1. Alabama A&M University (AAMU) has an economic impact of over $350 million statewide and $228 million on the region, according to the Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce.
2. Through its more than 6,100 students and 1,092 employees, AAMU is ranked No. 19 among the Top 20 largest employers in the Tennessee Valley region.
3. In the last decade, Alabama A&M University has expended over $54.1M on facilities, renovations, upgrades and deferred maintenance.
4. Alabama A&M University secured a $96 million refinancing package through the U. S. Department of Education [the largest ever for an Historically Black College and University (HBCU)] to restructure debt and to build a new 580-bed residence hall facility and major infrastructure on Meridian Street.
5. AAMU became a part of a list of prominent donors to a project designed to expand public library presence in Northwest Huntsville by fall 2020. President Andrew Hugine, Jr., and members of the University cabinet joined forces with other community organizations to help move the Huntsville Public Library closer to its $4.5 million goal to enhance the Bessie K. Russell Branch Library.
6. AAMU announced acquisition of the state of Alabama’s first electric buses. Moreover, the University and Toyota Motor Company North America are collaborating in a student-led mobility initiative to engage the local community in efforts to find better ways to connect people to education and jobs, and expand usage of zero or low emission vehicles.
7. Because of AAMU’s significant production of STEM graduates, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office selected AAMU to host “Building a Legacy of Impact Through Invention,” a Black History Month 2020 program attended by African-American inventors Jim West, founder (electret microphone) and Victor Lawrence (signal processing in telecommunications).
8. The HundredSeven, an organization created to positively promote HBCUs, ranked Alabama A&M University #3 in the nation in the production of African American Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) majors. Alabama A&M University is also one of the top 50 colleges in the U. S. in graduating African-Americans with bachelor’s degrees in computer science, engineering, math and science. AAMU is one of the top 10 HBCUs for graduating black engineers and mathematicians, and it is Top 10 for online instruction (collegechoice.net).
9. NBA Hall of Famer, Charles Barkley, made a $1 million commitment to Alabama A&M University, the largest philanthropic commitment from an individual in the history of the institution.
10. Alabama A&M University is home to a campus branch of Redstone Federal Credit Union. The Alabama A&M University Branch powered by Redstone Federal Credit Union is the first credit union branch on a university campus. The AAMU Campus Branch provides face-to-face cash transactions via an ATM virtual assistant. Out of 5,757 credit unions in the United States, Redstone FCU ranks 36th, with $5.3 billion in assets (2019).
11. Alabama A&M University is the site of a coveted Confucius Institute, one of about 100 such entities in the United States and one of only four located on a HBCU campus. The Confucius Institute of AAMU (CI-AAMU) promotes the study of Chinese language, history, customs and culture.
12. The College of Business and Public Affairs earned initial accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International (AACSB) in November 2019. Synonymous with the highest standards of quality, AACSB accreditation inspires new ways of thinking within business education globally and, as a result, has been earned by only 5 percent of the world’s schools offering business degrees at the bachelor’s level or higher.
13. United States Cabinet-level administrators have visited the campus on a wide range of initiatives pertaining to their unique missions. Among them were United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack; U. S. Department of Education Secretaries Arne Duncan and John B. King; and Attorney General Eric Holder.
14. In December 2019, the University celebrated the 50th Year anniversary of AAMU’s designation as “university,” as well as the establishment of the AAMU Foundation. Michael Eric Dyson was the keynote speaker.
15. Alabama A&M University, is recognized as a Top 10 Gold-Level Military Friendly School, the only HBCU with such a distinction. This distinction reveals that AAMU’s commitment to serving the military and veteran community is comprehensive in scope and meaningful in terms of actual outcomes and impact.
16. Alabama A&M University has been designated “Storm Ready” by the National Weather Center. AAMU is now part of the WeatherReady Nation and is fully prepared for the campus’ increasing vulnerability to extreme weather and water events. It is part of 11 Alabama colleges with the designation and only two HBCUs with the distinction.
17. Olmsted and Olmsted was commissioned by the State of Alabama to layout the Alabama A&M University campus in 1928. The firm was started and managed by Frederick Law Olmstead, Sr., designer of New York City’s Central Park. However, this Olmsted brother had retired when this commissioning took place.
18. Alabama A&M University has been named a Fulbright HBCU Institutional Leader. The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) has begun recognizing the noteworthy level of engagement that selected Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have achieved with the Fulbright Program, the U.S. government’s flagship international educational exchange program. AAMU has been named one of the 19 HBCUs to receive this distinction