1,123 SAT and 23 ACT in Average for Alabama Colleges in 2025 Admission

1,123

SAT Score

23

ACT Score

For the 2025 Alabama college admission cycle, a total of 3,467 enrolled students submitted SAT scores and 15,976 students submitted ACT scores to Alabama colleges.

The average SAT score for Alabama colleges is 1,123 and the average ACT composite score is 23. Compared to the previous year, the Alabama's average SAT score increased by 2 points from 1,122 to 1,123, representing a 0.2% change.

The average acceptance rate for Alabama colleges with available SAT data is 67.83% with a yield rate of 19.90%. This represents a 1.03 percentage point decrease in selectivity compared to the previous admission cycle.

Among Alabama colleges, University of Alabama at Birmingham has the highest SAT score of 1,340.

Average SAT Scores for Alabama Colleges

The following table compares the SAT scores between four-years colleges in Alabama. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.

Data source: IPEDS
SAT Scores for Alabama Colleges
SchoolSAT ScoreACT ScoreAcceptance RateYield
University of Alabama at Birmingham1,340
80
2688.18%
-0.24%
20.07%
-1.63%
Auburn University1,320
10
29
1
45.92%
-4.55%
24.14%
-0.27%
University of Alabama in Huntsville1,310
-20
2868.57%
-5.68%
23.17%
-2.91%
The University of Alabama1,270
-10
2776.65%
0.83%
18.45%
-0.24%
Marion Military Institute1,175
75
1997.03%
37.86%
51.02%
2.70%
Samford University1,150
-10
2582.36%
0.13%
28.95%
0.03%
Auburn University at Montgomery1,130
30
2191.57%
-1.06%
14.75%
-5.40%
Jacksonville State University1,130
40
2077.69%
1.47%
19.96%
0.13%
University of South Alabama1,110
10
23
1
70.96%
5.47%
21.05%
-2.23%
Huntingdon College1,075
-55
2369.49%
-1.34%
14.83%
-2.07%
Troy University1,070
20
2196.04%
3.43%
20.67%
-2.66%
University of West Alabama930
25
1942.65%
-44.46%
33.42%
15.70%
Alabama A & M University910
-30
1757.95%
-8.27%
14.51%
-4.39%
Alabama State University858
-108
1897.55%
1.91%
14.97%
-3.63%