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Students

Who's on campus

A small campus of 2,974 undergrads, where 58% receive Pell Grants, a high share compared to other colleges.

+55% since fall 2014Over time

Race & ethnicity

Diversity index0.60

Diversity index vs. every college0.60
0.60
← 0.00higher than 54% of 1,8930.80 →

Economic access

Pell Grant recipients58%
National median: 34%Above typical
First-generation students40%
National median: 33%Above typical
Pell Grant share vs. every college58%
58%
← 0%higher than 88% of 1,88287% →

Campus size

2,974undergrads
Compared to every college3K
3K
← 19larger than 69% of 1,89337.8K →

59% of undergraduates take every course online, and another 14% take some

Where first-years come from

383 first-time students

13% came from other states and 0.0% from abroad; 82% are from Alabama. Fewer from other states than at 67% of colleges.

  • In-state (Alabama)82%
  • Other states13%
  • Abroad0.0%
  • Not reported5.0%

Top home states

  1. Alabama(home state)82% 313
  2. Mississippi6.3% 24
  3. Florida2.3% 9
  4. Georgia1.6% 6
  5. South Carolina0.5% 2

From 15 states (counting DC).

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Share of first-yearsNoneUnder 1%1–3%3–10%10–25%25%+Home state

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

636

new transfer students, 62% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 87% of colleges.

605 full-time, 31 part-time.

Going on to another college

33%

of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 246 students).

Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.

Who they are

Many adult students

19% of undergrads study part-time.

Men29%
National median: 44%Below typical

71% women

Another gender: Not collected by this college.

Part-time students19%
National median: 7.5%Above typical
Students 25 and older44%
National median: 11%Above typical

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 920 students.

Housing

Beds

920

About 31 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

Offered

Athletics & programs

Athletics

NCAA Division II · Gulf South Conference

Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, baseball, cross country/track.

How the Gulf South Conference compares

ROTC

Air Force

Study abroad

Offered

Undergraduate research

Not listed

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
  • 4% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office

Greek life

Councils and chapters

  • 1listedPanhellenic sororities (NPC)

    From each organization's own chapter list.

    Phi Mu

    Kappa Xi

LGBTQ+ life

Policies

  • Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression

Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.

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: 0

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)