Popular Alabama Colleges Easy to Get Into
Alabama has 18 four-year colleges that accept 75% or more of applicants. If your GPA and test scores meet their typical thresholds, these are strong safety options, ordered by student interest online.
Leading examples include The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, accepting 77% of applicants. Also frequently researched: Alabama State University, Jacksonville State University and Samford University.
Use the filters below to narrow by GPA, SAT, or ACT and see your estimated admission chance. For the highest academic quality among easy-admission schools, see best-ranked colleges with high acceptance rates. For schools with the highest acceptance rates regardless of popularity, see highest acceptance rate colleges.
The University of Alabama
- Public 4 Year
- Tuscaloosa, AL
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5.0 | 7 reviews
- 77% acceptance rate
- May 1 application deadline
Alabama is a large public university known for undergraduate business and communications. Tuscaloosa is a classic college town built around the historic campus.
- SAT Range 1170-1400
- Avg GPA 3.76
- Net Price $22,559
Alabama State University
- Public 4 Year
- Montgomery, AL
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 98% acceptance rate
- Jul 31 application deadline
Alabama State is a public HBCU known for undergraduate education, business, and health sciences. The urban campus is in Montgomery, the state capital.
- SAT Range 749-967
- Avg GPA 2.95
- Net Price $13,138
Jacksonville State University
- Public 4 Year
- Jacksonville, AL
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| 0 reviews
- 78% acceptance rate
Jacksonville State is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The campus sits in a small college town in the Appalachian foothills of northeast Alabama.
- SAT Range 1000-1290
- Avg GPA 3.43
- Net Price $14,221
Samford University
- Private 4 Year
- Birmingham, AL
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| 0 reviews
- 82% acceptance rate
- May 1 application deadline
Samford is a private Christian university known for undergraduate pharmacy, nursing, and business. The Georgian-style campus sits in the Birmingham suburb of Homewood.
- SAT Range 1070-1250
- Avg GPA 3.84
- Net Price $34,926
Troy University
- Public 4 Year
- Troy, AL
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5.0 | 4 reviews
- 96% acceptance rate
Troy is a public university known for undergraduate business, nursing, and education. The main campus is a residential college-town setting in southeastern Alabama.
- SAT Range 940-1210
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Net Price $12,842
University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Public 4 Year
- Birmingham, AL
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- 88% acceptance rate
- Jun 1 application deadline
UAB is a large public university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and biomedical programs. The urban campus is anchored by a major academic medical center in Birmingham.
- SAT Range 1210-1450
- Avg GPA 3.82
- Net Price $17,997
Spring Hill College
- Private 4 Year
- Mobile, AL
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 77% acceptance rate
Spring Hill is a private Jesuit liberal arts college known for undergraduate nursing, business, and the sciences. The wooded historic campus sits in Mobile near Alabama's Gulf Coast.
- SAT Range 1110-1230
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Net Price $22,858
Auburn University at Montgomery
- Public 4 Year
- Montgomery, AL
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- 92% acceptance rate
- Aug 1 application deadline
AUM is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The campus is located in Montgomery, Alabama's capital city.
- SAT Range 1036-1203
- Avg GPA 3.4
- Net Price $13,945
University of North Alabama
- Public 4 Year
- Florence, AL
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| 0 reviews
- 87% acceptance rate
UNA is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. Students attend a historic campus in Florence near the Tennessee River.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.6
- Net Price $11,745
University of Mobile
- Private 4 Year
- Mobile, AL
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 78% acceptance rate
University of Mobile is a private Christian university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and music. The wooded campus sits on the northern edge of Mobile.
- SAT Range -
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.3
- Net Price $22,382
Miles College
- Private 4 Year
- Fairfield, AL
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| 0 reviews
- 100% acceptance rate
- Aug 9 application deadline
Miles is a private historically Black college known for undergraduate business, education, and communications. The campus is in Fairfield in the Birmingham metropolitan area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.5
- Net Price $11,064
Talladega College
- Private 4 Year
- Talladega, AL
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- 85% acceptance rate
Talladega is a private historically Black liberal arts college with undergraduate programs in the sciences, business, and the humanities. The historic campus sits in the small city of Talladega in east-central Alabama.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.4
- Net Price $1,267
Amridge University
- Private 4 Year
- Montgomery, AL
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3.0 | 2 reviews
- 100% acceptance rate
Amridge is a private Christian university affiliated with the Churches of Christ and known for undergraduate biblical studies, ministry, and business. Many undergraduates complete degrees largely online through its Montgomery campus.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price -
Selma University
- Private 4 Year
- Selma, AL
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| 0 reviews
- 100% acceptance rate
Selma University is a private historically Black university known for undergraduate theology and ministry programs. The campus is located in Selma along the Alabama River.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.15
- Net Price -
Herzing University Birmingham
- Private 4 Year
- Birmingham, AL
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| 0 reviews
- 93% acceptance rate
Herzing is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, healthcare administration, and business programs. The Birmingham campus serves students in an urban Alabama setting.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $19,631
Huntsville Bible College
- Private 4 Year
- Huntsville, AL
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 100% acceptance rate
A small private Bible college known for undergraduate biblical studies and pastoral ministry. The Huntsville campus centers academic life on Christian faith and ministry training.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price -
Heritage Christian University
- Private 4 Year
- Florence, AL
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1.0 | 1 reviews
- 90% acceptance rate
- Jul 21 application deadline
Heritage Christian is a small private Christian university known for undergraduate biblical studies and ministry. The Florence campus is affiliated with the Churches of Christ and trains students for preaching and church work.
- SAT Range -
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.1
- Net Price $13,222
Athens State University
- Public 4 Year
- Athens, AL
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| 0 reviews
- 100% acceptance rate
Athens State is a public upper-division university known for undergraduate teacher education and business. Most students transfer in as juniors to finish bachelor's degrees on the Athens campus.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price -