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Colleges in Alabama.

All 25 four-year colleges in Alabama that report admissions (13 public, 12 private), with acceptance rates, SAT ranges, average price after grants and the first 2026–27 deadline. Most applied to first. Open a college to check your chances.

CollegeAdmittedSAT middle 50%Net priceFirst deadline
University of AlabamaTuscaloosa71%1100–1360$21,761Rolling
AuburnAuburn47%1280–1370$24,524EA Dec 1
Alabama A & M UniversityNormal66%810–1060$14,064–
Tuskegee UniversityTuskegee31%995–1255$35,126Rolling
Jacksonville State UniversityJacksonville73%950–1210$14,511–
UABBirmingham94%1250–1420$17,413Rolling
University of South AlabamaMobile95%1010–1200$13,613Rolling
Troy UniversityTroy95%945–1155$12,504–
Talladega CollegeTalladega99%–$12,450–
University of Alabama in HuntsvilleHuntsville63%1200–1370$19,847Rolling
University of North AlabamaFlorence70%1018–1250$10,441–
University of MontevalloMontevallo54%–$17,280–
Alabama State UniversityMontgomery98%854–1046$13,504Rolling
Samford UniversityBirmingham79%1090–1230$32,176EA Nov 1
Birmingham-Southern CollegeBirmingham52%1150–1340$24,170–
Huntingdon CollegeMontgomery71%1011–1211$22,642–
Stillman CollegeTuscaloosa74%–$12,479–
Oakwood UniversityHuntsville51%–$22,833–
Spring Hill CollegeMobile59%1010–1180$20,271Rolling
Auburn University at MontgomeryMontgomery93%1020–1380$15,458–
University of West AlabamaLivingston87%820–978$14,781–
Faulkner UniversityMontgomery66%886–1135$19,908Rolling
University of MobileMobile73%1080–1280$20,503–
Herzing University-BirminghamBirmingham95%–$21,338–
United States Sports UniversityDaphne35%–––

ED = early decision, EA = early action, REA = restrictive early action, RD = regular decision. Deadlines are from Common App’s requirements grid; colleges not on the Common App show a dash. Admit rates come from each college’s Common Data Set when it publishes one, otherwise IPEDS (fall 2023). All application deadlines.

Hardest colleges to get into in Alabama

  1. Tuskegee University admitted 31% of 11,742 applicants.
  2. Auburn admitted 47% of 59,121 applicants.
  3. Oakwood University admitted 51% of 2,370 applicants.
  4. Birmingham-Southern College admitted 52% of 3,987 applicants.
  5. University of Montevallo admitted 54% of 6,210 applicants.

Easiest colleges to get into in Alabama

  1. Talladega College admitted 99% of 8,900 applicants.
  2. Alabama State University admitted 98% of 5,889 applicants.
  3. Troy University admitted 95% of 9,763 applicants.
  4. University of South Alabama admitted 95% of 10,360 applicants.
  5. UAB admitted 94% of 11,119 applicants.

Among colleges with at least 500 applicants.

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Sources: each college’s Common Data Set where published, IPEDS (College Navigator), and Common App’s 2026–27 requirements grid. Clarity Prep isn’t affiliated with any college listed.