Alabama Colleges by Acceptance Rate

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How hard is it to get into colleges in Alabama?

For 26 Alabama colleges having competitive admission policies, the average acceptance rate is 73.12%. The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $22,366 and the average SAT score is 1123.

No Alabama college's acceptance rate is lower than 30%. 2 colleges' acceptance rates are under 40%.16 Alabama colleges' acceptance rates are higher than 70%, which means applicants have higher chances to get in.

The following table shows the number of Alabama colleges by acceptance rate and school type.

Alabama Colleges by Acceptance Rate
Acceptance Rate RangeTotalPublicPrivate
Lower than 10%000
10% - 20%000
20% - 30%000
30% - 40%202
40% - 50%110
50% - 60%413
60% - 70%321
Higher than 70%1697

Alabama Colleges Admission Comparison Table

Alabama Colleges Comparison with Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics
School NameAcceptance RateApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledSAT ScoreTuition & Fees
Alabama A & M UniversityNormal, AL 66.00% 15,628 10,314 1,960 940 $18,634
($10,024)
University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, AL 88.00% 10,919 9,609 2,114 1260 $21,864
($8,832)
University of Alabama in HuntsvilleHuntsville, AL 74.00% 6,074 4,495 1,169 1330 $24,770
($11,878)
Alabama State UniversityMontgomery, AL 96.00% 5,346 5,132 975 966 $19,576
($11,248)
The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, AL 76.00% 58,418 44,398 8,436 1280 $33,200
($11,900)
Auburn University at MontgomeryMontgomery, AL 93.00% 2,213 2,058 412 1100 $20,092
($9,436)
Auburn UniversityAuburn, AL 50.00% 48,178 24,089 5,781 1310 $33,944
($12,536)
Birmingham-Southern CollegeBirmingham, AL 51.99% 3,987 2,073 145 1230 $22,750
Faulkner UniversityMontgomery, AL 66.01% 1,786 1,179 236 990 $23,920
Herzing University-BirminghamBirmingham, AL 93.70% 127 119 82 - $13,420
Huntingdon CollegeMontgomery, AL 71.02% 2,581 1,833 312 1130 $28,650
Heritage Christian UniversityFlorence, AL 100.00% 6 6 6 - $11,982
Jacksonville State UniversityJacksonville, AL 76.00% 12,008 9,126 1,825 1090 $22,716
($12,426)
University of West AlabamaLivingston, AL 87.02% 2,041 1,776 320 905 $20,090
($10,990)
University of MobileMobile, AL 73.03% 1,735 1,267 291 - $26,120
University of MontevalloMontevallo, AL 53.99% 6,210 3,353 503 - $26,730
($13,710)
University of North AlabamaFlorence, AL 96.00% 4,398 4,222 1,098 - $22,190
($11,990)
Oakwood UniversityHuntsville, AL 51.01% 2,370 1,209 290 - $21,838
Samford UniversityBirmingham, AL 82.01% 4,541 3,724 1,080 1160 $38,144
University of South AlabamaMobile, AL 65.00% 12,593 8,185 1,883 1100 $18,652
($9,676)
Spring Hill CollegeMobile, AL 59.02% 2,279 1,345 242 - $23,270
Stillman CollegeTuscaloosa, AL 74.02% 2,440 1,806 199 - $11,392
Talladega CollegeTalladega, AL 99.00% 8,900 8,811 176 - $15,650
Troy UniversityTroy, AL 93.00% 7,947 7,391 1,700 1050 $19,584
($9,792)
Tuskegee UniversityTuskegee, AL 31.00% 11,742 3,640 837 1125 $23,440
United States Sports AcademyDaphne, AL 35.29% 119 42 29 - $18,900
Average 73.12%9,0236,2001,2351,123$22,366
($15,972)