Alabama A & M University has the lowest graduation rate, which is the percentage of graduate candidates who complete their degree or certificate within 150 percent of normal time (for example, within 6 years for 4-years BS degree). Its graduatation rate was 26% last year.

Auburn University at Montgomery with 35% and University of West Alabama with 38% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Alabama Public Colleges with Lowest Graduation Rate.

Colleges having lowest graduation rate.

For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.

Key Admission and Academic Facts of Alabama Public Colleges With Lowest Graduation Rate

Alabama A & M University has the lowest graduation rate of 26% and Auburn University at Montgomery has the second lowest graduation rate of 35%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $22,168 and graduate tuition & fees is $20,454 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 80.87% and the average SAT score is 1,117 at the schools.

The average graduation rate is 49.30% and the students to faculty ratio is 18 to 1 over the 10 colleges.

The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 10 Alabama Public Colleges With Lowest Graduation Rate.

Table. Alabama Public Colleges With Lowest Graduation Rate Comparison
School NameGraduation RateUndergraduate Tuition & FeesYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreTotal PopulationStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
-		Alabama A & M University Normal, ALPublic, 4-year 26.00%
2.07%		$18,634
($10,024)		28.30%68.40%9206,00719 to 1
2
-		Auburn University at Montgomery Montgomery, ALPublic, 4-year 35.00%
0.69%		$20,092
($9,436)		19.27%92.23%1,0705,10915 to 1
3
-		University of West Alabama Livingston, ALPublic, 4-year 38.00%
1.14%		$20,090
($10,990)		14.42%68.86%9305,86018 to 1
4
3		Troy University Troy, ALPublic, 4-year 45.00%
6.83%		$19,584
($9,792)		25.22%94.84%1,04514,15616 to 1
5
1		University of South Alabama Mobile, ALPublic, 4-year 47.00%
0.41%		$18,652
($9,676)		19.68%65.36%1,09513,43816 to 1
6
1		Jacksonville State University Jacksonville, ALPublic, 4-year 52.00%
2.34%		$22,716
($12,426)		19.68%78.46%1,1009,63219 to 1
6
-		University of North Alabama Florence, ALPublic, 4-year 52.00%
0.79%		$22,190
($11,990)		29.72%95.68%-9,83018 to 1
8
-		University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville, ALPublic, 4-year 62.00%
1.28%		$24,662
($11,770)		26.89%78.10%1,3359,23717 to 1
9
-		University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, ALPublic, 4-year 64.00%
1.55%		$21,864
($8,832)		25.71%86.68%1,30021,63918 to 1
10
-		The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, ALPublic, 4-year 72.00%
0.23%		$33,200
($11,900)		18.57%80.06%1,26038,64419 to 1
Average49.30%$22,168
($10,684)		22.75%80.87%1,11713,35518 to 1