Acceptance Rate and Admission Trends for Alabama Colleges

There are 42 active four-years colleges and universities in Alabama - 18 public and 24 private schools. The 2023 average acceptance rate of the 4-year colleges in Alabama is 76.43% - 142,774 students accepted out of total 209,779.

Compared to the acceptance rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 66.39% to 76.43%. The Alabama Colleges' yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 28.00% and the yield is lower than 44.64%, rate of 10 years ago.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 70.00% where the current academic year rate is 76.43% at Alabama Colleges. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 70.26% and women students' rate is 69.99%. The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Alabama Colleges over the past 11 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	66.39%	65.21%	67.03%
2013-14	69.69% 3.30%	70.38% 2.38%	69.41% 2.38%
2014-15	70.13% 0.44%	69.54% -0.13%	69.29% -0.13%
2015-16	66.73% -3.40%	66.66% -2.80%	66.49% -2.80%
2016-17	62.29% -4.44%	63.27% -3.14%	63.35% -3.14%
2017-18	68.08% 5.79%	68.97% 2.98%	66.33% 2.98%
2018-19	68.49% 0.40%	68.50% 1.91%	68.24% 1.91%
2019-20	67.42% -1.07%	68.14% 0.61%	68.85% 0.61%
2020-21	76.32% 8.90%	78.03% 7.55%	76.40% 7.55%
2021-22	77.99% 1.67%	78.19% 1.44%	77.84% 1.44%
2022-23	76.43% -1.56%	75.92% -1.15%	76.69% -1.15%
Average	70.00%	70.26%	69.99%

Alabama Colleges Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 12 years is 33.53% where the current academic year yield is 28.00%. The yield, also known as enrollment rate is the percentage of admitted students who finally enrolled. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Alabama Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	44.64%	47.84%	42.51%
2013-14	40.02% -4.62%	42.60% -3.99%	38.51% -3.99%
2014-15	39.80% -0.22%	42.79% -2.32%	36.19% -2.32%
2015-16	38.24% -1.55%	40.77% -2.83%	33.36% -2.83%
2016-17	37.12% -1.12%	39.56% -0.63%	32.73% -0.63%
2017-18	32.15% -4.97%	35.38% -5.72%	27.01% -5.72%
2018-19	24.93% -7.23%	27.72% -3.57%	23.44% -3.57%
2019-20	29.10% 4.18%	31.38% 1.19%	24.63% 1.19%
2020-21	26.92% -2.18%	28.91% -2.25%	22.38% -2.25%
2021-22	27.88% 0.96%	30.99% 3.48%	25.87% 3.48%
2022-23	28.00% 0.12%	30.75% 1.28%	27.14% 1.28%
Average	33.53%	36.24%	30.34%

Alabama Colleges Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

The average number of applicants is 153,414, the average number of admitted is 104,472, and the average number of enrolled students is 28,654 over the last 10 years. The number of applicants to Alabama Colleges increased by 25.36% (42,432 applicants) compared to last year. The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Alabama Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	111,275	69,552	26,865
2013-14	122,556 11,281	78,992 -544	26,321 -544
2014-15	127,689 5,133	81,106 1,210	27,531 1,210
2015-16	141,401 13,712	88,391 1,649	29,180 1,649
2016-17	152,108 10,707	93,334 511	29,691 511
2017-18	158,189 6,081	104,193 199	29,890 199
2018-19	170,380 12,191	116,430 -1,112	28,778 -1,112
2019-20	167,622 -2,758	121,629 58	28,836 58
2020-21	159,204 -8,418	124,993 -953	27,883 -953
2021-22	167,347 8,143	127,799 1,920	29,803 1,920
2022-23	209,779 42,432	142,774 612	30,415 612
Average	153,414	104,472	28,654

Alabama Colleges Applicants Trends Chart

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Jacksonville State University Public, four-years | Jacksonville
Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine Private, four-years | Dothan
Bevill State Community College Public, 2-4 years | Jasper
Jefferson State Community College Public, 2-4 years | Birmingham
Alabama A & M University Public, four-years | Normal
Midfield Institute of Cosmetology Private, Less than 2-years | Midfield
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Graduate

Jacksonville State University Public, four-years | Jacksonville
Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine Private, four-years | Dothan
Bevill State Community College Public, 2-4 years | Jasper
Jefferson State Community College Public, 2-4 years | Birmingham
Alabama A & M University Public, four-years | Normal
Midfield Institute of Cosmetology Private, Less than 2-years | Midfield
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Jacksonville State University Public, four-years | Jacksonville
Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine Private, four-years | Dothan
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Jefferson State Community College Public, 2-4 years | Birmingham
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Midfield Institute of Cosmetology Private, Less than 2-years | Midfield
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Technical Colleges

Jacksonville State University Public, four-years | Jacksonville
Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine Private, four-years | Dothan
Bevill State Community College Public, 2-4 years | Jasper
Jefferson State Community College Public, 2-4 years | Birmingham
Alabama A & M University Public, four-years | Normal
Midfield Institute of Cosmetology Private, Less than 2-years | Midfield
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