Alabama State University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

Overview

Alabama State University is a public, historically black university. It's campus is located in Montogomery, Alabama. It was founded in 1867 as the Lincoln Normal School of Marion. After several name changes, the Institution was named the Alabama State College for Negroes in 1948. In 1954, it was again renamed as the Alabama State College. In 1969, the school received university status and was given its present name.

The schools and colleges under ASU include:

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

The Alabama State Hornets participate in intercollegiate track & field, basketball, cheerleading, football, golf, tennis and baseball.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Historically black college.
• Many students concentrating in education and teaching, drama and performing arts, therapy and counseling, science, and computer science and engineering.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Large number of students.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Selective admissions.
• Affordable tuition & fees.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Alabama State is a historically black college.

Student enrollment was 5,695 in 2009-2010 (5,409 full-time equivalent).

About 46% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 54% of the class.

Undergrads are 74% of enrolled students and graduate students are 26%.

Students under 25 years old represent 76% of the student body. About 6% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 96% are full-time and 4% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Alabama State provides on-campus housing for 2,009 of its 5,409 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Southwestern Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 144 male students received the aid (men were 63% of those receiving aid) and 86 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 37% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Alabama State offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Single Doctoral (Other Then Education).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (4 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (72 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Finance
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (35 awarded)

• Computer Science
• Information Science/Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (16 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (294 awarded)

• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Educational/Instructional Media Design
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teacher Education, Multiple Levels

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (47 awarded)

• Public Administration and Social Service Professions
• Social Work

LIBERAL ARTS (28 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• History
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology

MATHEMATICS (11 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (38 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (14 awarded)

• Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator

MUSIC (12 awarded)

• Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (27 awarded)

• Occupational Therapy/Therapist
• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management
• Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor

SCIENCE (61 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
• Microbiology
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (53 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (83 awarded)

• Physical Therapy/Therapist
• Psychology