For the academic year 2022-2023, the average acceptance rate of Alabama Colleges is 68.04%. The yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 21.38%. A total of 210,401 have applied, 143,164 admitted, and 30,610 students have enrolled one of Alabama Colleges.

Of the Alabama colleges, Tuskegee University is the tightest school to admit with 29.69% acceptance rate, and Auburn University has the second lowest acceptance rate of 43.74%.

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Acceptance Rates & Admission Statistics Comparison Table

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2023 Acceptance Rates Comparison Table Between Alabama Colleges
School NameApplicantsAdmitted EnrolledAcceptance RateAdmission Yield
Alabama A & M UniversityNormal, AL8,9076,0921,724 68.40%28.30%
Alabama School of Nail Technology & CosmetologyJackson, AL-----
Alabama State UniversityMontgomery, AL6,7316,502943 96.60%14.50%
Amridge UniversityMontgomery, AL-----
Athens State UniversityAthens, AL-----
Auburn UniversityAuburn, AL45,69319,9885,303 43.74%26.53%
Auburn University at MontgomeryMontgomery, AL2,2902,112407 92.23%19.27%
Bevill State Community CollegeJasper, AL-----
Birmingham-Southern CollegeBirmingham, AL3,0191,726244 57.17%14.14%
Bishop State Community CollegeMobile, AL-----
Blue Cliff Career CollegeMobile, AL-----
Brown Beauty Barber SchoolBessemer, AL-----
Cardiac and Vascular Institute of UltrasoundMobile, AL-----
Central Alabama Community CollegeAlexander City, AL-----
Chattahoochee Valley Community CollegePhenix City, AL-----
Coastal Alabama Community CollegeBay Minette, AL-----
Columbia College - Redstone ArsenalRedstone Arsenal, AL-----
Columbia Southern UniversityOrange Beach, AL-----
Enterprise State Community CollegeEnterprise, AL-----
Faulkner UniversityMontgomery, AL1,7281,424238 82.41%16.71%
Fortis CollegeMobile, AL-----
Fortis College-DothanDothan, AL-----
Fortis College-MontgomeryMontgomery, AL-----
Fortis Institute-BirminghamBirmingham, AL-----
Gadsden State Community CollegeGadsden, AL-----
George C Wallace Community College-DothanDothan, AL-----
George C Wallace State Community College-HancevilleHanceville, AL-----
George C Wallace State Community College-SelmaSelma, AL-----
H Councill Trenholm State Community CollegeMontgomery, AL-----
Heritage Christian UniversityFlorence, AL443 100.00%75.00%
Herzing University-BirminghamBirmingham, AL15314499 94.12%68.75%
Huntingdon CollegeMontgomery, AL2,5731,697258 65.95%15.20%
Huntsville Bible CollegeHuntsville, AL-----
J F Ingram State Technical CollegeDeatsville, AL-----
J. F. Drake State Community and Technical CollegeHuntsville, AL-----
Jacksonville State UniversityJacksonville, AL12,5709,8631,941 78.46%19.68%
Jefferson State Community CollegeBirmingham, AL-----
John C Calhoun State Community CollegeTanner, AL-----
Lawson State Community CollegeBirmingham, AL-----
Lurleen B Wallace Community CollegeAndalusia, AL-----
Marion Military InstituteMarion, AL622390195 62.70%50.00%
Midfield Institute of CosmetologyMidfield, AL-----
Miles CollegeFairfield, AL-----
New Beginning College of CosmetologyAlbertville, AL-----
Northeast Alabama Community CollegeRainsville, AL-----
Northwest-Shoals Community CollegeMuscle Shoals, AL-----
Oakwood UniversityHuntsville, AL1,446984378 68.05%38.41%
Paul Mitchell the School-BirminghamHoover, AL-----
Paul Mitchell the School-HuntsvilleMadison, AL-----
Reid State Technical CollegeEvergreen, AL-----
Remington College-Mobile CampusMobile, AL-----
Ross Medical Education Center-HuntsvilleHuntsville, AL-----
Samford UniversityBirmingham, AL4,3373,611974 83.26%26.97%
Selma UniversitySelma, AL-----
Shelton State Community CollegeTuscaloosa, AL-----
Snead State Community CollegeBoaz, AL-----
South University-MontgomeryMontgomery, AL-----
Southern Union State Community CollegeWadley, AL-----
Spring Hill CollegeMobile, AL2,0501,489228 72.63%15.31%
Stillman CollegeTuscaloosa, AL1,7911,156149 64.54%12.89%
Strayer University - Montgomery CampusMontgomery, AL-----
Strayer University-AlabamaBirmingham, AL-----
Strayer University-Huntsville CampusHuntsville, AL-----
Talladega CollegeTalladega, AL-----
The Salon Professional Academy-HuntsvilleHuntsville, AL-----
The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, AL54,07243,2908,037 80.06%18.57%
Troy UniversityTroy, AL7,0356,6721,683 94.84%25.22%
Troy University-Dothan CampusDothan, AL-----
Troy University-Montgomery CampusMontgomery, AL-----
Troy University-OnlineTroy, AL-----
Troy University-Phenix City CampusPhenix City, AL-----
Tuskegee UniversityTuskegee, AL12,0433,575533 29.69%14.91%
United States Sports AcademyDaphne, AL333 100.00%100.00%
University Academy of Hair DesignTuscaloosa, AL-----
University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, AL9,9478,6222,217 86.68%25.71%
University of Alabama in HuntsvilleHuntsville, AL5,5814,3591,172 78.10%26.89%
University of MobileMobile, AL1,6901,421272 84.08%19.14%
University of MontevalloMontevallo, AL6,4263,845544 59.84%14.15%
University of North AlabamaFlorence, AL4,0093,8361,140 95.68%29.72%
University of South AlabamaMobile, AL12,5508,2031,614 65.36%19.68%
University of West AlabamaLivingston, AL3,1312,156311 68.86%14.42%
Winonah's International School of CosmetologyHoover, AL-----
Average8,0925,5061,17768.04%21.38%
*The admission data is updated with academic year 2022-2023 data from National Center For Education Statistics (September 2, 2023).

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