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ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY

Alabama State University
915 South Jackson Street
Montgomery, AL 36101

Official telephone: (334) 229-4100
Fax number: (334) 834-6861

Website: www.alasu.edu


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Screen last updated on: September 10, 2007
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 1,871 men, 2,713 women, 4,584 total
Full-time undergraduates: 1,625 men, 2,314 women, 3,939 total
Part-time undergraduates: 246 men, 399 women, 645 total
Total graduate students: 282 men, 699 women, 981 total
Full-time graduate students: 108 men, 184 women, 292 total
Part-time graduate students: 174 men, 515 women, 689 total
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 21
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Southeast
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 26%
First-year student breakdown:
92.8% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.1% American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.3% Hispanic
0.4% White (non-Hispanic)
0.3% total international (nonresident aliens)
6.2% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown
Undergraduate breakdown:
96.0% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.0% American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.1% Asian or Pacific Islander
0.3% Hispanic
1.3% White (non-Hispanic)
0.4% total international (nonresident aliens)
2.0% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
City or town school is located in: Montgomery
Locations of branch/satellite campuses: Birmingham and Mobile
Nearest major city: Birmingham
Distance of nearest major city: 91 miles

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • women's dorms (58%)
  • men's dorms (38%)
  • special housing for disabled students
  • special housing for international students
  • other housing including Honor dormitory (4%)
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 77%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 45%
Percent of students who live off campus: 55%
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 11%
Student conduct policies:
hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: no

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: yes
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 550
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Special Collections, Civil Rights/African-American Culture Study Center
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Early Childhood Center

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
reading, writing, math, study skills
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance
Counseling services:
minority student, military, veteran student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological
Career placement services:
co-op education, internships, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special transportation, preregistration, testing accommodations
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: 80%

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 5
Number of social sororities on campus: 4
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, yearbook, radio station
School newspaper(s): The Hornet Tribune
Number of honor societies: 4
Total number of registered organizations: 64
Campus-based religious organizations:
Campus Outreach Ministries, Hype 4 Christ, Nation of Islam
Minority student organizations:
International Student Association, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, National Association for Black Accountants
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Collegiate Secretaries International, Society for the Advancement of Management

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Patrick Carter,
Interim Director of Athletics
Director of women's athletics: Sonia Price,
SWA
School mascot: Hornets
Athletic conference memberships: Southwestern Athletic Conference (Division I, Football I-AA)

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballno 
Men's basketballno 
Men's cross-countryno 
Men's footballno 
Men's golfno 
Men's tennisno 
Men's track and field (indoor)no 
Men's track and field (outdoor)no 
Women's basketballno 
Women's bowlingno 
Women's cross-countryno 
Women's golfno 
Women's soccerno 
Women's softballno 
Women's tennisno 
Women's track and field (indoor)no 
Women's track and field (outdoor)no 
Women's volleyballno 

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 10%

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Montgomery (7 miles)
Nearest other airport: Birmingham (92 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Birmingham (92 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Montgomery (5 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: 10%
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: poor
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:
Alabama State University (AL);Troy University (AL);University of Alabama--Birmingham (AL)
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 61% within six months of graduation
List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:
Montgomery County Public Schools, Alabama Department of Human Resources, Mobile County Schools



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