What SAT score do you need for Alabama? (Middle 50%: 1100–1360)
First-year students at Alabama who sent an SAT scored 1100–1360, with a median of 1210 (Common Data Set 2025–26). Alabama admits 77% of applicants.
Where your score lands at Alabama
First-year students who sent an SAT: 1100–1360, median 1210
Middle 50% of admitted students Median
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Alabama by the numbers
- Admit rate
- 77%
- Middle 50% SAT
- 1100–1360
- Median SAT
- 1210
- About on the ACT
- 22–30
- Sent an SAT
- 19%
Test policy not confirmed for 2026–27 · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2025–26; admit rate from it or IPEDS
Alabama admit rate over 10 years
Applications rose 57%, from 36,203 in 2015 to 56,795 in 2024, and Alabama's admit rate went from 54% to 77%.
- 54%
- 77%
Show the numbers
| Fall | Applied | Admitted | Admit rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 56,795 | 43,531 | 77% |
| 2023 | 58,418 | 44,295 | 76% |
| 2022 | 54,072 | 43,290 | 80% |
| 2021 | 42,421 | 33,472 | 79% |
| 2020 | 39,560 | 31,804 | 80% |
| 2019 | 38,505 | 31,835 | 83% |
| 2018 | 37,302 | 22,032 | 59% |
| 2017 | 38,129 | 20,321 | 53% |
| 2016 | 38,237 | 20,107 | 53% |
| 2015 | 36,203 | 19,400 | 54% |
In fall 2024, 8,032 of the 43,531 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.
What each SAT score means at Alabama
Which tier your score puts them in, and whether it's worth sending.
- Under 1050Far reachHold
- 1050–1090ReachHold
- 1100–1200TargetHold
- 1210–1350TargetSend
- 1360 and upLikelySend
Tiers here use only your SAT and their admit rate. Essays, activities and recommendations still decide most admissions at selective colleges. *Send it? assumes they're test optional; we haven't confirmed their policy.
Alabama SAT sections, ACT, GPA and class rank
Scores of enrolled first-year students who sent one, by percentile.
| Test | 25th | Median | 75th |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAT Math | 530 | 600 | 680 |
| SAT Reading and Writing | 560 | 620 | 680 |
| SAT total | 1100 | 1210 | 1360 |
| ACT composite | 22 | 26 | 31 |
Of enrolled first-year students, 19% sent an SAT and 53% sent an ACT. Common Data Set 2025–26.
- Average high school GPA
- 3.85
- Top 10% of their class
- 23%
- of new students who reported a rank
Alabama cost and outcomes
What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.
- Average net price
- $22,420
- per year, after grants
- Graduate in 6 years
- 73%
- Median earnings
- $59,221
- 10 years after starting
- Undergraduates
- 37,176
College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.
Colleges like Alabama
Similar SAT ranges and admit rates.
- DeSales UniversityCenter Valley, PA · 77% admitted1120–1300, median 1210
- North Central CollegeNaperville, IL · 77% admitted1040–1310, median 1200
- DePaulChicago, IL · 76% admitted1090–1300, median 1200
- Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State, MS · 78% admitted1100–1340, median 1200
- Rowan UniversityGlassboro, NJ · 78% admitted1100–1300, median 1200
- Goucher CollegeBaltimore, MD · 78% admitted1115–1340, median 1200
More colleges in Alabama
Sources
- Alabama Common Data Set 2025–26
SAT and ACT ranges, early decision, waitlist, GPA and class rank, as the college reported them.
- College Navigator (IPEDS)
Applications, admissions and enrollment by year, from the federal college survey.
- College Scorecard
Net price, graduation rate and earnings, from the US Department of Education.
- Alabama website
The University of Alabama
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