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Alabama Colleges by the Numbers
26 four-year Alabama colleges — click any for its profile: acceptance rates, SAT ranges, tuition for all 26, with Alabama medians up top.
Published in-state tuition runs from $9,098 at the cheapest campus to $40,150 at the most expensive — a $31,052 spread inside Alabama alone. Alabama's ten-year earnings benchmark of $44,312 sits 18% below the national median for college-goers. In Alabama, 7 schools don't look at test scores at all, while 2 — including Heritage Christian University — still require them.
Alabama has 26 four-year colleges with full admissions profiles here — from The University of Alabama at 33,227 undergraduates down to campuses a fraction of that size. The most selective door in the state is University of West Alabama at 42.6% admitted; the most open is Alabama State University at 97.5%.
Each Alabama school links to its profile — admissions, cost, earnings. To see where you stand in Alabama, bring your saved calculator numbers.
Alabama medians
| Acceptance rate | Tuition (in-state) | Median earnings (10 yr) | 6-yr graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 74.8% | $12,535 | $44,312 | 50.3% |
Medians across 31 active bachelor's-degree institutions in Alabama; the table below lists the 26 with complete admissions records.
All Alabama colleges in our data
| College | City | Acceptance | SAT middle 50% | Tuition (in) | Undergrads | Median earnings (10 yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama A & M University | Normal | 58% | 810–1060 | $10,024 | 6,124 | $40,628 |
| Alabama State University | Montgomery | 97.5% | 865–1069 | $11,248 | 3,477 | $34,502 |
| Auburn University | Auburn | 45.9% | 1240–1380 | $12,890 | 26,816 | $65,337 |
| Auburn University at Montgomery | Montgomery | 91.6% | 1000–1210 | $9,700 | 2,542 | $44,391 |
| Faulkner University | Montgomery | 73.1% | 886–1135 | $23,920 | 1,549 | $43,457 |
| Heritage Christian University | Florence | 90% | — | $11,982 | 75 | $42,597 |
| Herzing University-Birmingham | Birmingham | 93.3% | not considered | $13,450 | 442 | $36,909 |
| Huntingdon College | Montgomery | 69.5% | 1011–1211 | $29,070 | 879 | $49,601 |
| Jacksonville State University | Jacksonville | 77.7% | 970–1260 | $12,894 | 7,036 | $45,235 |
| Marion Military Institute | Marion | 97% | 1010–1240 | $9,538 | 329 | $59,644 |
| Oakwood University | Huntsville | 45.2% | not considered | $22,512 | 1,153 | $42,488 |
| Samford University | Birmingham | 82.4% | 1070–1260 | $40,150 | 4,206 | $58,469 |
| Spring Hill College | Mobile | 76.6% | ACT 19–24 | $24,054 | 782 | $51,500 |
| Stillman College | Tuscaloosa | 62.3% | not considered | $12,126 | 706 | $35,421 |
| Talladega College | Talladega | 85.4% | not considered | $15,650 | 701 | $32,229 |
| The University of Alabama | Tuscaloosa | 76.6% | 1170–1400 | $12,180 | 33,227 | $59,221 |
| Troy University | Troy | 96% | 950–1160 | $10,176 | 9,805 | $42,062 |
| Tuskegee University | Tuskegee | 48.7% | 995–1255 | $25,386 | 2,630 | $49,641 |
| United States Sports University | Daphne | 61.4% | not considered | $13,800 | 228 | $55,257 |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham | Birmingham | 88.2% | 1130–1400 | $9,098 | 11,635 | $54,501 |
| University of Alabama in Huntsville | Huntsville | 68.6% | 1195–1440 | $12,132 | 6,591 | $61,767 |
| University of Mobile | Mobile | 77.9% | ACT 21–27 | $26,910 | 1,307 | $43,611 |
| University of Montevallo | Montevallo | 53.8% | not considered | $13,948 | 2,151 | $42,957 |
| University of North Alabama | Florence | 87.3% | not considered | $12,120 | 5,811 | $45,415 |
| University of South Alabama | Mobile | 71% | 1015–1200 | $10,116 | 8,879 | $49,379 |
| University of West Alabama | Livingston | 42.6% | 820–978 | $10,990 | 2,974 | $44,232 |
Scores shown are among students who submitted them; "not considered" schools ignore tests entirely. Wondering where your own numbers fit? TheGPA calculator andSAT score calculator give you the other half of this table.
Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (Jun 2026), IPEDS ADM2023/HD2024. Retrieved 2026-09-01.