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Summary of Alabama Colleges by SAT Score

More colleges are removing SAT scores as a "required item" from their application requirements, but still they are considering the SAT score in admission process. In Alabama, 17 colleges require or consider SAT score to determine admission eligibility.

SAT Percentile and Score Table

The 2023 Average SAT score Alabama colleges is 1,119. For public Alabama colleges, the average SAT score is 1,117 and the private colleges' average SAT score is 1,122.
The following table summarizes the number of colleges by SAT score for 17 colleges that require or consider the SAT score for admission. The large-font numbers in each cell mean the number of schools for corresponding score and school type and the small-font numbers below mean the percentile for that SAT score.
You can see the list of college in each SAT range by following the link on the SAT range.
Number of Alabama Colleges by 2023 SAT Score and Percentile
SAT ScoreTotalPublic CollegesPrivate Colleges
1500 or higher - - -
1450 - 1500 - - -
1400 - 1450 - - -
1350 - 1400 - - -
1300 - 1350 3
82 to 99+
3
73 to 99+
-
1250 - 1300 1
76 to 82
1
64 to 73
-
1200 - 1250 1
71 to 76
- 1
83 to 99+
1150 - 1200 2
59 to 71
- 2
50 to 83
1100 - 1150 2
47 to 59
1
55 to 64
1
33 to 50
1050 - 1100 3
29 to 47
2
36 to 55
1
17 to 33
1000 - 1050 2
18 to 29
1
27 to 36
1
0 to 17
Below 1000 3
0 to 18
3
0 to 27
-

Alabama Colleges by SAT Score Chart

The following chart visualizes the SAT score distribution for Alabama colleges.
[Chart] Number of Colleges by SAT score and percentile

List of Alabama Colleges by SAT score

The table is sorted from highest to lowest SAT score for Alabama colleges, based on the most recent two years of data. A green number means the school's SAT score is higher than last year, while a red number means the score lower than last year.
17 Alabama Colleges SAT Scores
School NameSAT Average Score
2022-20232021-2022
University of Alabama in Huntsville
Public | Huntsville, AL
1,335
+40 (3.09%)
1,295
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Public | Birmingham, AL
1,300
+19 (1.48%)
1,281
Auburn University
Public | Auburn, AL
1,300 -
The University of Alabama
Public | Tuscaloosa, AL
1,260
+40 (3.28%)
1,220
Birmingham-Southern College
Private | Birmingham, AL
1,210
+45 (3.86%)
1,165
Samford University
Private | Birmingham, AL
1,170
-25 (-2.09%)
1,195
Spring Hill College
Private | Mobile, AL
1,160
+145 (14.29%)
1,015
Jacksonville State University
Public | Jacksonville, AL
1,100
-25 (-2.22%)
1,125
Tuskegee University
Private | Tuskegee, AL
1,100
+75 (7.32%)
1,025
University of South Alabama
Public | Mobile, AL
1,095
-5 (-0.45%)
1,100
Auburn University at Montgomery
Public | Montgomery, AL
1,070
+14 (1.33%)
1,056
Huntingdon College
Private | Montgomery, AL
1,060
+35 (3.41%)
1,025
Troy University
Public | Troy, AL
1,045
+2 (0.19%)
1,043
Faulkner University
Private | Montgomery, AL
1,030
-68 (-6.19%)
1,098
Alabama State University
Public | Montgomery, AL
935
-10 (-1.06%)
945
University of West Alabama
Public | Livingston, AL
930
-
930
Alabama A & M University
Public | Normal, AL
920
-15 (-1.60%)
935
Average1,119
+22 (2.05%)
1,096