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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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 43.73% where the current academic year rate is 47%. The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Alabama Colleges over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

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%

Graduation Rate Changes of Alabama Colleges

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 28.45% where the current year rate is 31%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Alabama Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

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%

Transfer-out Rate Changes of Alabama Colleges

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 68.82% for full-time students and 50.00% for part-time students. The following table and chart show the changes of retention rate at Alabama Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

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%

Retention Rate Changes of Alabama Colleges

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 16.18 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 15 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Alabama Colleges since 2023.

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

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes of Alabama Colleges

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Auburn University Public, four-years | Auburn
University of Alabama at Birmingham Public, four-years | Birmingham
Samford University Private, four-years | Birmingham
Alabama A & M University Public, four-years | Normal
University of South Alabama Public, four-years | Mobile
University of Alabama in Huntsville Public, four-years | Huntsville
Alabama State University Public, four-years | Montgomery

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Auburn University Public, four-years | Auburn
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University of South Alabama Public, four-years | Mobile
University of North Alabama Public, four-years | Florence
Alabama State University Public, four-years | Montgomery
University of Alabama in Huntsville Public, four-years | Huntsville
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Jacksonville State University Public, four-years | Jacksonville
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Alabama State University Public, four-years | Montgomery
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United States Sports Academy Private, four-years | Daphne
Bishop State Community College Public, 2-4 years | Mobile
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University of Alabama at Birmingham Public, four-years | Birmingham

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Lawson State Community College Public, 2-4 years | Birmingham
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Gadsden State Community College Public, 2-4 years | Gadsden
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John C Calhoun State Community College Public, 2-4 years | Tanner
Central Alabama Community College Public, 2-4 years | Alexander City
Southern Union State Community College Public, 2-4 years | Wadley
Coastal Alabama Community College Public, 2-4 years | Bay Minette
Enterprise State Community College Public, 2-4 years | Enterprise
Shelton State Community College Public, 2-4 years | Tuscaloosa

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The Salon Professional Academy-Huntsville Private, Less than 2-years | Huntsville
Blue Cliff Career College Private, Less than 2-years | Mobile
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