Selma University
Tuition per year
$4,800
$8,400 with room and board
Undergraduates
82
Student-faculty ratio 3:1
About
- Type
- Private nonprofit, 4-year
- Location
- Selma, Alabama
- Website
- selmau.edu
- Undergraduates
- 82
- Student-faculty ratio
- 3 : 1
This collegeRanked colleges nearby
- Setting
- Distant town
- Nearest major city
- Birmingham, about 80 mi
- Nearest international airport
- Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM), about 80 mi
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Religious affiliation
- Baptist
- President
- Stanford Angion (President)
- Phone
- 3345261718104
- Address
- 1501 Boynton St, Dinkins Hall, Selma, AL 36701
Students
95 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 51:49 · Freshman retention 66.7%
- Continuing undergraduates 18
- First-year undergraduates 11
- Graduate students 13
- Transfers and others 53
Undergraduate race and ethnicity (82)
International Students
International share over the last 10 years
0 in 2025 · 0.0% in 2016
0 in 2025 · 0.0% in 2016
Cost
2025 cost per year
$8,400
- Undergraduate tuition
- $4,800
- Room and board
- $3,600
- Graduate tuition
- $4,800
Tuition rose -22% from 2016 to 2025; room and board rose -28%.
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$1.3M
Expenses$1.3M
Average faculty salary · 2025 (9-month equivalent)
Campus Life
Athletics and varsity athletes NCAA · EADA
No athlete data available for 2025.
No athlete data available for 2024.
No athlete data available for 2023.
Nearby & Safety
Ranked colleges nearby
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The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa · 62.3 mi
U.S. News #156
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Samford UniversityBirmingham · 73.5 mi
U.S. News #191
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University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham · 76.2 mi
U.S. News #137
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Auburn UniversityAuburn · 90.8 mi
U.S. News #100
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Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State · 124.5 mi
U.S. News #208
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University of Alabama--HuntsvilleHuntsville · 160.8 mi
U.S. News #262
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Spelman CollegeAtlanta · 177.2 mi
Liberal Arts #34
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Georgia State UniversityAtlanta · 178.7 mi
U.S. News #191
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Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta · 179.0 mi
U.S. News #29
Notable Alumni
Notable alumni of Selma University include Fred Shuttlesworth (Baptist minister and civil rights activist), Trixie Smith (Blues singer and film actress) and Autherine Lucy (First Black student at the University of Alabama).
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Fred Shuttlesworth 1922–2011
Baptist minister and civil rights activist
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Trixie Smith 1895–1943
Blues singer and film actress
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Autherine Lucy 1929–2022
First Black student at the University of Alabama
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Juanita Abernathy 1929–2019
Civil rights activist
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William Pickens 1881–1954
Orator, educator, journalist and essayist
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Mattie Moss Clark 1925–1994
Gospel choir director, mother of The Clark Sisters
References and Data Sources
Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.