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 $14,565 and the average graduate tuition & fees is $15,944. The average SAT scores of enrolled students is 1,101 and the average acceptance rate is 67% 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	$10,540 (in-state) $22,772 (out-of-state)	$6,885 (in-state) $14,565 (out-of-state)
Graduate Tuition & Fees	$9,711 (in-state) $19,676 (out-of-state)	$9,600 (in-state) $15,944 (out-of-state)
Average Financial Aid	$10,703	$6,435
Test Scores	1,103 SAT, 23 ACT	1,101 SAT, 22 ACT
Acceptance Rate	69.30%	66.70%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	24.00%	31.41%
Population	187,348	312,716
Undergraduate	146,574	263,436
Graduate	40,774	49,280
Graduation Rate	49.50%	43.59%
Transfer-out Rate	29.53%	24.23%
Students to Faculty Ratio	15.50 to 1	16.46 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 $22,772 for undergraduate programs $19,676 for graduate programs. The average SAT score of the top colleges in Alabama is 1,103 and the acceptance rate is 69.30%. The average students to faculty ratio is 15.50 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	$34,198	$15,760	5,619	83%	1,160 SAT 26 ACT	12 to 1
2	Auburn University Request Info Public, 4 yearsAuburn, AL	$31,956 ($11,796)	$9,062	30,440	81%	1,235 SAT 28 ACT	19 to 1
3	The University of Alabama Request Info Public, 4 yearsTuscaloosa, AL	$31,090 ($11,620)	$14,968	38,390	83%	1,210 SAT 27 ACT	22 to 1
4	University of Alabama at Birmingham Request Info Public, 4 yearsBirmingham, AL	$20,400 ($8,568)	$8,292	21,923	74%	1,228 SAT 26 ACT	19 to 1
5	University of Alabama in Huntsville Request Info Public, 4 yearsHuntsville, AL	$23,734 ($11,338)	$8,916	9,736	83%	1,364 SAT 28 ACT	17 to 1
6	Jacksonville State University Request Info Public, 4 yearsJacksonville, AL	$20,840 ($11,120)	$7,784	8,479	55%	1,045 SAT 21 ACT	18 to 1
7	University of Montevallo Request Info Public, 4 yearsMontevallo, AL	$26,730 ($13,710)	$10,576	2,612	53%	1,135 SAT 23 ACT	13 to 1
8	Troy University Request Info Public, 4 yearsTroy, AL	$16,708 ($8,908)	$5,883	16,981	88%	1,010 SAT 21 ACT	16 to 1
9	Birmingham-Southern College Request Info Private, 4 yearsBirmingham, AL	$18,900	$26,406	1,268	54%	1,210 SAT 26 ACT	12 to 1
10	University of North Alabama Request Info Public, 4 yearsFlorence, AL	$20,220 ($10,620)	$6,335	7,488	89%	1,098 SAT 23 ACT	19 to 1
11	Spring Hill College Request Info Private, 4 yearsMobile, AL	$41,868	$29,929	1,379	50%	1,113 SAT 23 ACT	13 to 1
12	Alabama State University Request Info Public, 4 yearsMontgomery, AL	$19,396 ($11,068)	$8,405	4,413	97%	950 SAT 17 ACT	15 to 1
13	University of South Alabama Request Info Public, 4 yearsMobile, AL	$16,292 ($8,396)	$6,725	14,834	79%	1,125 SAT 24 ACT	18 to 1
14	Judson College Request Info Private, 4 yearsMarion, AL	$18,640	$12,409	268	37%	1,098 SAT 19 ACT	5 to 1
15	Tuskegee University Request Info Private, 4 yearsTuskegee, AL	$22,614	$5,347	3,026	52%	989 SAT 21 ACT	14 to 1
16	University of West Alabama Request Info Public, 4 yearsLivingston, AL	$20,090 ($10,990)	$5,874	5,200	35%	940 SAT 20 ACT	14 to 1
17	Faulkner University Request Info Private, 4 yearsMontgomery, AL	$22,990	$8,858	3,178	78%	1,080 SAT 21 ACT	12 to 1
18	Stillman College Request Info Private, 4 yearsTuscaloosa, AL	$11,322	$5,384	797	33%	-	15 to 1
19	Alabama A & M University Request Info Public, 4 yearsNormal, AL	$18,634 ($10,024)	$9,704	6,106	92%	925 SAT 17 ACT	20 to 1
20	Auburn University at Montgomery Request Info Public, 4 yearsMontgomery, AL	$18,820 ($8,860)	$7,442	5,211	90%	1,035 SAT 21 ACT	17 to 1
	Average	$22,772 ($10,540)	$10,703	187,348	69.30%	1,103 SAT 22.7368 ACT	15.50 to 1

^*Ranking data provided by CollegeEvaluator.