Alabama Colleges where Students Complete in Time

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 78.70% and the average SAT score is 1,165 at the schools.

Table. Alabama Colleges With Highest Graduation Rate Comparison
School NameGraduation RateUndergraduate Tuition & FeesYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreTotal PopulationStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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Auburn University Auburn, ALPublic, 4-year 80.00%
0.88%
$33,944
($12,536)
24.00%50.00%1,31031,76420 to 1
2
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Samford University Birmingham, ALPrivate, 4-year 77.00%
1.91%
$38,14429.00%82.01%1,1605,68214 to 1
3
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The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, ALPublic, 4-year 72.00%
0.23%
$33,200
($11,900)
19.00%76.00%1,28038,64419 to 1
4
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University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, ALPublic, 4-year 64.00%
1.55%
$21,864
($8,832)
22.00%88.00%1,26021,63918 to 1
5
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University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville, ALPublic, 4-year 62.00%
1.28%
$24,770
($11,878)
26.01%74.00%1,3309,23717 to 1
6
2
Jacksonville State University Jacksonville, ALPublic, 4-year 52.00%
2.34%
$22,716
($12,426)
20.00%76.00%1,0909,63219 to 1
6
1
University of North Alabama Florence, ALPublic, 4-year 52.00%
0.79%
$22,190
($11,990)
26.01%96.00%-9,83018 to 1
8
1
University of South Alabama Mobile, ALPublic, 4-year 47.00%
0.41%
$18,652
($9,676)
23.01%65.00%1,10013,43816 to 1
9
3
Troy University Troy, ALPublic, 4-year 45.00%
6.83%
$19,584
($9,792)
23.00%93.00%1,05014,15616 to 1
10
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University of West Alabama Livingston, ALPublic, 4-year 38.00%
1.14%
$20,090
($10,990)
18.02%87.02%9055,86018 to 1
Average58.90%$25,515
($11,113)
23.01%78.70%1,16515,98818 to 1