-14%
150%-time completion
150%-time completion at Alabama A & M University fell 14% between 2021 and 2024 (28.1% → 24.0%).
Alabama · Public · Predominantly bachelor's
Alabama A&M
Alabama A&M University is a public, historically Black land-grant university in Normal, Alabama, just outside Huntsville. Founded in 1875, it grants bachelor's and master's degrees with strengths in agriculture, engineering, and the sciences.
5,726 undergraduate students. 65 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
Earnings, completion, debt, and enrollment anomalies at Alabama A&M
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at Alabama A & M University fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (4.5% → 0.0%).
+46%
Earnings trend · post-entry horizons
Earnings 10 years post-entry at Alabama A & M University are 46% above 6-year earnings ($27.9k → $40.6k).
+21%
First-year retention
First-year retention at Alabama A & M University rose 21% between 2021 and 2024 (58.0% → 69.9%).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
Alabama A&M earnings, debt, and completion vs. the Alabama median
Each tile compares this institution to the Alabama median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$40,628+46% · 6→10y
Alabama median $39,017$27,851
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry28.7%-30% · '97→'24
Alabama median 43.4%$16,600+396% · '97→'20
At program completion5,726+59% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS63.9%+9% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time66.2%-23% · '01→'24
latest cohort$10,024+115% · '00→'24
out-of-state $18,634SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How Alabama A&M earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings at Alabama A&M
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
5.4%Median federal debt $16,600 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $40,628 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Alabama A&M enrollment, completion, and debt over time
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
-30%
Alabama A&M · completion · 150% fell
34.5% → 24.0%
-22%
Alabama A&M · completion · 100% fell
15.0% → 11.7%
+59%
Alabama A&M · undergrad enrollment rose
3,852 → 6,124
+115%
Alabama A&M · in-state tuition rose
$4,664 → $10,024
+258%
Alabama A&M · out-of-state tuition rose
$5,200 → $18,634
+396%
Alabama A&M · median debt rose
$6,250 → $31,000
-100%
Alabama A&M · cohort default rate fell
14.3% → 0.0%
+85%
Alabama A&M · pell share rose
34.1% → 63.0%
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Alabama A&M programs ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering$90,409Computer and Information Sciences, General$85,218Mechanical Engineering$82,929Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$69,062Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$65,596Finance and Financial Management Services$56,731Business Administration, Management and Operations$54,650Business Administration, Management and Operations$54,601Biology, General$53,655Social Work$51,819Social Work$51,323Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$48,047Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$46,627Criminal Justice and Corrections$45,437Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$44,468Psychology, General$41,798Biology, General$40,721
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
17 Alabama A&M programs with earnings, grouped by field
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11
EDUCATION · CIP 13
ENGINEERING · CIP 14
LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Institutions similar to Alabama A&M in Alabama
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Alabama A&M graduates earn $X” — not “Alabama A&M makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Alabama A&M caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.