Faulkner University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Churches of Christ
Population 300,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 95 (20%)
Sunshine Hours 2,738 (70%)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (67%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,353
Men / Women 47% / 53%
From State 76%
From Region 14%
Athletes 353 (30.7%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 48%
Black 35%
International 6%
Hispanic 5%
Mixed 2%
Native American 1%
Asian 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Alabama Christian College of Arts and Sciences 159 52% 56% 1% 26% 7% 3% $55,735 3 -0.58 45 95% 12.2%
Computer Science 4 — 75% 50% 0% 0% 0% 25% $73,770 2 -1.50 79 — — — — —
Information Technology — — — — — — — — $70,107 6 -1.37 74 — — — — —
Mathematics 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,322 12 -0.91 59 — — — — —
Biochemistry — — — — — — — — $60,657 10 -0.96 57 — — — — —
Biology 3 — 67% 33% 33% 33% 0% 0% $58,324 15 -0.94 51 — — — — —
English 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,322 14 -0.86 18 — — — — —
History 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,305 7 -1.04 20 — — — — —
Liberal Arts 7 — 14% 86% 0% 14% 0% 0% $45,935 6 -1.09 19 — — — — —
Clinical Psychology 7 — 29% 29% 0% 57% 0% 0% $44,277 2 -1.64 15 97% 12.2% — — —
Counseling Psychology 13 — 15% 69% 0% 31% 0% 0% $44,277 2 -1.64 15 97% 12.2% — — —
Forensic Psychology 4 — 25% 50% 0% 25% 25% 0% $44,277 2 -1.64 15 97% 12.2% — — —
Health Psychology 2 — 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $44,277 2 -1.64 15 97% 12.2% — — —
Humanities 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,379 6 -0.95 20 — — — — —
Industrial/Organizational Psychology 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $44,277 2 -1.64 15 97% 12.2% — — —
Social Science 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,741 4 -1.01 18 — — — — —
Sport Psychology 5 — 40% 40% 0% 0% 0% 60% $44,277 2 -1.64 15 97% 12.2% — — —
Music — — — — — — — — $46,852 49 +0.01 21 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 90 — 60% 48% 0% 32% 9% 0% $59,101 48 -0.11 53 94% — — — —
Fire Science 7 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $72,576 43 -0.20 78 — — — — —
Legal Studies 8 — 38% 75% 0% 12% 12% 0% $55,546 26 -0.60 44 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education 30 63% 43% 0% 37% 7% 7% $51,744 1 -0.83 34 99% 15.9%
Exercise Science 4 — 50% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $51,956 11 -1.15 34 100% 15.9% — — —
Sport Management 18 — 83% 28% 0% 44% 11% 11% $51,956 16 -0.98 34 100% 15.9% — — —
Elementary Education 6 — 17% 67% 0% 17% 0% 0% $50,994 43 -0.19 32 96% — — — —
Physical Education 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,668 23 -0.75 33 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Health Sciences 25 16% 88% 0% 4% 4% 0% $57,086 4 -0.83 48
Pre-Veterinary Studies 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $45,311 9 -1.02 17 — — — — —
Health Sciences 23 — 13% 91% 0% 4% 0% 0% $56,467 12 -0.82 46 — — — — —
Nursing 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $83,108 13 -0.91 87 — — — — —
Pre-Medical Studies — — — — — — — — $56,930 14 -0.79 48 — — — — —
Speech-Language Pathology — — — — — — — — $57,026 23 -0.66 48 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Harris College of Business 194 29% 41% 1% 47% 6% 1% $65,687 30 -0.75 67 95% 6.8%
Accounting 2 — 50% 0% 0% 50% 50% 0% $67,046 7 -1.29 70 — — — — —
Business Administration 99 — 29% 46% 1% 42% 5% 0% $74,825 60 -0.15 80 94% 5.3% — — —
Finance 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $65,858 3 -1.15 68 — — — — —
Human Resource Management 44 — 16% 30% 0% 57% 5% 0% $51,706 2 -1.75 34 96% 7.8% — — —
Management 41 — 34% 37% 0% 51% 7% 2% $59,226 8 -0.96 54 95% 9.2% — — —
Management Information Systems 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $66,634 4 -1.48 69 — — — — —
Management Science 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,361 17 -0.74 63 — — — — —
Marketing 4 — 75% 75% 0% 25% 0% 0% $60,805 7 -1.30 57 — — — — —
Risk Management 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,226 0 -3.09 54 95% 9.2% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
V. P. Black College of Biblical Studies 5 100% 80% 20% 0% 0% 0% $51,857 2 +0.13 34
Biblical Studies 4 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,854 51 +0.13 34 — — — — —
Divinity/Ministry — — — — — — — — $52,102 52 +0.16 35 — — — — —
Youth and Family Ministry 1 — 100% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $51,869 51 +0.13 34 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $25,594
ROI Percentile 56th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 64%
4-Year Graduation Rate 26%
6-Year Graduation Rate 37%
Transfer-Out Rate 37%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 51.3% 212 33% 40% 0% 47% 6% 1% $64,522 11 -0.77 65 95% 7.6%
Professional 25.4% 105 61% 53% 0% 29% 9% 0% $59,728 25 -0.15 55 94% —
Social Sciences 8.2% 34 26% 53% 0% 29% 6% 9% $44,382 1 -1.60 16 97% 12.2%
Health Sciences 6.8% 28 21% 86% 0% 11% 0% 0% $56,774 2 -0.87 47 100% 15.9%
Humanities 4.1% 17 47% 88% 6% 6% 0% 0% $47,612 9 -0.69 23 — —
Education 1.9% 8 25% 75% 0% 12% 0% 0% $51,163 32 -0.33 32 96% —
Computer Science 1.0% 4 75% 50% 0% 0% 0% 25% $73,770 3 -1.50 79 — —
Life & Natural Sciences 0.7% 3 67% 33% 33% 33% 0% 0% $58,324 13 -0.94 51 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.2% 1 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $45,311 2 -1.02 17 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.2% 1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,322 6 -0.91 59 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — 18 #187 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — 18 #401 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 118 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Baseball 60 $909K $909K $0
Soccer 48 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Basketball 15 $546K $546K $0
Cross Country 8 $148K $148K $0
Golf 8 $262K $262K $0
Total 257 $4.5M $4.5M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Basketball 26 $530K $530K $0
Soccer 26 $465K $465K $0
Softball 18 $533K $533K $0
Volleyball 17 $443K $443K $0
Cross Country 5 $140K $140K $0
Golf 4 $178K $178K $0
Total 96 $2.3M $2.3M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 118 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Soccer 74 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Baseball 60 $909K $909K $0
Basketball 41 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Softball 18 $533K $533K $0
Volleyball 17 $443K $443K $0
Cross Country 13 $289K $289K $0
Golf 12 $440K $440K $0
Total 353 $7.7M $7.7M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 65%
Yield (non-ED) 30%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 65% 65% 65%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 16%
SAT Range 880 – 1130
SAT Math Range 510 – 620
SAT RW Range 510 – 630