Admission Comparison between Alabama Colleges
For the academic year 2023-2024, 252,165 students have applied to Alabama colleges and 170,713 have accepted to admit. The acceptance rate of the Alabama colleges is 73.8%. Of the admitted students, 32,084 students finally enrolled in one of Alabama colleges.
2 Alabama colleges require to submit Test Scores (SAT and/or ACT scores) and no colleges recommend to submit the scores. 17 colleges does not require the test scores, but they consider the scores in admission selection process. The average SAT score submitted by enrolled students at Alabama colleges is 1,127.
Alabama College Admission Statistics
The admission statistics is based on IPEDS admission data and the data is mostly focused on the 4 years colleges. Therefore, the numbers of applicant, admitted, and enrolled are for the 4 years colleges other than community colleges and career/vocational schools
Below list shows the top colleges in key admission facts. For that, we include colleges that have more than 500 applicants.
- The University of Alabama has the largest number of applicants of 56,795 and The University of Alabama has the most admitted students of 43,531.
- The average acceptance rate of Alabama colleges is 73.8% and University of West Alabama has the lowest acceptance rate of 42.7%.
- The average yield (enrollment rate) is 26.1% and Faulkner University has the highest yield of 34.3%.
- The average SAT score is 1,127 and University of Alabama at Birmingham has the highest SAT score of 1,340.
Alabama Colleges Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics Comparison
The following table lists Alabama colleges with admission perspectives including acceptance rate and yield (enrollment rate). As mentioned above, only 4-years colleges are included in this table. The "-" value in other columns means that the corresponding data has not been reported or available.
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| College Name | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield (Enrollment Rate) | Undergraduate Application Fees | Graduate Application Fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herzing University-Birmingham Birmingham, AL Private, 4 years four-years | 89 | 83 | 58 | 93.3% | 70 | - | - |
| Spring Hill College Mobile, AL Private, 4 years four-years | 2,420 | 1,853 | 153 | 76.6% | 8 | - | - |
| Huntingdon College Montgomery, AL Private, 4 years four-years | 2,717 | 1,888 | 280 | 69.5% | 15 | - | - |
| Marion Military Institute Marion, AL Public, 2-4 years | 404 | 392 | 200 | 97.0% | 51 | - | - |
| Stillman College Tuscaloosa, AL Private, 4 years four-years | 3,094 | 1,926 | 148 | 62.2% | 8 | - | - |
| United States Sports University Daphne, AL Private, 4 years four-years | 277 | 170 | 76 | 61.4% | 45 | - | - |
| Heritage Christian University Florence, AL Private, 4 years four-years | 10 | 9 | 8 | 90.0% | 89 | - | - |
| Talladega College Talladega, AL Private, 4 years four-years | 10,307 | 8,804 | 244 | 85.4% | 3 | - | - |
| Samford University Birmingham, AL Private, 4 years four-years | 4,559 | 3,755 | 1,087 | 82.4% | 29 | - | - |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL Public, 4 years four-years | 11,379 | 10,034 | 2,014 | 88.2% | 20 | - | - |
| Tuskegee University Tuskegee, AL Private, 4 years four-years | 11,632 | 5,663 | 787 | 48.7% | 14 | - | - |
| Auburn University Auburn, AL Public, 4 years four-years | 55,056 | 25,284 | 6,103 | 45.9% | 24 | - | - |
| Troy University Troy, AL Public, 4 years four-years | 9,474 | 9,099 | 1,881 | 96.0% | 21 | - | - |
| University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville, AL Public, 4 years four-years | 7,630 | 5,232 | 1,212 | 68.6% | 23 | - | - |
| The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL Public, 4 years four-years | 56,795 | 43,531 | 8,032 | 76.6% | 18 | - | - |
| Faulkner University Montgomery, AL Private, 4 years four-years | 1,073 | 784 | 269 | 73.1% | 34 | - | - |
| University of Mobile Mobile, AL Private, 4 years four-years | 1,805 | 1,406 | 273 | 77.9% | 19 | - | - |
| University of West Alabama Livingston, AL Public, 4 years four-years | 2,729 | 1,164 | 389 | 42.7% | 33 | - | - |
| Oakwood University Huntsville, AL Private, 4 years four-years | 1,873 | 847 | 255 | 45.2% | 30 | - | - |
| University of South Alabama Mobile, AL Public, 4 years four-years | 12,982 | 9,212 | 1,939 | 71.0% | 21 | - | - |
| Jacksonville State University Jacksonville, AL Public, 4 years four-years | 11,199 | 8,701 | 1,737 | 77.7% | 20 | - | - |
| Auburn University at Montgomery Montgomery, AL Public, 4 years four-years | 2,694 | 2,467 | 364 | 91.6% | 15 | - | - |
| Alabama A & M University Normal, AL Public, 4 years four-years | 23,406 | 13,564 | 1,968 | 58.0% | 15 | - | - |
| University of North Alabama Florence, AL Public, 4 years four-years | 5,052 | 4,411 | 992 | 87.3% | 22 | - | - |
| University of Montevallo Montevallo, AL Public, 4 years four-years | 6,280 | 3,382 | 559 | 53.9% | 17 | - | - |
| Alabama State University Montgomery, AL Public, 4 years four-years | 7,229 | 7,052 | 1,056 | 97.6% | 15 | - | - |
| Average | 252,165 | 170,713 | 32,084 | 73.8% | 26 | - | - |
Most Compared Alabama Colleges
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