Faulkner University
Montgomery, Alabama · Also known as Faulkner · Website
$43,457
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$43,457
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Faulkner University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Montgomery, Alabama with 1,549 undergraduates and 1,328 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $22,085 a year (tuition and fees $23,920). It admits 73% of applicants and 37% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $43,457 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $23,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$22,085
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$23,920
US median $11,837
Admission rate
73%
US median 78%
Completion rate
37%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$23,000
About $244 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$43,457
Rank 2,169 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
- $22,085
- Tuition and fees
- $23,920
- Cost of attendance
- $37,626
- Students with a need-based grant
- 46%
- Students with federal loans
- 56%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $23,385
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $20,897
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $19,170
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $21,255
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $22,835
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 $19,280 in 2015-16 to $23,920 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
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1,020
- SAT reading, middle
- 550
- SAT math, middle
- 548
- ACT, middle
- 20
- Undergraduates
- 1,549
- Graduate students
- 1,328
- Part-time students
- 26%
- Women
- 56%
- Students per teacher
- 14
- Completion rate
- 37%
- Retention rate
- 64%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 58
- Endowment
- $23.5M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
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 2,169 of 5,094 US colleges and 23 of 69 in Alabama (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | AL median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $22,085 | $15,258 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $23,920 | $9,862 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 73% | 77% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 37% | 42% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 64% | 67% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $23,000 | $21,000 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $37,313 | $32,851 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $43,457 | $39,842 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 31% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 63% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 122 | $24,125 | $58,210 | $69,630 | $103,485 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 110 | $18,750 | $44,785 | $61,286 | $68,407 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 88 | $22,100 | $54,704 | $60,384 | $55,378 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 70 | $26,750 | $36,990 | $52,092 | $68,257 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 54 | $25,000 | $40,764 | $48,056 | $68,069 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaster's | Master's | 51 | $25,500 | $47,992 | $59,426 | $124,807 |
| LawProfessional | Professional | 37 | $137,560 | $49,400 | $68,740 | $107,773 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsMaster's | Master's | 34 | $20,497 | $66,634 | $69,371 | $66,714 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 33 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesMaster's | Master's | 25 | $61,000 | $56,468 | Withheld | - |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | $25,875 | $26,988 | $39,459 | $50,523 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 20 | $55,250 | $41,573 | $54,053 | $59,571 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $32,040 | $25,710 | $48,561 | $54,562 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 15 | $20,500 | $52,231 | $55,690 | $59,916 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,382 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesMaster's | Master's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,716 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,590 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 7 | $19,150 | Withheld | Withheld | $44,125 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,532 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,194 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,389 |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesMaster's | Master's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,028 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,680 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Montgomery and Alabama on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Faulkner University cost?
$22,085 a year is the average net price at Faulkner University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $23,920, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $37,626. Families earning under $30,000 pay $23,385 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Faulkner University?
73% of applicants are admitted to Faulkner University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,020 and the middle ACT score is 20. The median admission rate of colleges in Alabama is 77%.
How much do Faulkner University graduates earn?
$43,457 a year is the median pay of former Faulkner University students who work, 10 years after they started ($37,313 after 6 years). That ranks 2,169 of 5,094 US colleges and 23 of 69 in Alabama. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Criminal Justice and Corrections (Master's) at $66,634.
How much student debt do Faulkner University graduates have?
$23,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Faulkner University graduates, about $244 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 56% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Faulkner University?
37% of first-time, full-time students at Faulkner University finish within 6 years. 64% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Faulkner University?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (122 master's graduates), Business/Commerce, General (110 bachelor's graduates), Criminal Justice and Corrections (88 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.