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.

Colleges having highest graduation rate.

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

Key Admission and Academic Facts of Alabama Colleges With Highest Graduation Rate

Auburn University has the highest graduation rate of 80% and Samford University has the second highest graduation rate of 77%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $25,505 and graduate tuition & fees is $22,046 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 77.50% and the average SAT score is 1,171 at the schools.

The average graduation rate is 58.90% and the students to faculty ratio is 18 to 1 over the 10 colleges.

The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 10 Alabama Colleges With Highest Graduation Rate.

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)
26.53%43.74%1,30031,76420 to 1
2
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Samford University Birmingham, ALPrivate, 4-year 77.00%
1.91%
$38,14426.97%83.26%1,1705,68214 to 1
3
-
The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, ALPublic, 4-year 72.00%
0.23%
$33,200
($11,900)
18.57%80.06%1,26038,64419 to 1
4
-
University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, ALPublic, 4-year 64.00%
1.55%
$21,864
($8,832)
25.71%86.68%1,30021,63918 to 1
5
-
University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville, ALPublic, 4-year 62.00%
1.28%
$24,662
($11,770)
26.89%78.10%1,3359,23717 to 1
6
2
Jacksonville State University Jacksonville, ALPublic, 4-year 52.00%
2.34%
$22,716
($12,426)
19.68%78.46%1,1009,63219 to 1
6
1
University of North Alabama Florence, ALPublic, 4-year 52.00%
0.79%
$22,190
($11,990)
29.72%95.68%-9,83018 to 1
8
1
University of South Alabama Mobile, ALPublic, 4-year 47.00%
0.41%
$18,652
($9,676)
19.68%65.36%1,09513,43816 to 1
9
3
Troy University Troy, ALPublic, 4-year 45.00%
6.83%
$19,584
($9,792)
25.22%94.84%1,04514,15616 to 1
10
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University of West Alabama Livingston, ALPublic, 4-year 38.00%
1.14%
$20,090
($10,990)
14.42%68.86%9305,86018 to 1
Average58.90%$25,505
($11,101)
23.34%77.50%1,17115,98818 to 1