Students
Who's on campus
A medium campus of 6,124 undergrads, where 63% receive Pell Grants, a high share compared to other colleges.
Race & ethnicity
Diversity index0.19
Economic access
Campus size
Where first-years come from
1,968 first-time students
54% came from other states and 0.0% from abroad; 45% are from Alabama. More from other states than at 82% of colleges.
- In-state (Alabama)45%
- Other states54%
- Abroad0.0%
- Not reported1.3%
Top home states
- Alabama(home state)45% 881
- Georgia16% 307
- Tennessee11% 208
- Illinois4.4% 87
- Michigan4.0% 78
From 34 states (counting DC) and 2 from U.S. territories.
Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.
Transfers in and out
Transferring in, fall 2024
225
new transfer students, 10% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 16% of colleges.
206 full-time, 19 part-time.
Going on to another college
35%
of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 704 students).
Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.
Who they are
7.4% of undergrads study part-time.
58% women
Another gender: Not collected by this college.
Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.
Campus life
Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life
Housing for 3,620 students.
Housing
Beds
3,620
About 59 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.
First-years
Not required to live on campus
Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.
Meal plans
Up to 21 meals a week
Athletics & programs
Athletics
NCAA Division I FCS · Southwestern Athletic Conference
Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, baseball, cross country/track.
How the Southwestern Athletic Conference comparesROTC
Army
Study abroad
Offered
Undergraduate research
A formal program
Calendar
Semesters
Student services
- Academic and career counseling
- Help finding a job while enrolled
- Job placement after graduating
- On-campus child care for students' children
- 3% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office
Religious life
Faith communities · 1
Greek life
No fraternity or sorority chapters found in national directories (October 2026).
LGBTQ+ life
State law for public colleges
Alabama public colleges may not sponsor programs where attendance is based on race, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, or similar traits, or keep offices promoting them; student and faculty groups may host them without state funds.
Code of Alabama §41-1-90 et seq. (Alabama SB 129 (2024)), in effect since October 1, 2024.
Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024
Not collected by this college.
Gender unknown: fewer than 10
First-year applicants of another gender, fall 2024
0 reported. The college may not record other genders.
Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.
Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;State laws on public colleges, In effect since October 1, 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)