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Campus Address
4900 N. Meridian Street
Huntsville,AL 35811
Telephone: 256-851-5000
Admissions Address
PO Box 908
Normal, AL 35762
Telephone: 256-851-5245
Toll-free: 800-553-0816
Fax: 256-851-5249
http://www.aamu.edu
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History
Alabama A&M is a four-year, state-supported, coed, liberal arts institution. Organized through the passage of a bill by the Alabama State Legislature, Alabama A&M opened as the Huntsville Normal School in 1875. The first president was William Hooper Council, a former slave. The name was changed to State Normal Industrial School at Huntsville in 1878.
An appropriation from the Morrill Act, the second land grant act that Congress passed in 1890, gave the school the status of a land-grant institution. It was renamed the State Agricultural and Mechanical College for Negroes in 1891, and its present campus was established at Normal, Alabama, where it has grown from 200 acres to more than 2,000.
The attainment of junior college status in 1919 resulted in a new name, the State Agricultural and Mechanical Institute for Negroes. Authorized to offer senior college work in 1939, the first baccalaureate degrees were conferred in 1941. The name changed again in 1948 to Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical College, and the present name, Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University, was established in 1969.
Alabama A&M University’s mission is to serve as a land-grant institution, providing a setting for the formation of scholars, leaders, and others who can contribute to society. It operates in the three-fold function of teaching, research, and public service, including extension.
The 2,000-acre hillside campus has thirty major buildings including a new 21,000-seat stadium and eleven dormitories.
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General Information
Public institution
Year founded: 1875
Religious affiliation: None
Academic calendar: Semester
Undergraduate student body: 5,091
Setting: Urban
Fall 2005 Admissions
Application deadline: July 15
Application fee: $10
Selectivity: Less selective
2005-2006 Expenses
Tuition and fees: $4,420 in-state, $8,320 out-of-state
Room/board: $4,770
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