How Graduation Rate Changes over Past 5 Years for Alabama 4-Year Colleges

For the academic year 2022-2023, the average graduation rate of Alabama 4-Year Colleges is 37.87%. Compared to last year's rate, the 2023 graduation rate decreased by 1.64%.
Over the past 5 years, the graduation rate of Alabama 4-Year Colleges has decreased by 12.21% from 43.14% to 37.87%. Of the 83 Alabama 4-Year Colleges, 31 schools's graduation rate is higher than 5 years ago and 37 schools' rate is lower.
You can check 2023 graduation rate along with transfer-out and retention rate at Alabama 4-Year Colleges graduation rate comparison table.

Comparison Table of Graduation Rate Changes for Alabama 4-Year Colleges

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Graduation Rate Changes from 2017 to 2022 at Alabama 4-Year Colleges
School Name2018-192019-202020-212021-222022-235-Year Average
Alabama A & M UniversityNormal, AL27.00%29.00%
2%
28.00%
1%
28.00%26.00%
2%
27.60%
University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, AL58.00%63.00%
5%
61.00%
2%
62.00%
1%
64.00%
2%
61.60%
Amridge UniversityMontgomery, AL40.00%33.00%
7%
25.00%
8%
44.00%
19%
50.00%
6%
38.40%
University of Alabama in HuntsvilleHuntsville, AL52.00%57.00%
5%
57.00%60.00%
3%
62.00%
2%
57.60%
Alabama State UniversityMontgomery, AL30.00%32.00%
2%
31.00%
1%
28.00%
3%
27.00%
1%
29.60%
The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, AL72.00%71.00%
1%
72.00%
1%
72.00%72.00%71.80%
Central Alabama Community CollegeAlexander City, AL28.00%17.00%
11%
19.00%
2%
21.00%
2%
21.00%21.20%
Athens State UniversityAthens, AL-----0.00%
Auburn University at MontgomeryMontgomery, AL34.00%34.00%30.00%
4%
35.00%
5%
35.00%33.60%
Auburn UniversityAuburn, AL78.00%79.00%
1%
78.00%
1%
80.00%
2%
80.00%79.00%
Birmingham-Southern CollegeBirmingham, AL68.00%69.00%
1%
70.00%
1%
69.00%
1%
64.00%
5%
68.00%
Chattahoochee Valley Community CollegePhenix City, AL20.00%18.00%
2%
22.00%
4%
15.00%
7%
25.00%
10%
20.00%
South University-MontgomeryMontgomery, AL9.00%10.00%
1%
14.00%
4%
10.00%
4%
9.00%
1%
10.40%
Enterprise State Community CollegeEnterprise, AL19.00%20.00%
1%
25.00%
5%
29.00%
4%
28.00%
1%
24.20%
Coastal Alabama Community CollegeBay Minette, AL15.00%16.00%
1%
18.00%
2%
25.00%
7%
22.00%
3%
19.20%
Faulkner UniversityMontgomery, AL28.00%32.00%
4%
27.00%
5%
18.00%
9%
32.00%
14%
27.40%
Gadsden State Community CollegeGadsden, AL21.00%25.00%
4%
27.00%
2%
27.00%25.00%
2%
25.00%
New Beginning College of CosmetologyAlbertville, AL93.00%----93.00%
George C Wallace Community College-DothanDothan, AL25.00%30.00%
5%
28.00%
2%
26.00%
2%
29.00%
3%
27.60%
George C Wallace State Community College-HancevilleHanceville, AL44.00%44.00%45.00%
1%
44.00%
1%
45.00%
1%
44.40%
George C Wallace State Community College-SelmaSelma, AL28.00%31.00%
3%
33.00%
2%
35.00%
2%
36.00%
1%
32.60%
Herzing University-BirminghamBirmingham, AL50.00%28.00%
22%
22.00%
6%
39.00%
17%
30.00%
9%
33.80%
Huntingdon CollegeMontgomery, AL43.00%49.00%
6%
41.00%
8%
44.00%
3%
50.00%
6%
45.40%
Heritage Christian UniversityFlorence, AL50.00%80.00%
30%
14.00%
66%
--48.00%
J. F. Drake State Community and Technical CollegeHuntsville, AL14.00%13.00%
1%
6.00%
7%
13.00%
7%
12.00%
1%
11.60%
J F Ingram State Technical CollegeDeatsville, AL50.00%29.00%
21%
20.00%
9%
21.00%
1%
9.00%
12%
25.80%
Jacksonville State UniversityJacksonville, AL42.00%41.00%
1%
45.00%
4%
49.00%
4%
52.00%
3%
45.80%
Jefferson State Community CollegeBirmingham, AL10.00%15.00%
5%
15.00%21.00%
6%
21.00%16.40%
John C Calhoun State Community CollegeTanner, AL23.00%25.00%
2%
28.00%
3%
32.00%
4%
36.00%
4%
28.80%
Lawson State Community CollegeBirmingham, AL17.00%19.00%
2%
21.00%
2%
24.00%
3%
22.00%
2%
20.60%
University of West AlabamaLivingston, AL31.00%35.00%
4%
40.00%
5%
39.00%
1%
38.00%
1%
36.60%
Lurleen B Wallace Community CollegeAndalusia, AL34.00%37.00%
3%
33.00%
4%
41.00%
8%
33.00%
8%
35.60%
Marion Military InstituteMarion, AL33.00%30.00%
3%
40.00%
10%
34.00%
6%
26.00%
8%
32.60%
Miles CollegeFairfield, AL24.00%25.00%
1%
23.00%
2%
23.00%26.00%
3%
24.20%
University of MobileMobile, AL50.00%54.00%
4%
48.00%
6%
51.00%
3%
45.00%
6%
49.60%
University of MontevalloMontevallo, AL49.00%55.00%
6%
54.00%
1%
51.00%
3%
54.00%
3%
52.60%
Northwest-Shoals Community CollegeMuscle Shoals, AL27.00%23.00%
4%
24.00%
1%
25.00%
1%
26.00%
1%
25.00%
University of North AlabamaFlorence, AL46.00%48.00%
2%
49.00%
1%
51.00%
2%
52.00%
1%
49.20%
Northeast Alabama Community CollegeRainsville, AL45.00%45.00%46.00%
1%
50.00%
4%
44.00%
6%
46.00%
Oakwood UniversityHuntsville, AL48.00%50.00%
2%
50.00%49.00%
1%
46.00%
3%
48.60%
Reid State Technical CollegeEvergreen, AL45.00%28.00%
17%
29.00%
1%
26.00%
3%
44.00%
18%
34.40%
Bishop State Community CollegeMobile, AL22.00%27.00%
5%
20.00%
7%
27.00%
7%
22.00%
5%
23.60%
Samford UniversityBirmingham, AL76.00%76.00%77.00%
1%
78.00%
1%
77.00%
1%
76.80%
Selma UniversitySelma, AL2.00%1.00%
1%
-11.00%-4.67%
Shelton State Community CollegeTuscaloosa, AL22.00%19.00%
3%
15.00%
4%
27.00%
12%
22.00%
5%
21.00%
Snead State Community CollegeBoaz, AL37.00%40.00%
3%
49.00%
9%
46.00%
3%
39.00%
7%
42.20%
University of South AlabamaMobile, AL44.00%46.00%
2%
44.00%
2%
47.00%
3%
47.00%45.60%
Spring Hill CollegeMobile, AL59.00%55.00%
4%
56.00%
1%
56.00%61.00%
5%
57.40%
Stillman CollegeTuscaloosa, AL29.00%27.00%
2%
21.00%
6%
14.00%
7%
24.00%
10%
23.00%
Talladega CollegeTalladega, AL24.00%33.00%
9%
30.00%
3%
24.00%
6%
35.00%
11%
29.20%
H Councill Trenholm State Community CollegeMontgomery, AL28.00%20.00%
8%
18.00%
2%
23.00%
5%
20.00%
3%
21.80%
Troy UniversityTroy, AL43.00%47.00%
4%
50.00%
3%
51.00%
1%
45.00%
6%
47.20%
Tuskegee UniversityTuskegee, AL42.00%51.00%
9%
51.00%56.00%
5%
67.00%
11%
53.40%
United States Sports AcademyDaphne, AL-----0.00%
Bevill State Community CollegeJasper, AL22.00%27.00%
5%
31.00%
4%
36.00%
5%
36.00%30.40%
Southern Union State Community CollegeWadley, AL27.00%21.00%
6%
23.00%
2%
16.00%
7%
24.00%
8%
22.20%
Remington College-Mobile CampusMobile, AL60.00%55.00%
5%
49.00%
6%
43.00%
6%
40.00%
3%
49.40%
Fortis CollegeMobile, AL55.00%----55.00%
Paul Mitchell the School-HuntsvilleMadison, AL90.00%----90.00%
Fortis College-FoleyFoley, AL57.00%----57.00%
Blue Cliff Career CollegeMobile, AL27.00%----27.00%
Huntsville Bible CollegeHuntsville, AL33.00%--100.00%-66.50%
Strayer University-AlabamaBirmingham, AL50.00%-50.00%--50.00%
Columbia Southern UniversityOrange Beach, AL24.00%21.00%
3%
29.00%
8%
33.00%
4%
32.00%
1%
27.80%
Paul Mitchell the School-BirminghamHoover, AL52.00%----52.00%
Fortis College-DothanDothan, AL64.00%----64.00%
Fortis College-MontgomeryMontgomery, AL59.00%----59.00%
Fortis Institute-BirminghamBirmingham, AL57.00%54.00%
3%
50.00%
4%
57.00%
7%
36.00%
21%
50.80%
Cardiac and Vascular Institute of UltrasoundMobile, AL-----0.00%
University Academy of Hair DesignTuscaloosa, AL83.00%----83.00%
The Salon Professional Academy-HuntsvilleHuntsville, AL69.00%----69.00%
Ross Medical Education Center-HuntsvilleHuntsville, AL64.00%----64.00%
Midfield Institute of CosmetologyMidfield, AL-----0.00%
Alabama School of Nail Technology & CosmetologyJackson, AL86.00%----86.00%
Brown Beauty Barber SchoolBessemer, AL100.00%----100.00%
Winonah's International School of CosmetologyHoover, AL79.00%----79.00%
Strayer University - Montgomery CampusMontgomery, AL-----0.00%
Strayer University-Huntsville CampusHuntsville, AL-----0.00%
Columbia College - Redstone ArsenalRedstone Arsenal, AL-----0.00%
Troy University-Phenix City CampusPhenix City, AL-----0.00%
Troy University-Montgomery CampusMontgomery, AL-----0.00%
Troy University-Dothan CampusDothan, AL-----0.00%
Troy University-OnlineTroy, AL-----0.00%
Average43.14%36.77%
6.37%
36.09%
0.68%
38.50%
2.41%
37.87%
0.63%
38.47%
*Schools missing information are not included in this table. The schools have not report their information to the IPEDS/NCES or not applicable.)
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