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Faulkner University

Montgomery, AL · Private · Midsize city · Faulkner

Private institution in Montgomery, AL · 1,555 undergraduates · 66% acceptance rate · $43,457 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$21,1651,191st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$23,9201,201st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$23,9201,031st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$36,9101,138th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$23,000990th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$43,4571,429th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$37,3131,392nd highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
37.7%1,568th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
70.4%1,216th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
66.1%516th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1016916th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
20798th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
1,5551,091st largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
13.0:1979th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
43.8%549th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 135 mi (ATL)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$25
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 31 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Business/Commerce, GeneralBusinessbachelors$60,623—
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$43,000$40,821
Human Resources Management and ServicesBusinessbachelors$36,848$38,289
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$33,637$34,704
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors——
Bible/Biblical StudiesTheologybachelors——
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciencesbachelors——
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors——
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyPsychologybachelors——
Computer Sciencebachelors——
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors——
Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftVisual & Performing Artsbachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 8 sports

NAIA Division I · NAIA

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $3,952,935 (M $2,585,351 · W $1,367,584)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Faulkner University’s 1,555 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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