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| Alabama A&M University |
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4900 Meridian Street
Huntsville, Alabama 35811
256.372.5000 |
President: Dr. Robert R. Jennings
Charter Date: 1875
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General Information
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| Alabama A&M University is a dynamic and progressive institution with a strong commitment to academic excellence.
The picturesque campus is situated on what many alumni and friends fondly refer to as “The Hill,” only a few
miles from downtown Huntsville. Serving over 6,000 students, the institution is a diverse and vibrant microcosm
of the larger world around it, attracting visits of seven Nobel Laureates. Alabama A&M University offers numerous
degree programs, including the Ph.D. degrees in Food Science; Physics; Plant and Soil Science; and Reading/Literacy. |
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Undergraduate Population: 4716
Graduate Population: 990
Percent Men: 44%
Percent Women: 56%
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Student Body: Coed
Degrees Available: Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctoral
Distance Learning:
Motto: Service is Sovereign
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| Admissions
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In State
Tuition: 4870
Out of State Tuition: 8320
Room & Board: 4770
Application Fee: $25.00 - Deadline: Fall-June 15; Spr-Nov 1
Criteria: Official copy of your transcript. American College Test (ACT) or Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores.
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| Student
Activities |
Student Newspaper:
Campus Radio Station: WJAB-FM
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Extra Curricular Activities |
| Choral Groups, Dance, Radio Station, Sororities, Student Newspaper |
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| Athletics
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NCAA Division: Division I-AA
NCAA Conference: Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC)
Mascot: Bulldog
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Sports |
| Baseball, Basketball, Cross-Country, Football, Golf, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, Track & Field, Volleyball |
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| Academics
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Accreditations |
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Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS)
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Majors |
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Accounting, Applied Physics, Art Education, Biology, Botany, Business Administration, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Clinical Psychology, Communication Disorders, Computer and Information Science, Counseling, Economics, Education, Education Administration, Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Computer Technology, Elementary Education, English, Finance, Food Science, Forestry, Graphic Art, International Business, Logistics Management, Management, Marketing, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Medical Technology, Military Science, Music, Physical Education, Physics, Political Science, Pre-Medicine, Psychology, Social Work, Sociology, Special Education, Urban Planning, Zoology, Telecommunications, Ecotoxicology, Business Education
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| History
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Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University is a land-grant University. Its support comes from the
State of Alabama and federal funds appropriated to assist in carrying on work stipulated by the
Morrill Acts of 1862 and 1890. The University is under the control of a board of trustees appointed
by the Governor, who serves as ex officio Chairman.
The 131-year-old university was organized in 1875 as the result of a bill passed in the State
Legislature in 1873 and through the continued efforts of its first principal and president, William
Hooper Councill, an ex-slave. The school opened on May 1, 1875, as the Huntsville Normal School with
an appropriation of $1,000 per year, 61 students, and two teachers.
Industrial education was introduced around 1878. It attracted wide attention, and the school was
assisted financially by the Slaterand Peabody Funds and by private contributors. The work in
industrial education was so successful that the State Legislature authorized the name to be changed to
the “State Normal and Industrial School at Huntsville.” The appropriation was increased by the State
to $4,000 per year.
In 1891, the school became the recipient of a part of the Federal Land-Grant Fund
provided by an act of Congress, approved August 30, 1890. The purpose of this fund was to further
training in agriculture and mechanical arts in the various states at the college level.
The name of the school was changed again to “The State Agricultural and Mechanical College for
Negroes,” and a new location was provided at Normal, Alabama, where the school would have ample room
for the development of its trades and agricultural programs. In 1919, the institution became a junior
college, and its name was changed to “The State Agricultural and Mechanical Institute for Negroes.”
In 1939, by authority of the State Board of Education, the Institute was permitted to offer work on the
senior college level. The first graduation class since 1920 received the bachelor’s degree in 1941, and
on January 14, 1948, the name was again changed to “Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical College." On
June 26, 1969, the Alabama State Board of Education, the governing body of the institution, adopted a
resolution changing the name of the institution to “Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University.”
The University received a “Class A” rating by the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
in August 1946 and became a fully accredited member of the Association in December 1963.
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- The only 1890 land grant university offering four Ph.D. degree programs
- Home to one of the largest graduate schools among HBCUs
- AAMU is a leading producer of African-American Ph.D.’s in Physics and the nation’s leading producer for African-American Ph.D.’s in Plant and Soil Science
- One of few HBCUs offering a baccalaureate degree program in telecommunications
- Site of a concentration in Space Physics
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