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Faulkner University

Montgomery, Alabama Private nonprofit 4-year Midsize city

Overview

Faulkner University is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Montgomery, Alabama. Its campus is in a midsize city. It enrolled 3,086 students in fall 2024, including 1,758 undergraduates and 1,328 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Churches of Christ.

Faulkner University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 61 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Business/Commerce, and Criminal Justice/Safety Studies. It awarded 916 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 24 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

64% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1.

Key figures

3,086
Students enrolled
64%
First-year retention
916
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
61
Programs and majors
14:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional

Programs and majors offered 61

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 9
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 3
Health Professions 11
Legal Professions and Studies 2
  • Law Professional Online option 76 graduates
  • Legal Studies AssociateBachelor Online option 9 graduates
Psychology 8
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 2
Education 4
Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Computer and Information Sciences 2
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 2
Theology and Religious Vocations 5
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 2
English Language and Literature 1
History 1
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 2
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Social Sciences 1
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Visual and Performing Arts 2

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
64%
First-year retention, part-time students
52%
Student-to-faculty ratio
14:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
413
Associate degrees
11
Master's degrees
349
Doctoral degrees (research)
8
Professional doctorates
135

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
3,086
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,758
Graduate students, fall 2024
1,328
Full-time, fall 2024
71%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
3,901
Undergraduates, 2024-25
2,210
Graduate students, 2024-25
1,691
Full-time, 2024-25
67%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
58%
Men
42%
White
50%
Hispanic or Latino
5%
Black or African American
33%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
2%
International (U.S. nonresident)
5%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
24
Programs with a fully online option
11
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
53%
Students taking some online courses
22%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Midsize city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Churches of Christ
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Athletic association
NAIA
Athletic conference
Mid-South Conference; Southern States Athletic Conference
President
Mitch Henry
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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