Highest Graduation Rate Colleges in Alabama
25 schools ranked by six-year graduation rate from federal IPEDS data. Updated from the latest federal filings.
Includes two-year, technical and community colleges alongside four-year universities — the typeis shown under each name. Schools appear only where the underlying figures exist: a real undergraduate population and a published graduation rate. Satellite campuses that repeat a parent institution's numbers are collapsed into one entry.
| # | School | Net Price | Grad Rate | Earnings 10yr | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tuskegee University Tuskegee · private | $35,013 | 81.1% | $49,641 | 48.7% |
| 2 | Auburn University Auburn · public | $24,323 | 79.7% | $65,337 | 45.9% |
| 3 | Samford University Birmingham · private | $32,622 | 76.9% | $58,469 | 82.4% |
| 4 | The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa · public | $22,420 | 71.2% | $59,221 | 76.6% |
| 5 | University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville · public | $18,796 | 59.6% | $61,767 | 68.6% |
| 6 | University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham · public | $18,749 | 57.8% | $54,501 | 88.2% |
| 7 | University of Mobile Mobile · private | $22,382 | 57.3% | $43,611 | 77.9% |
| 8 | Jacksonville State University Jacksonville · public | $14,279 | 56.5% | $45,235 | 77.7% |
| 9 | Huntingdon College Montgomery · private | $22,566 | 55.8% | $49,601 | 69.5% |
| 10 | Spring Hill College Mobile · private | $20,449 | 55.0% | $51,500 | 76.6% |
| 11 | University of Montevallo Montevallo · public | $17,683 | 54.7% | $42,957 | 53.8% |
| 12 | University of North Alabama Florence · public | $12,170 | 53.8% | $45,415 | 87.3% |
| 13 | Fortis Institute-Birmingham Birmingham · private | $25,946 | 53.3% | $32,886 | — |
| 14 | Remington College-Mobile Campus Mobile · community | $26,120 | 52.6% | $31,349 | — |
| 15 | Reid State Technical College Evergreen · community | $1,739 | 50.3% | $28,982 | — |
| 16 | University of South Alabama Mobile · public | $17,648 | 49.6% | $49,379 | 71.0% |
| 17 | Oakwood University Huntsville · private | $25,669 | 48.8% | $42,488 | 45.2% |
| 18 | Columbia Southern University Orange Beach · private | $14,580 | 47.9% | $63,534 | — |
| 19 | Herzing University-Birmingham Birmingham · private | $19,651 | 46.8% | $36,909 | 93.3% |
| 20 | Northeast Alabama Community College Rainsville · community | $2,756 | 46.3% | $34,913 | — |
| 21 | Troy University Troy · public | $16,527 | 45.4% | $42,062 | 96.0% |
| 22 | Auburn University at Montgomery Montgomery · public | $13,224 | 44.7% | $44,391 | 91.6% |
| 23 | George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville Hanceville · community | $13,170 | 44.4% | $39,842 | — |
| 24 | Lurleen B Wallace Community College Andalusia · community | $2,792 | 42.5% | $32,307 | — |
| 25 | University of West Alabama Livingston · public | $12,684 | 42.5% | $44,232 | 42.6% |
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Data from U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS, College Scorecard, Clery Act). Updated annually. Rankings reflect the data as reported — not editorial opinion.