Graduation, Transfer-out, and Students to Faculty Ratio Trends for Alabama Colleges

There are 42 active four-years colleges and universities in Alabama - 18 public and 24 private schools. The 2023 average graduation rate of the 4-year colleges in Alabama is 47%. Compared to the graduation rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 42% to 47%. The students to faculty ratio of the schools is 15 to 1 and it decreased by 2 compared to 17 to 1, ratio of 10 years ago.

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	42%	39%	45%
2013-14	44%	40%	48%
2014-15	41%	38%	47%
2015-16	45%	43%	47%
2016-17	42%	40%	47%
2017-18	43%	42%	47%
2018-19	43%	41%	48%
2019-20	45%	44%	47%
2020-21	43%	39%	51%
2021-22	46%	42%	50%
2022-23	47%	42%	53%
Average	43.73%	40.91%	48.18%

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2012-13	26%
2013-14	26%
2014-15	27%
2015-16	33%
2016-17	31%
2017-18	31%
2018-19	28%
2019-20	28%
2020-21	26%
2021-22	26%
2022-23	31%
Average	28.45%

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2012-13	66%	47%
2013-14	68%	46%
2014-15	69%	47%
2015-16	69%	47%
2016-17	66%	59%
2017-18	67%	55%
2018-19	69%	51%
2019-20	69%	53%
2020-21	73%	49%
2021-22	70%	46%
2022-23	71%	50%
Average	68.82%	50.00%

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2012-13	17:1
2013-14	16:1
2014-15	16:1
2015-16	17:1
2016-17	16:1
2017-18	16:1
2018-19	17:1
2019-20	17:1
2020-21	16:1
2021-22	15:1
2022-23	15:1
Average	16.18:1

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Samford University Private, four-years | Birmingham
Faulkner University Private, four-years | Montgomery
Shelton State Community College Public, 2-4 years | Tuscaloosa
New Beginning College of Cosmetology Private, Less than 2-years | Albertville
University of South Alabama Public, four-years | Mobile
George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville Public, 2-4 years | Hanceville
Southeastern Bible College Private, four-years | Birmingham
Herzing University-Birmingham Private, four-years | Birmingham
Talladega College Private, four-years | Talladega
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Graduate

Samford University Private, four-years | Birmingham
Faulkner University Private, four-years | Montgomery
Shelton State Community College Public, 2-4 years | Tuscaloosa
New Beginning College of Cosmetology Private, Less than 2-years | Albertville
University of South Alabama Public, four-years | Mobile
George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville Public, 2-4 years | Hanceville
Southeastern Bible College Private, four-years | Birmingham
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Online Schools

Samford University Private, four-years | Birmingham
Faulkner University Private, four-years | Montgomery
Shelton State Community College Public, 2-4 years | Tuscaloosa
New Beginning College of Cosmetology Private, Less than 2-years | Albertville
University of South Alabama Public, four-years | Mobile
George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville Public, 2-4 years | Hanceville
Southeastern Bible College Private, four-years | Birmingham
Herzing University-Birmingham Private, four-years | Birmingham
Talladega College Private, four-years | Talladega
Heritage Christian University Private, four-years | Florence

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Technical Colleges

Samford University Private, four-years | Birmingham
Faulkner University Private, four-years | Montgomery
Shelton State Community College Public, 2-4 years | Tuscaloosa
New Beginning College of Cosmetology Private, Less than 2-years | Albertville
University of South Alabama Public, four-years | Mobile
George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville Public, 2-4 years | Hanceville
Southeastern Bible College Private, four-years | Birmingham
Herzing University-Birmingham Private, four-years | Birmingham
Talladega College Private, four-years | Talladega
Heritage Christian University Private, four-years | Florence

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Graduation, Transfer-out, and Students to Faculty Ratio Trends for Alabama Colleges

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