Alabama State University is a public institution that was started in 1867. It has a undergraduate enrollment of 3,750, its environment is urban, and the campus size is 172 acres. It uses a semester-based academic year. Its in-state tuition/fees are $11,068; out-of-state tuition/fees are $19,396
situated in Montgomery, Alabama State University was started by nine freed slaves who raised $500 to open a school for African-Americans. ASU, which was originally named Lincoln Normal School, now offers 50 undergraduate, graduate and continuing education programs to learners of all races. Many Alabama State graduate learners are enrolled in the education school, and the university also offers master’s programs in health, among other fields. Outside the classroom, ASU learners can get involved by joining more than 70 campus clubs and by playing for the ASU Hornets varsity sports teams, which participate 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.