Hardest Colleges to Get Into in Alabama
Alabama has 22 colleges in the CollegeCalcAI database, and this page ranks every one of them by acceptance rate. The most selective are Oakwood University (45%), Auburn University (46%), and Tuskegee University (49%). No school in the state admits fewer than a quarter of its applicants, the median Alabama college admits 75%, and 13 are public against 9 private. At the other end, Alabama State University admits 98%. Open any school for its full admissions profile, or check your own odds free.
- Oakwood University45%acceptanceSelectiveAL · SAT 1070
- Auburn University46%acceptanceSelectiveAL · SAT 1340
- Tuskegee University49%acceptanceSelectiveAL · SAT 1100
- Montevallo54%acceptanceModerately selectiveAL · SAT 1120
- Miles College55%acceptanceModerately selectiveAL · SAT 1020
- Alabama A&M University58%acceptanceModerately selectiveAL · SAT 1050
- Stillman College62%acceptanceModerately selectiveAL · SAT 970
- Alabama-Huntsville69%acceptanceModerately selectiveAL · SAT 1120
- West Alabama69%acceptanceModerately selectiveAL · SAT 1120
- University of South Alabama71%acceptanceModerately selectiveAL · SAT 1200
- Faulkner University73%acceptanceModerately selectiveAL · SAT 1120
- University of Alabama77%acceptanceAccessibleAL · SAT 1340
- Spring Hill College77%acceptanceAccessibleAL · SAT 1020
- Jacksonville State University78%acceptanceAccessibleAL · SAT 1120
- Mobile University78%acceptanceAccessibleAL · SAT 1120
- Samford University82%acceptanceAccessibleAL · SAT 1280
- Talladega College85%acceptanceAccessibleAL · SAT 980
- University of North Alabama87%acceptanceAccessibleAL · SAT 1100
- University of Alabama at Birmingham88%acceptanceAccessibleAL · SAT 1250
- Auburn Montgomery92%acceptanceAccessibleAL · SAT 1120
- Troy University96%acceptanceAccessibleAL · SAT 1160
- Alabama State University98%acceptanceAccessibleAL · SAT 1020
Your chances at these colleges
Estimated chance of admission for three typical students, from the same model as the calculator. Unweighted GPA; 2, 4 and 7 AP courses respectively; Regular Decision; no legacy, athletic or first-generation hook.
Which of the Hardest Colleges in Alabama can I get into with a 3.7 GPA and a 1300 SAT?
By CollegeCalcAI's model, a student with a 3.7 unweighted GPA and a 1300 SAT has a Likely or Safety estimate (45% or higher) at 21 of the 21 colleges here, including Oakwood University, Auburn University and Tuskegee University. Estimates assume Regular Decision and no hook; courses, activities and essays move them.
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