Alabama State University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Alabama State University

Alabama State University operates as a public institution located in Montgomery, Alabama (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 3,477 students of which 3,641 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 State University is categorized as “17” 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 97.5%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 976 and an ACT midpoint of 18. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $20,435, with published in-state tuition of $11,248 and a Pell grant recipient share of 71.3%. 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 30.3%, and the first-year retention rate is 69.8%. Graduates earn a median of $34,502 ten years after enrolling, compared with $27,453 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 363700.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 39.3% 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.