Auburn University has the highest graduation rate, which is the percentage of graduate candidates who complete their degree or certificate within 150 percent of normal time (for example, within 6 years for 4-years BS degree). Its graduatation rate was 80% last year.
Samford University with 77% and The University of Alabama with 72% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Alabama Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate.
For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $25,515 and graduate tuition & fees is $22,046 for the academic year 2023-2024.
The average acceptance rate is 78.91% and the average SAT score is 1,165 at the schools.
| School Name | Graduation Rate | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Yield | Acceptance Rate | SAT Score | Total Population | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | Auburn University Auburn, ALPublic, 4-year | 80.00% 0.88% | $33,944 ($12,536) | 24.41% | 50.47% | 1,310 | 31,764 | 20 to 1 |
| 2 - | Samford University Birmingham, ALPrivate, 4-year | 77.00% 1.91% | $38,144 | 28.92% | 82.23% | 1,160 | 5,682 | 14 to 1 |
| 3 - | The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, ALPublic, 4-year | 72.00% 0.23% | $33,200 ($11,900) | 18.69% | 75.82% | 1,280 | 38,644 | 19 to 1 |
| 4 - | University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, ALPublic, 4-year | 64.00% 1.55% | $21,864 ($8,832) | 21.70% | 88.42% | 1,260 | 21,639 | 18 to 1 |
| 5 - | University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville, ALPublic, 4-year | 62.00% 1.28% | $24,770 ($11,878) | 26.08% | 74.25% | 1,330 | 9,237 | 17 to 1 |
| 6 2 | Jacksonville State University Jacksonville, ALPublic, 4-year | 52.00% 2.34% | $22,716 ($12,426) | 19.83% | 76.22% | 1,090 | 9,632 | 19 to 1 |
| 6 1 | University of North Alabama Florence, ALPublic, 4-year | 52.00% 0.79% | $22,190 ($11,990) | 26.07% | 96.48% | - | 9,830 | 18 to 1 |
| 8 1 | University of South Alabama Mobile, ALPublic, 4-year | 47.00% 0.41% | $18,652 ($9,676) | 23.28% | 65.49% | 1,100 | 13,438 | 16 to 1 |
| 9 3 | Troy University Troy, ALPublic, 4-year | 45.00% 6.83% | $19,584 ($9,792) | 23.33% | 92.61% | 1,050 | 14,156 | 16 to 1 |
| 10 - | University of West Alabama Livingston, ALPublic, 4-year | 38.00% 1.14% | $20,090 ($10,990) | 17.72% | 87.11% | 905 | 5,860 | 18 to 1 |
| Average | 58.90% | $25,515 ($11,113) | 23.00% | 78.91% | 1,165 | 15,988 | 18 to 1 |