2026 Tightest Alabama Colleges To Admit Rankings
Among Alabama colleges, Auburn University has the tightest acceptance rate (45.92%) and Tuskegee University has the second lowest rate (48.68%) based on academic year 2023-2024 admission data.
Below table ranks and compares the Tightest Alabama Colleges To Admit having lowest acceptance rate. For the acceptance rate rankings, we only include 4-year Alabama colleges that have competitive admission.
Tightest Alabama Colleges To Admit
| Rank | College Name | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield | Tuition & Fees | Student Population | SAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auburn University Auburn, AL | 55,056 | 25,284 | 6,103 | 45.9% | 24.1% | $34,922 | 34,145 | 1,320 |
| 2 | Tuskegee University Tuskegee, AL | 11,632 | 5,663 | 787 | 48.7% | 13.9% | $25,386 | 3,121 | - |
| 3 | University of Montevallo Montevallo, AL | 6,280 | 3,382 | 559 | 53.9% | 16.5% | $26,968 | 3,088 | - |
| 4 | Alabama A & M University Normal, AL | 23,406 | 13,564 | 1,968 | 58.0% | 14.5% | $18,634 | 7,295 | 910 |
| 5 | University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville, AL | 7,630 | 5,232 | 1,212 | 68.6% | 23.2% | $26,408 | 8,564 | 1,310 |
| 6 | University of South Alabama Mobile, AL | 12,982 | 9,212 | 1,939 | 71.0% | 21.0% | $19,092 | 14,003 | 1,110 |
| 7 | The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL | 56,795 | 43,531 | 8,032 | 76.6% | 18.5% | $34,172 | 40,846 | 1,270 |
| 8 | Jacksonville State University Jacksonville, AL | 11,199 | 8,701 | 1,737 | 77.7% | 20.0% | $23,334 | 9,955 | 1,130 |
| 9 | Talladega College Talladega, AL | 10,307 | 8,804 | 244 | 85.4% | 2.8% | $15,650 | 760 | - |
| 10 | University of North Alabama Florence, AL | 5,052 | 4,411 | 992 | 87.3% | 22.5% | $22,320 | 10,204 | - |
Qualified Alabama Colleges in Core Admission Stats
