The University was ranked 18th among HBCUs by U.S. News and World Report moving up from 28th
The University’s new website was launched in July 2011. To date over 200,000 unique views have been recorded and over 2.5 million pages viewed.
Second year retention increased from 68% to 75% exceeding the norm of 72% for our 1890 peer universities and 68% for our Alabama peer universities.
The aesthetics of the campus continued to be enhanced. The University received the Huntsville Beautification Award with rating of 19.5 out of 20.
Two marquees were installed with attracting landscaping enhancing their presence.
The new structure of academic colleges to replace the structure of academic schools was implemented in the Fall of 2011.
The Men’s Tennis Team was the recipient of the NCAA Public Recognition Award for having a perfect 1000 APR which ranked them in the Top 10 percent of all squads in their respective sports nationally.
Ranked 2nd in the nation in awarding doctorates to minorities in agriculture-related fields.
Top 15 in the nation in producing graduates in the STEM discipline
Top 10 producer of undergraduate degrees to minorities in engineering
Have commissioned 973 officers for the armed services through our ROTC program
Only university in the nation that has hosted a Nobel Laureate for 14 consecutive years
Offers 71 degree programs with doctoral programs in Food Science, Physics, Plant and Soil Science and Reading
Have a $650 million economic impact locally and in the region with an estimated economic impact of $ 24 million for the Magic City Classic
About 75% of our students are from the state of Alabama with the Top 5 counties being Madison, Jefferson, Mobile, Limestone and Montgomery
About 49% of the freshman students enrolled are males and about 51% are females
Student Amanda Whatley participated in an internship with the U.S. Department of State in Bursa, Turkey this past summer
Whiquitta Tobar, a women’s basketball guard was a Fulbright Scholar and this past summer was selected from among 5,000 applicants for the a five-week New York University School of Law, Harvard Law School and Advantage Testing Foundation Trials Program
The university has five Muskie Fellows, foreign exchange students
Robert Mathis is currently playing football with the Indianapolis Colts.
Dr. Jack Thomas was recently installed as the 11th President of Western Illinois University, only the second graduate of AAMU to be appointed president and the first to TWI.
Dr. Marquita Davis was recently appointed as Director of Finance for the State of Alabama
A group of high school students from Alabama's Black Belt counties are now enrolled in dual credit agriculture courses.
University will be playing Auburn University in November, 2012 for the first time in history.