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Athens State University is a public undergraduate institution of higher education in Athens, Alabama, about 25 miles (40 kilometers) west of Huntsville. It was founded in 1822. The university is an upper-level institution, meaning that all students enter with previous college experience.

Athens State enrolls a few thousand students, some two-thirds of whom are over the age of 25. Many students attend part-time. The university awards bachelor’s degrees in such fields as business, liberal arts and sciences, education, human resources, criminal justice, fine arts, computer science, health science, and public safety and health administration.