of 65 | 25th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 30.3% | #52 of 65 | 20th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 3,477 | #18 of 73 | 75th |
Highest former-student earnings in Alabama
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jersey College - Dothan | $66,087 | - |
| 2 | Auburn University | $65,337 | $24,323 |
| 3 | Columbia Southern University | $63,534 | $14,580 |
| 4 | University of Alabama in Huntsville | $61,767 | $18,796 |
| 5 | Marion Military Institute | $59,644 | $8,627 |
| 6 | The University of Alabama | $59,221 | $22,420 |
| 7 | Samford University | $58,469 | $32,622 |
| 8 | United States Sports University | $55,257 | $24,076 |
| 9 | University of Alabama at Birmingham | $54,501 | $18,749 |
| 10 | Cardiac and Vascular Institute of Ultrasound | $52,669 | - |
| 11 | Spring Hill College | $51,500 | $20,449 |
| 12 | Athens State University | $50,273 | - |
| 46 | Alabama State UniversityThis school | $34,502 | $20,435 |
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 97.5% |
| SAT Average | 976 |
| SAT Math (25th-75th) | 350 – 462 |
| SAT Reading (25th-75th) | 399 – 505 |
| ACT Average | 18 |
| ACT (25th-75th) | 15 – 20 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Alabama State University
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$19,711 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$21,682 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$21,508 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$19,031 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Alabama State University - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $11,248 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $19,576 |
| Average Net Price | $20,435 |
71.3%
Pell Grant Rate
74.2%
Federal Loan Rate
$31,000
Median Debt
$329/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at Alabama State University swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $11,110 to $19,534 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +16.4%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$11,110
Highest year
$19,534
Most recent (2023)
$13,889
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $11,9362023 · $13,889
Over the same years, enrollment went -38.0% (5,354 → 3,322 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
61.3%
Female
34.3%
First Generation
Outcomes
69.8%
Retention Rate
$27,453
Median Earnings (6yr)
39.3%
Earning Over $25K
36.6%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 30.3% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 69.8% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $27,453 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $34,502 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 39.3% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 36.6% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $31,000 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $329/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's | 17 | 378 | $44,820 | $63,070 | $32,210 |
| Master's | 4 | 83 | $61,394 | $73,076 | $41,486 |
| Doctoral | 1 | 0 | $92,091 | $92,091 | - |
Top programs at Alabama State University by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Rehabilitation and Therape…
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
$92,091 median earnings
- Rehabilitation and Therape…
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
$73,076 median earnings
- Accounting and Related Ser…
Accounting and Related Services
$63,070 median earnings
- Teacher Education and Prof…
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
$61,410 median earnings
- Information Science/Studies
Information Science/Studies
$53,416 median earnings
- Teacher Education and Prof…
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
$51,014 median earnings
- Social Work
Social Work
$49,696 median earnings
- Teacher Education and Prof…
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
$46,629 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at Alabama State University? ▼
Alabama State University is a public institution in Montgomery, Alabama. The acceptance rate is 97.5%. The average SAT score is 976. Undergraduate enrollment is 3,477 students.
How much do Alabama State University former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Alabama State University who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $34,502 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $27,453.
How much does Alabama State University cost? ▼
The average net price at Alabama State University is $20,435. In-state tuition is $11,248 and out-of-state tuition is $19,576. Median student debt at graduation is $31,000.
What is the graduation rate at Alabama State University? ▼
Alabama State University has a 30.3% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 69.8%.
Is Alabama State University worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Alabama State University is $31,000, while former students earn a median of $34,502 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 90% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 36.6% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $329.
Sources & methodology
Public-college profiles lean on IPEDS enrollment and Scorecard Title-IV outcomes. State appropriations are outside this page; the figures below are the federal cohort measures only.
Every number is read live from the Mar–Jul 2026 Scorecard/IPEDS retrievals. Public institutions often enroll large Title-IV cohorts, so medians can be stable — still cohort averages, never a personal forecast. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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