For 2023-2024 admission, the average acceptance rate of Alabama colleges is 68.72%, 161,202 accepted out of 234,586 applicants.
For Alabama college admission, the total number of applicants increased by 24,807 (11.83%) compared to last year, from 209,779 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year increased by 1,686, which is more than 5.54% last year.
Alabama colleges' acceptance rate increased by 0.66% compared to last year, which means easier to get into Alabama colleges. The yield decreased by 1.39%.
Among Alabama colleges, Tuskegee University has the lowest acceptance rate of 31.00% with 3,640 accepted students out of 11,742 applicants. The University of Alabama has the most number of applicants of 58,418 and The University of Alabama has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 8,436.
The following table compares the acceptance rate and admission statistics between four-years colleges in Alabama. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.
| School | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuskegee University | 11,742 -301 | 3,640 65 | 837 304 | 31.00% 1.31% | 22.99% 8.08% |
| United States Sports Academy | 119 116 | 42 39 | 29 26 | 35.29% -64.71% | 69.05% -30.95% |
| Auburn University | 48,178 2,485 | 24,089 4,101 | 5,781 478 | 50.00% 6.26% | 24.00% -2.53% |
| Oakwood University | 2,370 924 | 1,209 225 | 290 -88 | 51.01% -17.04% | 23.99% -14.42% |
| Birmingham-Southern College | 3,987 968 | 2,073 347 | 145 -99 | 51.99% -5.18% | 6.99% -7.15% |
| University of Montevallo | 6,210 -216 | 3,353 -492 | 503 -41 | 53.99% -5.85% | 15.00% 0.85% |
| Marion Military Institute | 605 -17 | 357 -33 | 171 -24 | 59.01% -3.69% | 47.90% -2.10% |
| Spring Hill College | 2,279 229 | 1,345 -144 | 242 14 | 59.02% -13.61% | 17.99% 2.68% |
| University of South Alabama | 12,593 43 | 8,185 -18 | 1,883 269 | 65.00% -0.36% | 23.01% 3.33% |
| Alabama A & M University | 15,628 6,721 | 10,314 4,222 | 1,960 236 | 66.00% -2.40% | 19.00% -9.30% |
| Faulkner University | 1,786 58 | 1,179 -245 | 236 -2 | 66.01% -16.40% | 20.02% 3.31% |
| Huntingdon College | 2,581 8 | 1,833 136 | 312 54 | 71.02% 5.07% | 17.02% 1.82% |
| University of Mobile | 1,735 45 | 1,267 -154 | 291 19 | 73.03% -11.05% | 22.97% 3.83% |
| University of Alabama in Huntsville | 6,074 493 | 4,495 136 | 1,169 -3 | 74.00% -4.10% | 26.01% -0.88% |
| Stillman College | 2,440 649 | 1,806 650 | 199 50 | 74.02% 9.48% | 11.02% -1.87% |
| Jacksonville State University | 12,008 -562 | 9,126 -737 | 1,825 -116 | 76.00% -2.46% | 20.00% 0.32% |
| The University of Alabama | 58,418 4,346 | 44,398 1,108 | 8,436 399 | 76.00% -4.06% | 19.00% 0.43% |
| Samford University | 4,541 204 | 3,724 113 | 1,080 106 | 82.01% -1.25% | 29.00% 2.03% |
| University of West Alabama | 2,041 -1,090 | 1,776 -380 | 320 9 | 87.02% 18.16% | 18.02% 3.60% |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham | 10,919 972 | 9,609 987 | 2,114 -103 | 88.00% 1.32% | 22.00% -3.71% |
| Troy University | 7,947 912 | 7,391 719 | 1,700 17 | 93.00% -1.84% | 23.00% -2.22% |
| Auburn University at Montgomery | 2,213 -77 | 2,058 -54 | 412 5 | 93.00% 0.77% | 20.02% 0.75% |
| Herzing University-Birmingham | 127 -26 | 119 -25 | 82 -17 | 93.70% -0.42% | 68.91% 0.16% |
| University of North Alabama | 4,398 389 | 4,222 386 | 1,098 -42 | 96.00% 0.32% | 26.01% -3.71% |
| Alabama State University | 5,346 -1,385 | 5,132 -1,370 | 975 32 | 96.00% -0.60% | 19.00% 4.50% |
| Talladega College | 8,900 | 8,811 | 176 | 99.00% | 2.00% |
| Heritage Christian University | 6 2 | 6 2 | 6 3 | 100.00% | 100.00% 25.00% |