Alabama Colleges where More Students leaving before Graduation

Alabama A & M University has the lowest 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 26% last year.

Columbia Southern University with 32% and Auburn University at Montgomery with 35% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Alabama Colleges with Lowest Graduation Rate.

For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $19,440 and graduate tuition & fees is $17,532 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 82.00% and the average SAT score is 1,097 at the schools.

Table. Alabama Colleges With Lowest Graduation Rate Comparison
School NameGraduation RateUndergraduate Tuition & FeesYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreTotal PopulationStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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Alabama A & M University Normal, ALPublic, 4-year 26.00%
2.07%
$18,634
($10,024)
19.00%66.00%9406,00719 to 1
2
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Columbia Southern University Orange Beach, ALPrivate, 4-year 32.00%
1.44%
$5,808---15,94828 to 1
3
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Auburn University at Montgomery Montgomery, ALPublic, 4-year 35.00%
0.69%
$20,092
($9,436)
20.02%93.00%1,1005,10915 to 1
4
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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
5
3
Troy University Troy, ALPublic, 4-year 45.00%
6.83%
$19,584
($9,792)
23.00%93.00%1,05014,15616 to 1
6
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
7
1
Jacksonville State University Jacksonville, ALPublic, 4-year 52.00%
2.34%
$22,716
($12,426)
20.00%76.00%1,0909,63219 to 1
7
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University of North Alabama Florence, ALPublic, 4-year 52.00%
0.79%
$22,190
($11,990)
26.01%96.00%-9,83018 to 1
9
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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
10
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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
Average45.30%$19,440
($10,560)
21.90%82.00%1,09711,08618 to 1