For 2024-2025 admission, the average acceptance rate of Alabama colleges is 67.65%, 170,321 accepted out of 251,761 applicants.
For Alabama college admission, the total number of applicants increased by 17,175 (7.32%) compared to last year, from 234,586 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year decreased by 280, which is less than -0.87% last year.
Alabama colleges' acceptance rate decreased by 1.21% compared to last year, which means harder to get into Alabama colleges. The yield decreased by 1.19%.
Among Alabama colleges, University of West Alabama has the lowest acceptance rate of 42.65% with 1,164 accepted students out of 2,729 applicants. The University of Alabama has the most number of applicants of 56,795 and The University of Alabama has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 8,032.
The following table compares the acceptance rate and admission statistics between four-years colleges in Alabama. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.
| School | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of West Alabama | 2,729 688 | 1,164 -614 | 389 74 | 42.65% -44.46% | 33.42% 15.70% |
| Oakwood University | 1,873 -497 | 847 -350 | 255 -35 | 45.22% -5.29% | 30.11% 5.88% |
| Auburn University | 55,056 6,878 | 25,284 970 | 6,103 168 | 45.92% -4.55% | 24.14% -0.27% |
| Tuskegee University | 11,632 -110 | 5,663 1,973 | 787 -72 | 48.68% 17.25% | 13.90% -9.38% |
| University of Montevallo | 6,280 70 | 3,382 35 | 559 58 | 53.85% -0.05% | 16.53% 1.56% |
| Alabama A & M University | 23,406 7,778 | 13,564 3,215 | 1,968 12 | 57.95% -8.27% | 14.51% -4.39% |
| United States Sports University | 277 158 | 170 128 | 76 47 | 61.37% 26.08% | 44.71% -24.34% |
| Stillman College | 3,094 654 | 1,926 115 | 148 -52 | 62.25% -11.97% | 7.68% -3.36% |
| University of Alabama in Huntsville | 7,630 1,556 | 5,232 722 | 1,212 36 | 68.57% -5.68% | 23.17% -2.91% |
| Huntingdon College | 2,717 136 | 1,888 60 | 280 -29 | 69.49% -1.34% | 14.83% -2.07% |
| University of South Alabama | 12,982 389 | 9,212 965 | 1,939 19 | 70.96% 5.47% | 21.05% -2.23% |
| Faulkner University | 1,073 -713 | 784 -397 | 269 29 | 73.07% 6.94% | 34.31% 13.99% |
| Spring Hill College | 2,420 141 | 1,853 506 | 153 -96 | 76.57% 17.47% | 8.26% -10.23% |
| The University of Alabama | 56,795 -1,623 | 43,531 -764 | 8,032 -247 | 76.65% 0.83% | 18.45% -0.24% |
| Jacksonville State University | 11,199 -809 | 8,701 -451 | 1,737 -78 | 77.69% 1.47% | 19.96% 0.13% |
| University of Mobile | 1,805 70 | 1,406 148 | 273 -15 | 77.89% 5.38% | 19.42% -3.47% |
| Samford University | 4,559 18 | 3,755 21 | 1,087 7 | 82.36% 0.13% | 28.95% 0.03% |
| Talladega College | 10,307 1,407 | 8,804 -29 | 244 40 | 85.42% -13.83% | 2.77% 0.46% |
| University of North Alabama | 5,052 654 | 4,411 168 | 992 -114 | 87.31% -9.17% | 22.49% -3.58% |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham | 11,379 460 | 10,034 379 | 2,014 -81 | 88.18% -0.24% | 20.07% -1.63% |
| Heritage Christian University | 10 4 | 9 3 | 8 2 | 90.00% -10.00% | 88.89% -11.11% |
| Auburn University at Montgomery | 2,694 481 | 2,467 417 | 364 -49 | 91.57% -1.06% | 14.75% -5.40% |
| Herzing University-Birmingham | 89 -38 | 83 -37 | 58 -25 | 93.26% -1.23% | 69.88% 0.71% |
| Troy University | 9,474 1,527 | 9,099 1,739 | 1,881 164 | 96.04% 3.43% | 20.67% -2.66% |
| Marion Military Institute | 404 -201 | 392 34 | 200 27 | 97.03% 37.86% | 51.02% 2.70% |
| Alabama State University | 7,229 1,883 | 7,052 1,939 | 1,056 105 | 97.55% 1.91% | 14.97% -3.63% |