The average acceptance rate of the 13 public Alabama colleges that have competitive admission is 73.45% for the academic year 2024-2025. Compared to last year, the acceptance rate is lower by 4.64%. The acceptance rate at 5 public Alabama colleges increased and the rate of 8 colleges decreased.
University of West Alabama has the lowest (i.e. hard to admit) acceptance rate of 42.65%. Auburn University (45.92%) and University of Montevallo (53.85%) are following it in the list of Tightest Alabama Public Colleges to Get In.
This ranking is only based on acceptance rates and more admission stats such as SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.
University of West Alabama ranked 1st, up 7 places from 8th last year. Auburn University ranked second, a drop from first place last year.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $24,850 and graduate tuition & fees is $22,926 for the academic year 2024-2025.
We note that the actual tightness of admission lies in considering other admission requirements such as SAT score.| School Name | Acceptance Rate | Yield | SAT Score | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Total Population | Graduation Rate | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 7 | University of West Alabama Livingston, ALPublic, 4-year | 42.65% 44.46% | 33.42% | 930 | $20,090 ($10,990) | 6,820 | 35.00% | 19 to 1 |
| 2 1 | Auburn University Auburn, ALPublic, 4-year | 45.92% 4.55% | 24.14% | 1,320 | $34,922 ($12,890) | 34,145 | 82.00% | 21 to 1 |
| 3 1 | University of Montevallo Montevallo, ALPublic, 4-year | 53.85% 0.05% | 16.53% | - | $26,968 ($13,948) | 3,088 | 54.00% | 13 to 1 |
| 4 - | Alabama A & M University Normal, ALPublic, 4-year | 57.95% 8.27% | 14.51% | 910 | $18,634 ($10,024) | 7,295 | 24.00% | 19 to 1 |
| 5 - | University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville, ALPublic, 4-year | 68.57% 5.68% | 23.17% | 1,310 | $26,408 ($12,132) | 8,564 | 64.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 6 3 | University of South Alabama Mobile, ALPublic, 4-year | 70.96% 5.47% | 21.05% | 1,110 | $19,092 ($10,116) | 14,003 | 53.00% | 19 to 1 |
| 7 1 | The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, ALPublic, 4-year | 76.65% 0.83% | 18.45% | 1,270 | $34,172 ($12,180) | 40,846 | 73.00% | 19 to 1 |
| 8 1 | Jacksonville State University Jacksonville, ALPublic, 4-year | 77.69% 1.47% | 19.96% | 1,130 | $23,334 ($12,894) | 9,955 | 55.00% | 19 to 1 |
| 9 4 | University of North Alabama Florence, ALPublic, 4-year | 87.31% 9.17% | 22.49% | - | $22,320 ($12,120) | 10,204 | 55.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 10 1 | University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, ALPublic, 4-year | 88.18% 0.24% | 20.07% | 1,340 | $22,562 ($9,098) | 20,905 | 64.00% | 18 to 1 |
| Average | 66.97% | 21.38% | 1,165 | $24,850 ($11,639) | 15,583 | 55.90% | 18 to 1 |