Alabama State University

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Location: Southeast
Setting: Mid-size City Setting
Type: Public
Size: Large (5,000 to 10,000 Undergrad)
Mascot: Hornets
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School Description
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Alabama State University is a regional comprehensive, historically black, state-supported university. In carrying out its mission, the university serves the city of Montgomery, the state, the nation and the global community. Its major commitments are quality programs of undergraduate and graduate instruction, residential life, continuing education, public service, and research provided at the most reasonable cost to individual students and taxpayers.

The university will continue to strengthen its academic programs in education, business and the liberal arts while giving even greater emphasis to the science programs at the graduate and undergraduate levels. The science emphasis is in recognition of the gross under presentation of minority professionals in this broad and important field throughout the nation. The university will also expand further its public service programs through strengthening programs of service of local and state political leaders and providing them with research-based guidance on policy and program approaches and initiatives for addressing community problems. The university aims to develop and pursue these programs in a manner to ensure that eligible students who desire to develop and expand their scholastic skills for personal, occupational, or professional growth have the opportunity to do so, regardless of social economic status. Respect for the intellectual potential and dignity of students as individual human beings, without regard to age, sex, race, color, cultural background, national origin, or disability, shall be paramount.

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Alabama State University From Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Alabama State University, founded 1867, is a historically black university located in Montgomery, Alabama. ASU is a member school of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund.

Academics

Alabama State University has an enrollment of more than 5,000 students from 42 states and 7 countries. One-third of the students are non-Alabama residents and 11 percent are minorities. The student-faculty ratio is 18 to 1. Alabama State University has 7 degree-granting colleges or schools or divisions.

  • College of Arts and Sciences
  • College of Business Administration
  • College of Education
  • College of Health Sciences
  • College of Visual and Performing Arts
  • Division Of Aerospace Studies (Air Force ROTC)
  • School of Graduate Studies

Alabama State University offers 47 degree programs including 31 bachelors’, 11 masters’, and two Education Specialists and three doctoral programs.

  • Doctorate in Educational Leadership, Policy, and Law
  • Clinical Doctorate in Physical Therapy
  • Doctorate in Microbiology

History

Alabama State University founded in 1867 as the Lincoln Normal School of Marion in Marion, Alabama, a private institution for blacks, by nine former slaves. The founders and original trustees were Joey P. Pinch, Thomas Speed, Nicholas Dale, James Childs, Thomas Lee, John Freeman, Nathan Levert, David Harris and Alexander H. Curtis. The Lincoln School was incorporated on July 18, 1867 and opened November 13, 1867 with 113 students. In 1868, the Alabama State Board of Education designated the school a Normal School and it became known as Lincoln Normal School. In December 1873, the State Board accepted the transfer of title to the school after a legislative act was passed authorizing the state to fund a Normal School, and George N. Card was named President. Thus, in 1874, this predecessor of Alabama State University became America's first state-supported educational institution for blacks. This began ASU’s rich history as a “Teacher’s College.”

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Students & Campus Life
Undergraduate Enrollment: 5,020
On Campus Housing: Available
Full Time Students: 85%
Athletic Programs: Available
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Expenses
Average Tuition: $ 8,016
Students Receiving Aid: 85%
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Admissions
Selectivity: Highly Selective
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Students

General
Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Full-Time 85%
Part-Time 15%
Race/Ethnicity
African-American 92%
Caucasian 6%
Other 2%
Hispanic 0%
Asian 0%
Geography
In State vs. Out-of-State
In-State 53%
Out-of-State 47%
Top States for Incoming Freshman
Alabama 53%
Georgia 4%
California 2%
Florida 1%
Michigan 1%
Percent of Students International: 0%

Housing

On-Campus Housing Available: Yes
Percent of Students Living On-Campus: 48%
Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: No

Athletics

Member of: NAA, NCAA
Sports Include: Football (Southwestern Athletic Conference)
Basketball (Southwestern Athletic Conference)
Baseball (Southwestern Athletic Conference)
Track (Southwestern Athletic Conference)
Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) In-State Out-of-State  
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 4,008 $ 8,016  
Financial Aid Avg. Amount Received % of Students Receiving Aid  
Federal Grants:
$ 3,145 67%  
State and Local Grants:
$ 2,131 1%  
Institutional Grants:
$ 4,048 10%  
Student Loans:
$ 4,617 72%  
Any Aid:
  85%  

Selectivity (Undergraduate Only)

Acceptance Rate: 51% (Highly Selective)
Test Scores  
SAT Scores:  
% of Students Submitting SAT Scores: 19%
Bottom 25th Percentile: Verbal: 330, Math: 310
Top 75th Percentile: Verbal: 440, Math: 440
ACT Scores:  
% of Students Submitting ACT Scores: 68%
Bottom 25th Percentile: Composite: 13, Verbal: 12, Math: 13
Top 75th Percentile: Composite: 18, Verbal: 18, Math: 16

Application Requirements (Undergraduate Only)

Formal Demonstration of Competencies: Not Required
High School Diploma or Equivalent: Recommended
High School GPA: Required
High School Rank: Not Required
High School Record: Required
Recommendations: Not Required
TOEFL: Required
Test Scores: Required

Degree Programs at Alabama State University

Bachelor's Level Majors

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