Alabama · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's

Faulkner University

Montgomery, Alabama. 1,555 undergraduate students. 55 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.

ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS

What the data flags at Faulkner University

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.

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER+118%

100%-time completion

100%-time completion at Faulkner University rose 118% between 2021 and 2024 (11.9% → 25.9%).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER+102%

150%-time completion

150%-time completion at Faulkner University rose 102% between 2021 and 2024 (18.5% → 37.4%).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER-100%

3-year cohort default rate

3-year cohort default rate at Faulkner University fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (2.8% → 0.0%).

SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT

The numbers, vs. Alabama

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.

MEDIAN EARNINGS · 10Y
$43,457+16% · 6→10y
Alabama median $39,017
MEDIAN EARNINGS · 6Y
$37,313
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry
COMPLETION · 150%
37.7%+50% · '98→'24
Alabama median 43.4%
MEDIAN FEDERAL DEBT
$15,000+456% · '97→'20
At program completion
UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT
1,555+330% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS
RETENTION
70.4%+2% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time
ADMISSION RATE
66.1%+3% · '01→'24
latest cohort
IN-STATE TUITION
$23,920+207% · '00→'24
out-of-state $23,920
SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS

How 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).

ALL FEDERALLY AIDED STUDENTS · TAX-RECORD EARNINGSVINTAGE 2025-05
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

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

4.6%
0%8% · GE20%+

Median federal debt $15,000 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $43,457 (10y after entry).

SECTION 04 · LONG ARC

Ten-plus year arc

Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.

UNDERGRAD · 199620241,549
2,68936019962024
Undergraduate enrollment.IPEDS EF
COMPLETION 150% · 1998202437.4%
45%19%19982024
150%-time completion rate.IPEDS GR
MEDIAN DEBT · 19972020$23,000
$24,363$4,13819972020
Median federal student debt at exit.SCORECARD
COMPLETION · 150% · 19982024+50%

Faulkner University · completion · 150% rose

25.0% → 37.4%

COMPLETION · 100% · 19982024+81%

Faulkner University · completion · 100% rose

14.3% → 25.9%

UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT · 19962024+330%

Faulkner University · undergrad enrollment rose

360 → 1,549

IN-STATE TUITION · 20002024+207%

Faulkner University · in-state tuition rose

$7,800 → $23,920

OUT-OF-STATE TUITION · 20002024+207%

Faulkner University · out-of-state tuition rose

$7,800 → $23,920

MEDIAN DEBT · 19972020+456%

Faulkner University · median debt rose

$4,138 → $23,000

COHORT DEFAULT RATE · 20112024-100%

Faulkner University · cohort default rate fell

16.4% → 0.0%

PELL SHARE · 20082024-36%

Faulkner University · pell share fell

71.7% → 45.6%

SECTION 05 · 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.

SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY

4 programs with earnings, grouped

Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.

LEGAL PROFESSIONS · CIP 22

HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43

BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52

CAUSAL DISCIPLINE

Faulkner University graduates earn $X” — not “Faulkner University makes you earn $X”

Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Faulkner University 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.

Methodology →