Alabama State University

Alabama State University is a public college in Montgomery, AL. Its average net price is $9,775 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$9,928
$30,001 to $48,000$10,683
$48,001 to $75,000$5,694
$75,001 to $110,000$848
$110,001 and up$6,383
$11,248Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$19,576Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$9,775Average Net Price
$7,382Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,600Books and Supplies
$3,392Other Expenses
72.0%Students on Pell Grants
79.0%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

97.5%Acceptance Rate
399 to 505SAT Reading, Middle Half
350 to 462SAT Math, Middle Half
15 to 20ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$32,390
8 years after entry$37,738
10 years after entry$40,585
30.7%Graduation Rate
69.8%Retention Rate
$28,197Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Montgomery, ALLocation
Midsize citySetting
3,477Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Biology$33,705 Small program - rough guide n=50$31,000 Small program - rough guide n=65
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$70,896 National median for this major n=5,750Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$35,284 Small program - rough guide n=34Not published
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Communications$33,918 Small program - rough guide n=38Not published
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263Not published
Criminal Justice$39,400 Small program - rough guide n=64$30,120 Small program - rough guide n=50
Dance$28,513 National median for this major n=2,991Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$34,501 National median for this major n=3,700Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$63,115 National median for this major n=43,988Not published
Health and Medical Administrative Services$50,300 National median for this major n=20,298Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Information Science/Studies$65,798 National median for this major n=10,113Not published
Marketing$52,121 National median for this major n=47,563Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$30,932 Small program - rough guide n=30$27,841 Small program - rough guide n=36
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$37,251 National median for this major n=100,431Not published
Recreation Management$39,350 National median for this major n=2,661Not published
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$38,781 National median for this major n=3,059$27,132 Small program - rough guide n=36
Security Science and Technology$46,655 National median for this major n=2,893Not published
Social Work$41,160 National median for this major n=17,635Not published
Special Education and Teaching$46,673 National median for this major n=10,747Not published
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,328 National median for this major n=22,650Not published
Teaching$44,159 National median for this major n=58,872Not published

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