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 10,349 1,956 940 $18,634
($10,024)
University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, AL 88.00% 10,919 9,655 2,095 1260 $21,864
($8,832)
University of Alabama in HuntsvilleHuntsville, AL 74.00% 6,074 4,510 1,176 1330 $24,770
($11,878)
Alabama State UniversityMontgomery, AL 96.00% 5,346 5,113 951 966 $19,576
($11,248)
The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, AL 76.00% 58,418 44,295 8,279 1280 $33,200
($11,900)
Auburn University at MontgomeryMontgomery, AL 93.00% 2,213 2,050 413 1100 $20,092
($9,436)
Auburn UniversityAuburn, AL 50.00% 48,178 24,314 5,935 1310 $33,944
($12,536)
Birmingham-Southern CollegeBirmingham, AL 51.99% 3,987 2,071 148 1230 $22,750
Faulkner UniversityMontgomery, AL 66.01% 1,786 1,181 240 990 $23,920
Herzing University-BirminghamBirmingham, AL 93.70% 127 120 83 - $13,420
Huntingdon CollegeMontgomery, AL 71.02% 2,581 1,828 309 1130 $28,650
Heritage Christian UniversityFlorence, AL 100.00% 6 6 6 - $11,982
Jacksonville State UniversityJacksonville, AL 76.00% 12,008 9,152 1,815 1090 $22,716
($12,426)
University of West AlabamaLivingston, AL 87.02% 2,041 1,778 315 905 $20,090
($10,990)
University of MobileMobile, AL 73.03% 1,735 1,258 288 - $26,120
University of MontevalloMontevallo, AL 53.99% 6,210 3,347 501 - $26,730
($13,710)
University of North AlabamaFlorence, AL 96.00% 4,398 4,243 1,106 - $22,190
($11,990)
Oakwood UniversityHuntsville, AL 51.01% 2,370 1,197 290 - $21,838
Samford UniversityBirmingham, AL 82.01% 4,541 3,734 1,080 1160 $38,144
University of South AlabamaMobile, AL 65.00% 12,593 8,247 1,920 1100 $18,652
($9,676)
Spring Hill CollegeMobile, AL 59.02% 2,279 1,347 249 - $23,270
Stillman CollegeTuscaloosa, AL 74.02% 2,440 1,811 200 - $11,392
Talladega CollegeTalladega, AL 99.00% 8,900 8,833 204 - $15,650
Troy UniversityTroy, AL 93.00% 7,947 7,360 1,717 1050 $19,584
($9,792)
Tuskegee UniversityTuskegee, AL 31.00% 11,742 3,690 859 1125 $23,440
United States Sports AcademyDaphne, AL 35.29% 119 42 29 - $18,900
Average 73.12%9,0236,2131,2371,123$22,366
($15,972)