Alabama A & M University
Normal, Alabama · Public · 6,124 undergraduates · aamu.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
58%
of applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
810 to 1040
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$25,980Est.Estimate
$35,090 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at Alabama A & M University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
58% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$35,090
a year in 2027-28, from a $35,090 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 930
Send your score
About 21% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 750, and yours is above it.
Source: College Navigator (federal data on fall 2024 freshmen)
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
Source: Incoming Freshman Students | Alabama A&M University · Checked October 17, 2026
Who gets in
58%
of applicants are admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above.
SAT total 810 to 1040
Reading and Writing 420 to 530
Math 390 to 510
ACT composite 14 to 19
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$25,980
a year, in state
$35,090
a year, out of state (tuition $19,970)
- Tuition (in state)$10,860
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$17,406
- $30,001 to $48,000$16,770
- $48,001 to $75,000$17,683
- $75,001 to $110,000$22,410
- Over $110,000$22,226
Financial aidEstimate
86%
of freshmen receive grants
$12,844
average grant to freshmen
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
23 of 23
Earn credit with a score of 3
23 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $1,090Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 |
| Biology | 3 | 3 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 3 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 3 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 3 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 3 |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 |
| European History | 3 | 3 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 3 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 3 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 3 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 3 |
| Latin | 3 | 3 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 3 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 3 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 3 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 |
| United States History | 3 | 3 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 |
After college
Graduate within 6 years
28%
Come back for a second year
70%
Typical earnings
$41,266
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Alabama A & M University$65,026
- All colleges$71,390
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 16 majors here have earnings data.
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