University of Alabama
What University of Alabama's own numbers say, from its Common Data Set 2025-26.
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Who says yesUniversity of Alabama
82% of students admitted to University of Alabama go elsewhere.
Only 18% of admits enroll, so University of Alabama admits far more students than it has seats.
Enroll18%
Go elsewhere82%
Source: University of Alabama's Common Data Set 2025-26
ApplicationsUniversity of Alabama
Applications to University of Alabama are up 66%.
From 37,302 in 2018-19 to 61,994 in 2025-26.
2018-1937,302
2025-2661,994
Source: University of Alabama's Common Data Set 2025-26
3 more things the data says PRO
- The admit rate has moved down steadily, from 82.7% in 2019-20 to 71.2% in 2025-26. If the trend holds, expect about 71.5% in 2026-27.
- Only 19% of enrolled first-years sent an SAT score, so its SAT range describes a minority of the class.
- Applications rose 66% from 2018-19 to 2025-26 (37,302 to 61,994), faster than 77% of colleges here.
What students say PRO
From students' own posts on Reddit and admissions forums: self-reported, unverified, never used in your odds.
- About 31 admits held a top role built over years: founder, president, captain or editor of a club, team or nonprofit.
- About 30 admits did steady community service, tutoring or nonprofit work, often alongside leadership in the same area.
- About 17 admits built or led technical projects, such as robotics teams, coding clubs, hackathons, apps or startups.
- About 11 admits did speech, debate, Model UN, mock trial or quiz bowl, many as captain or president.
- About 19 admits had a paid job, ran a small business, or did family work such as running a food business or caring for relatives.
- Students report Alabama is not a hard admit (about 80% acceptance), and out-of-state admits posted GPAs from 3.5 to 3.98 and SAT scores from 1170 to 1580.
- Students report Alabama uses rolling admissions: out-of-state decisions came about 3 to 11 days after files were complete, with merit letters arriving later by mail.
- Students report automatic merit scholarships tied to GPA and test scores can bring cost under $30K a year, and a higher SAT can be worth a retake.
- Students report National Merit Finalists get very large awards, including free tuition, and Alabama actively recruits them.
- Students report international admits sometimes get big scholarships, but commenters say awards that large are rare for internationals.
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