Private nonprofit · University
Selma University
Selma, Alabama · Distant town
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- Admit rate
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- Avg net price
- 6%
- Graduation rate
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- Median earnings
Selma University is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Selma, Alabama (distant town setting), enrolling 32 undergraduates. It is a Historically Black College or University (HBCU). It has a Baptist religious affiliation.
About Selma, Alabama
Selma is a city in and the county seat of Dallas County, in the Black Belt region of south central Alabama and extending to the west. Later Anglo-Americans called it the Moore's Bluff settlement. Selma was incorporated in 1820. The city was planned and named as Selma by William R. King, a politician and planter from North Carolina who was a future vice president of the United States. Cultural events are held at the Performing Arts Center, and the Selma Art Guild Gallery. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Distant town
- Nearest big city
- 43 miles to Montgomery, AL
- To the ocean
- 125 miles
- Nearest airport
- 38 miles to Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field) (MGM)
How Selma University compares
Higher than 2% · #28 of 29 in Alabama
Higher than 23%
Lower than 98%
Larger than 3%
Percentiles compare Selma University with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Alabama.
Student body
Undergraduate vs. graduate
- Undergraduate3271%
- Graduate1329%
Undergraduates by gender
- Women1753%
- Men1547%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- Black100%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 32
- Graduate enrollment
- 13
- Student–faculty ratio
- 3 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 0%
- First-generation students
- 62%
- Students over 25
- 81%
- Median family income
- $9,948
- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $47,997
- Endowment
- $178,760
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- $4,800
- Room & board
- $3,600
- Books & supplies
- $800
- Total cost of attendance
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- Average net price
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Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.
Outcomes
- Graduated (within 6 years)
- 6%
- Graduated on time (4 years)
- 0%
- First-year retention
- 67%
- Transferred to another college
- 88%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
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- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
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- Median debt at graduation
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- Students with federal loans
- 0%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 7%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- Yes
- Dorm capacity
- 66
- Dorm capacity vs undergrads
- 100%+
- Application fee
- Free
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 93°F
- Winter low
- 36°F
- Annual rain
- 54.5″
- Annual snow
- 0.4″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Selma, AL US station (1.2 mi from campus).
What Selma University graduates study — and earn
Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.
Colleges near Selma University
George C Wallace State Community College-Selma
Selma, AL · Public · Certificate · 855 students
Marion Military Institute
Marion, AL · Public · Associate · 329 students
J F Ingram State Technical College
Deatsville, AL · Public · Certificate · 960 students
H Councill Trenholm State Community College
Montgomery, AL · Public · Certificate · 1,674 students
Alabama State University
Montgomery, AL · Public · Bachelor's · 3,477 students
Huntingdon College
Montgomery, AL · Private nonprofit · Bachelor's · 879 students
Fortis College-Montgomery
Montgomery, AL · Private for-profit · Certificate · 359 students
Faulkner University
Montgomery, AL · Private nonprofit · Bachelor's · 1,549 students
Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.