Montgomery, Alabama · ★ — / 5 Overall
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Public · 4-year · Doctoral
Alabama State University is a public historically Black university in Montgomery, Alabama, United States, founded in 1867 during the Reconstruction era. Established to help train African American teachers for segregated schools, it is a member institution of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. Its athletic teams, known as the Hornets, compete in NCAA Division I as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.
Value rank
Ranked #648 on Washington Monthly Best Bang for the Buck. Source: WM Best Value ↗
25th–75th percentile
SAT total: 865–1069
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915 S Jackson Street, Montgomery, Alabama, 36104-0271
Visit University SiteSAT ERW: 444–538
SAT math: 421–531
ACT composite: 16–20
Total: 3,870
Undergrad: 3,322
Undergrad full-time: 2,959
Graduate: 548
Part-time: 533
In-state
Tuition: $11,248
Total cost on campus: $23,930
Out-of-state
Tuition: $19,576
Total cost on campus: $32,258
Room & board: $7,690
Books & supplies: $1,600
Receive aid: 92%
Avg grant aid: $10,971
Pell grant recipients: 73%
Rent: $669 / mo
Average city asking rent, as a roommate share. Zillow Observed Rent Index.
Coffee: $4.50
State average cafe price. Numbeo, 2024.
Gas: $4.08 / gal
State average price. AAA.
Average meal: $6.65
Published board plan, per meal. IPEDS.