Alabama A & M University Student Population

How many students at AAMU?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Alabama A & M University has a total enrollment of 7,295 students, including 6,370 undergraduate and 925 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 2,959 male students (40.6%) and 4,336 female students (59.4%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 6,326 Black students (86.7%) and 174 White students (2.4%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 6,370 undergraduate students (87.3%) and 925 graduate students (12.7%).
• Class Delivery: 325 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 4,821 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Master's College and University (larger programs) - which average 10,123 - AAMU's body is smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 2,959 male (40.56%) and 4,336 female (59.44%) students are attending Alabama A & M University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 68.24.

By class level, 6,370 (87.32%) are undergraduate students and 925 (12.68%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 41.68% are male and 58.32% are female, while among graduate students, 32.86% are male and 67.14% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 174 White, 6,326 Black, and 16 Asian students out of a total of 7,295 are attending at Alabama A & M University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Alabama A & M University is not very diverse with a diversity index of 24.6% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution has limited racial and ethnic diversity in its student population.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, AAMU has 79 students under 18 years old and 1 students over 65 years old. There are 5,598 students under 25 years old, and 971 students over 25 years old out of 6,614 total students.

AAMU has 5,394 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 413 students aged 25 and over.

It has 204 graduate students aged under 25 and 558 students aged 25 and over.

*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Alabama A & M University, 325 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 4,821 students are enrolled in some online courses.

219 students who live in Alabama or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 106 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 6,370 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 225 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 3.53%.206 students have transferred in as full-time status and 19 students transferred in as part-time status.