First-Gen Fit Rankings: Alabama

Sorted by First-Gen Fit Score · 32 schools · Data: U.S. Dept. of Education

🏆 2 Excellent (80+) ✅ 9 Good (60–79) ⚠️ 18 Fair (40–59) ⚠️ 3 Low (<40)

#	College	Fit Score	First-Gen Rate	Pell Rate	Net Price <$30k	Retention
1	Strayer University-Alabama Birmingham	97 🏆 Excellent	—	85.2%	—	—
2	Amridge University Montgomery	92 🏆 Excellent	—	76.6%	—	—
3	Miles College Fairfield	67 ✅ Good	—	71.9%	$13,907	56.3%
4	Stillman College Tuscaloosa	67 ✅ Good	—	76.3%	$14,804	52.8%
5	University of West Alabama Livingston	65 ✅ Good	—	58.2%	$12,179	64.9%
6	Talladega College Talladega	65 ✅ Good	—	66.6%	$12,835	54.4%
7	Alabama A & M University Normal	62 ✅ Good	—	63%	$16,500	69.9%
8	Athens State University Athens	62 ✅ Good	—	42.5%	—	—
9	Alabama State University Montgomery	61 ✅ Good	—	71.3%	$19,711	69.8%
10	Auburn University at Montgomery Montgomery	60 ✅ Good	—	42.4%	$11,706	67.6%
11	Troy University Troy	60 ✅ Good	—	42.8%	$12,656	71.2%
12	Jacksonville State University Jacksonville	58 ⚠️ Fair	—	42.6%	$12,472	64.6%
13	University of South Alabama Mobile	58 ⚠️ Fair	—	38%	$12,657	75.7%
14	University of North Alabama Florence	57 ⚠️ Fair	—	24.4%	$9,741	79.7%
15	Columbia Southern University Orange Beach	56 ⚠️ Fair	—	24.2%	$12,913	71%
16	University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham	53 ⚠️ Fair	—	34%	$16,172	80.1%
17	South University-Montgomery Montgomery	52 ⚠️ Fair	—	65.6%	$27,444	61.5%
18	University of Montevallo Montevallo	52 ⚠️ Fair	—	32.4%	$14,471	72.8%
19	University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville	50 ⚠️ Fair	—	24.6%	$16,192	84.3%
20	Faulkner University Montgomery	49 ⚠️ Fair	—	45.6%	$23,385	64.5%
21	Huntingdon College Montgomery	48 ⚠️ Fair	—	40.1%	$20,435	67%
22	Spring Hill College Mobile	48 ⚠️ Fair	—	31.6%	$15,598	70.2%
23	University of Mobile Mobile	47 ⚠️ Fair	—	25.7%	$17,550	74%
24	Tuskegee University Tuskegee	47 ⚠️ Fair	—	57.7%	$34,324	80.7%
25	Auburn University Auburn	44 ⚠️ Fair	—	12.5%	$16,681	94.8%
26	Selma University Selma	44 ⚠️ Fair	—	0%	—	66.7%
27	The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa	43 ⚠️ Fair	—	18.4%	$19,169	89.5%
28	Oakwood University Huntsville	42 ⚠️ Fair	—	44.4%	$23,999	71.1%
29	United States Sports University Daphne	40 ⚠️ Fair	—	44.6%	$21,550	42.9%
30	Samford University Birmingham	35 ⚠️ Low	—	11.1%	$22,716	92.9%
31	Heritage Christian University Florence	26 ⚠️ Low	—	35.7%	—	0%
32	Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine Dothan	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—

Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. First-Gen Fit Score is a composite index for informational purposes only.

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