The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
- Public
- City
- 33,227 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 77%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $20,202per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 74%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $66,08110 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Out-of-state freshmen with at least a 3.5 GPA get automatic merit scholarships based on ACT or SAT scores, from $6,000 a year (ACT 25–26) up to $28,000 a year (ACT 32–36), with no separate application. A 36 ACT or 1600 SAT with a 4.0 GPA earns full tuition.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 77%About 8 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1170–1400Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 24–31Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
From The University of Alabama's own report
These numbers come from the school's Common Data Set for 2025–26, a standard report colleges publish about their applicants and first-year students. Open the report.
59% had a 3.75 or higher. The average was 3.85. Schools count GPA differently (weighted or not), so compare ranges loosely.
- Admit rate in this report
- 71%44,124 admitted of 61,994 first-year applicants
- SAT, middle 50%
- 1100–136019% of first-years sent SAT scores
- ACT, middle 50%
- 22–3153% of first-years sent ACT scores
- Top 10% of their class
- 23%48% were in the top quarter. Based on the 38% whose school ranks.
Where you'd stand
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Sources: The University of Alabama Common Data Set 2025–26. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $20,202full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $33,924sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $12,484Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $35,342Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 74%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 89%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $66,08110 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 33,227Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 21%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 23%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX — admits 73%
- Oregon State University Corvallis, OR — admits 77%
- Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA — admits 73%
- University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO — admits 78%
- University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN — admits 80%
- University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO — admits 78%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for The University of Alabama, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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