Alabama Best Colleges Comparison

Colleges In Alabama Statistics

There are 99 colleges in Alabama - 41 public and 58 private schools. The 2020 average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $14,387 and the average graduate tuition & fees is $16,235. The average SAT scores of enrolled students is 1,083 and the average acceptance rate is 75% for Alabama Best Colleges Comparison.

Next table shows the key academic facts for all colleges in Alabama. You may want to check more statistics and compare all Alabama colleges at Alabama Statistics page.

2019-2020 Colleges In Alabama Statistics
	Top 20 colleges in Alabama	All colleges in Alabama
Number of Schools	20 schools (13 public, 7 private)	99 schools (41 public, 58 private)
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	$10,612 (in-state) $22,021 (out-of-state)	$6,849 (in-state) $14,387 (out-of-state)
Graduate Tuition & Fees	$9,740 (in-state) $19,820 (out-of-state)	$9,627 (in-state) $16,235 (out-of-state)
Average Financial Aid	$11,606	$6,817
Test Scores	1,083 SAT, 23 ACT	1,083 SAT, 22 ACT
Acceptance Rate	76.05%	75.30%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	24.00%	31.41%
Population	187,477	300,842
Undergraduate	142,178	247,541
Graduate	45,299	53,301
Graduation Rate	49.95%	43.89%
Transfer-out Rate	22.75%	21.81%
Students to Faculty Ratio	15.35 to 1	15.64 to 1

Top Colleges In Alabama Comparison

Next table lists the top 20 colleges in Alabama for academic year 2019-2020. Samford University ranked top in the Alabama Best Colleges Comparison and Auburn University and The University of Alabama follows it. The 2020 average tuition & fees is $22,021 for undergraduate programs $19,820 for graduate programs. The average SAT score of the top colleges in Alabama is 1,083 and the acceptance rate is 76.05%. The average students to faculty ratio is 15.35 to 1 for top colleges in Alabama. You can sort the schools by clicking column name that you want to sort.

2019-2020 Top colleges in Alabama Comparison
Rank^*	Name	Tuition & Fees	Average Financial Aid	Population	Acceptance Rate	Test Scores	Students to Faculty Ratio
1	Samford University Request Info Private, 4 yearsBirmingham, AL	$35,360	$17,676	5,729	84%	1,150 SAT 26 ACT	12 to 1
2	Auburn University Request Info Public, 4 yearsAuburn, AL	$31,986 ($11,826)	$8,809	30,737	85%	1,240 SAT 28 ACT	20 to 1
3	The University of Alabama Request Info Public, 4 yearsTuscaloosa, AL	$31,090 ($11,620)	$13,788	37,840	80%	1,200 SAT 27 ACT	20 to 1
4	University of Alabama at Birmingham Request Info Public, 4 yearsBirmingham, AL	$20,400 ($8,568)	$9,344	22,563	81%	1,209 SAT 26 ACT	20 to 1
5	University of Alabama in Huntsville Request Info Public, 4 yearsHuntsville, AL	$23,884 ($11,488)	$10,188	9,999	77%	1,300 SAT 28 ACT	19 to 1
6	Jacksonville State University Request Info Public, 4 yearsJacksonville, AL	$20,840 ($11,120)	$7,307	9,238	64%	955 SAT 21 ACT	21 to 1
7	University of Montevallo Request Info Public, 4 yearsMontevallo, AL	$26,730 ($13,710)	$11,461	2,600	61%	1,103 SAT 23 ACT	12 to 1
8	Troy University Request Info Public, 4 yearsTroy, AL	$18,624 ($9,312)	$6,173	16,497	92%	1,020 SAT 22 ACT	18 to 1
9	Birmingham-Southern College Request Info Private, 4 yearsBirmingham, AL	$20,100	$11,467	1,129	60%	1,105 SAT 25 ACT	10 to 1
10	University of North Alabama Request Info Public, 4 yearsFlorence, AL	$20,220 ($10,620)	$7,265	8,086	83%	1,098 SAT 23 ACT	15 to 1
11	Spring Hill College Request Info Private, 4 yearsMobile, AL	$21,100	$32,798	1,191	54%	1,075 SAT 23 ACT	13 to 1
12	Alabama State University Request Info Public, 4 yearsMontgomery, AL	$19,396 ($11,068)	$8,387	4,072	99%	947 SAT 17 ACT	15 to 1
13	University of South Alabama Request Info Public, 4 yearsMobile, AL	$17,012 ($8,756)	$6,523	14,224	73%	1,087 SAT 24 ACT	17 to 1
14	Judson College Request Info Private, 4 yearsMarion, AL	$18,640	$12,952	229	56%	1,160 SAT 21 ACT	5 to 1
15	Tuskegee University Request Info Private, 4 yearsTuskegee, AL	$22,614	$26,462	2,747	61%	953 SAT 21 ACT	11 to 1
16	University of West Alabama Request Info Public, 4 yearsLivingston, AL	$20,090 ($10,990)	$6,500	5,734	93%	940 SAT 20 ACT	14 to 1
17	Faulkner University Request Info Private, 4 yearsMontgomery, AL	$23,490	$9,413	2,961	76%	1,098 SAT 21 ACT	13 to 1
18	Stillman College Request Info Private, 4 yearsTuscaloosa, AL	$11,392	$8,147	712	56%	-	18 to 1
19	Alabama A & M University Request Info Public, 4 yearsNormal, AL	$18,634 ($10,024)	$9,872	5,977	90%	930 SAT 18 ACT	18 to 1
20	Auburn University at Montgomery Request Info Public, 4 yearsMontgomery, AL	$18,820 ($8,860)	$7,582	5,212	96%	1,000 SAT 21 ACT	16 to 1
	Average	$22,021 ($10,612)	$11,606	187,477	76.05%	1,083 SAT 22.8947 ACT	15.35 to 1

^*Ranking data provided by CollegeEvaluator.