Alabama State University

Alabama State University is a public institution that was founded in 1867. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 3,296 (fall 2022), its setting is city, and the campus size is 172 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Alabama State University's ranking in the 2024 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, #395-435. Its in-state tuition and fees are $11,068; out-of-state tuition and fees are $19,396.

Located in Montgomery, Alabama State University was founded by nine freed slaves who raised $500 to open a school for African-Americans. ASU, which was originally named Lincoln Normal School, now offers nearly 50 undergraduate, graduate and continuing education programs to students of all races. Many Alabama State graduate students are enrolled in the education school, and the university also offers master's programs in health, among other fields. Outside the classroom, ASU students can get involved by joining more than 70 campus clubs and by playing for the ASU Hornets varsity sports teams, which compete in the NCAA Division I Southwestern Athletic Conference.

Given Alabama State University’s history, it’s no surprise that its more notable alumni include prominent civil rights leaders, such as the Rev. Ralph David Abernathy, the Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth and Fred Gray, the attorney who defended Rosa Parks during the Montgomery Bus Boycott and Martin Luther King’s first civil rights lawyer.