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Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate in Alabama

Auburn University has the highest graduation rate of 82% for academic year 2023-2024 in Alabama. Samford University is ranked second with 77% and The University of Alabama follows them with 73%. Colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music are excluded from the ranking. Next table shows the schools that have high graduation rates with transfer-out rates and retention rates. You may want to check colleges having the lowest graduation rates in Alabama.
Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate in Alabama
NameGraduation RateTransfer-out RateRetention Rate (full-time/part-time)
1Auburn University
Public, four-yearsAuburn, AL
82%12%95%
2Samford University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBirmingham, AL
77%-93%
3The University of Alabama
Public, four-yearsTuscaloosa, AL
73%17%89%
4University of Alabama at Birmingham
Public, four-yearsBirmingham, AL
64%19%80%
5Birmingham-Southern College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBirmingham, AL
64%26%63%
6University of Alabama in Huntsville
Public, four-yearsHuntsville, AL
64%19%84%
7University of Mobile
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMobile, AL
57%-74%
8Jacksonville State University
Public, four-yearsJacksonville, AL
55%26%65%
9Tuskegee University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsTuskegee, AL
55%-81%
10University of North Alabama
Public, four-yearsFlorence, AL
55%26%80%
11University of Montevallo
Public, four-yearsMontevallo, AL
54%27%73%
12University of South Alabama
Public, four-yearsMobile, AL
53%26%76%
13Spring Hill College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMobile, AL
52%28%70%
14Troy University
Public, four-yearsTroy, AL
50%1%71%
15Huntingdon College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMontgomery, AL
48%-67%
16Oakwood University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsHuntsville, AL
45%-71%
17Faulkner University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMontgomery, AL
37%2%64%
18University of West Alabama
Public, four-yearsLivingston, AL
35%-65%
19Auburn University at Montgomery
Public, four-yearsMontgomery, AL
33%32%68%
20Talladega College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsTalladega, AL
31%-54%