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.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Stats for Alabama Colleges

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.

Last Update: July 3, 2024 | Data source: IPEDS
Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics for Alabama Colleges
SchoolApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledAcceptance RateYield
Tuskegee University11,742
-301
3,640
65
837
304
31.00%
1.31%
22.99%
8.08%
United States Sports Academy119
116
42
39
29
26
35.29%
-64.71%
69.05%
-30.95%
Auburn University48,178
2,485
24,089
4,101
5,781
478
50.00%
6.26%
24.00%
-2.53%
Oakwood University2,370
924
1,209
225
290
-88
51.01%
-17.04%
23.99%
-14.42%
Birmingham-Southern College3,987
968
2,073
347
145
-99
51.99%
-5.18%
6.99%
-7.15%
University of Montevallo6,210
-216
3,353
-492
503
-41
53.99%
-5.85%
15.00%
0.85%
Marion Military Institute605
-17
357
-33
171
-24
59.01%
-3.69%
47.90%
-2.10%
Spring Hill College2,279
229
1,345
-144
242
14
59.02%
-13.61%
17.99%
2.68%
University of South Alabama12,593
43
8,185
-18
1,883
269
65.00%
-0.36%
23.01%
3.33%
Alabama A & M University15,628
6,721
10,314
4,222
1,960
236
66.00%
-2.40%
19.00%
-9.30%
Faulkner University1,786
58
1,179
-245
236
-2
66.01%
-16.40%
20.02%
3.31%
Huntingdon College2,581
8
1,833
136
312
54
71.02%
5.07%
17.02%
1.82%
University of Mobile1,735
45
1,267
-154
291
19
73.03%
-11.05%
22.97%
3.83%
University of Alabama in Huntsville6,074
493
4,495
136
1,169
-3
74.00%
-4.10%
26.01%
-0.88%
Stillman College2,440
649
1,806
650
199
50
74.02%
9.48%
11.02%
-1.87%
The University of Alabama58,418
4,346
44,398
1,108
8,436
399
76.00%
-4.06%
19.00%
0.43%
Jacksonville State University12,008
-562
9,126
-737
1,825
-116
76.00%
-2.46%
20.00%
0.32%
Samford University4,541
204
3,724
113
1,080
106
82.01%
-1.25%
29.00%
2.03%
University of West Alabama2,041
-1,090
1,776
-380
320
9
87.02%
18.16%
18.02%
3.60%
University of Alabama at Birmingham10,919
972
9,609
987
2,114
-103
88.00%
1.32%
22.00%
-3.71%
Troy University7,947
912
7,391
719
1,700
17
93.00%
-1.84%
23.00%
-2.22%
Auburn University at Montgomery2,213
-77
2,058
-54
412
5
93.00%
0.77%
20.02%
0.75%
Herzing University-Birmingham127
-26
119
-25
82
-17
93.70%
-0.42%
68.91%
0.16%
Alabama State University5,346
-1,385
5,132
-1,370
975
32
96.00%
-0.60%
19.00%
4.50%
University of North Alabama4,398
389
4,222
386
1,098
-42
96.00%
0.32%
26.01%
-3.71%
Talladega College8,9008,81117699.00%2.00%
Heritage Christian University6
2
6
2
6
3
100.00%100.00%
25.00%