ACT Scores for Admission to Alabama Colleges

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Dr. Allen Grove is an Alfred University English professor and a college admissions expert with over 20 years of experience helping students transition to college.

Updated on February 28, 2020

Do you have the ACT scores you need to get into your favorite Alabama colleges and universities? The side-by-side comparison table below presents ACT scores for the middle 50% of enrolled students. If your scores fall within or above these ranges, you're on target for admission to one of these 20 Alabama colleges.

Select Alabama Colleges ACT Scores (mid 50%)
(Learn what these numbers mean)

Composite 25%	Composite 75%	English 25%	English 75%	Math 25%	Math 75%
Alabama A&M University	16	19	14	20	15	18
Alabama State University	15	19	14	19	15	17
Auburn University	24	30	25	32	23	28
Birmingham-Southern College	23	28	22	29	22	26
Faulkner University	18	23	16	24	16	22
Huntingdon College	19	23	18	24	16	22
Jacksonville State University	20	26	20	28	18	25
Oakwood University	16	21	15	22	15	21
Samford University	23	29	24	31	21	27
Spring Hill College	22	27	22	29	20	25
Troy University	18	24	17	25	16	23
Tuskegee University	21	22	18	22	18	22
University of Alabama at Birmingham	21	28	22	30	19	26
University of Alabama in Huntsville	25	31	24	33	23	29
University of Alabama Main Campus	23	31	23	33	22	29
University of Mobile	19	25	18	25	17	23
University of Montevallo	20	26	21	28	18	25
University of North Alabama	19	25	19	26	17	24
University of South Alabama	20	23	21	28	18	26
University of West Alabama	18	23	17	23	16	22

The list above includes the 9 top Alabama colleges. Keep in mind that 25% of enrolled students have scores below those listed. Also, remember that ACT scores are just one part of the application. The admissions officers at many of these Alabama colleges will also want to see a strong academic record, a winning essay, meaningful extracurricular activities and good letters of recommendation. So, at some schools, a student with higher scores but a weak application may not be admitted, while a student with lower scores but a strong application may be accepted.

Click on the names of the schools in the chart above to view its profile--complete with more admissions information, financial aid data, academic and enrollment stats, and more helpful information. Some schools also have a GPA-SAT-ACT graph that shows how other applicants fared in their application to the school; whether they were accepted, waitlisted, or rejected, and what their grades/test scores were like.

You can also check out these other ACT links:

Data from the National Center for Educational Statistics