Alabama A & M University
Normal, Alabama · Also known as AAMU · Website
$40,628
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$40,628
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Alabama A & M University is a public 4-year college in Normal, Alabama with 6,124 undergraduates and 925 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $17,621 a year (tuition and fees $10,024 in-state, $18,634 out-of-state). It admits 58% of applicants and 24% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $40,628 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $31,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$17,621
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$10,024
Out-of-state $18,634
Admission rate
58%
US median 78%
Completion rate
24%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$31,000
About $329 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$40,628
Rank 2,581 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $17,621
- Tuition in-state
- $10,024
- Tuition out-of-state
- $18,634
- Cost of attendance
- $27,153
- Students with a need-based grant
- 63%
- Students with federal loans
- 75%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $16,500
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $16,387
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $19,622
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $21,680
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $20,364
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $9,366 in 2015-16 to $10,024 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 58%
- Average SAT
- 938
- SAT reading, middle
- 475
- SAT math, middle
- 460
- ACT, middle
- 18
- Undergraduates
- 6,124
- Graduate students
- 925
- Part-time students
- 7.4%
- Women
- 58%
- Students per teacher
- 19
- Completion rate
- 24%
- Retention rate
- 70%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 58
- Other
- Historically Black college
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 2,581 of 5,094 US colleges and 33 of 69 in Alabama (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | AL median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $17,621 | $15,258 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $10,024 | $9,862 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 58% | 77% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 24% | 42% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 70% | 67% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $31,000 | $21,000 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $27,851 | $32,851 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $40,628 | $39,842 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 25% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 46% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
58 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 76 | $27,011 | $29,098 | $44,145 | $57,214 |
| Social WorkMaster's | Master's | 56 | $41,000 | $41,151 | $51,295 | $65,123 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 39 | $30,000 | $40,183 | $58,176 | $68,257 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 39 | $43,588 | $56,381 | $68,819 | $103,485 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 34 | $25,500 | $26,504 | $42,127 | $50,706 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 32 | $30,500 | $31,682 | $48,912 | $55,378 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 26 | $30,100 | $63,900 | $88,490 | $92,374 |
| Engineering, OtherMaster's | Master's | 26 | $30,750 | $86,772 | $103,898 | $129,974 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | $31,000 | $28,877 | $43,770 | $53,072 |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | $33,500 | $28,938 | $42,272 | $44,889 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | $32,737 | Withheld | Withheld | $54,562 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | $30,000 | Withheld | $47,121 | $51,790 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | $32,500 | $72,241 | $98,045 | $100,647 |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | $27,100 | $71,954 | $87,291 | $92,135 |
| Construction Engineering Technology/TechnicianBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $93,843 |
| Animal SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $49,634 |
| Civil EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $86,517 |
| Biology, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 15 | $44,791 | Withheld | $54,216 | $69,830 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesMaster's | Master's | 15 | Withheld | $51,992 | $59,981 | $67,030 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | $26,500 | $25,945 | Withheld | $69,303 |
| Special Education and TeachingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | $27,250 | Withheld | Withheld | $50,499 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's | Master's | 14 | $62,047 | $39,731 | $48,983 | $65,184 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $124,201 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | $38,906 | Withheld | $44,814 | $48,460 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,293 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Normal and Alabama on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Alabama
- Homes: Homes for sale in Alabama
Questions and answers
How much does Alabama A & M University cost?
$17,621 a year is the average net price at Alabama A & M University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $10,024 for in-state students and $18,634 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $27,153. Families earning under $30,000 pay $16,500 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Alabama A & M University?
58% of applicants are admitted to Alabama A & M University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 938 and the middle ACT score is 18. The median admission rate of colleges in Alabama is 77%.
How much do Alabama A & M University graduates earn?
$40,628 a year is the median pay of former Alabama A & M University students who work, 10 years after they started ($27,851 after 6 years). That ranks 2,581 of 5,094 US colleges and 33 of 69 in Alabama. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Engineering, Other (Master's) at $86,772.
How much student debt do Alabama A & M University graduates have?
$31,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Alabama A & M University graduates, about $329 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 75% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Alabama A & M University?
24% of first-time, full-time students at Alabama A & M University finish within 6 years. 70% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Alabama A & M University?
Biology, General (76 bachelor's graduates), Social Work (56 master's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (39 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 58 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.