2020’s Best Colleges in Alabama – WalletHub Study

  WASHINGTON, DC-With the first “early decision” college-application deadline looming on Nov. 1 and tuition costs having more than doubled since the 1980s, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its 2020’s Best College & University Rankings as well as accompanying videos, in addition to separate rankings for colleges and for universities.

To help college-bound seniors choose the best schools within their states, WalletHub compared over 1,000 higher-education institutions in the U.S. based on 33 key measures grouped into seven categories, such as Student Selectivity, Cost & Financing and Career Outcomes. The data set ranges from student-faculty ratio to graduation rate to post-attendance median salary.

Top 10 Colleges & Universities in Alabama

1. University of Alabama
2. University of West Alabama
3. University of Montevallo
4. University of Alabama-Birmingham
5. Birmingham-Southern College
6. Jacksonville State University
7. University of South Alabama
8. University of Alabama-Huntsville
9. Auburn University
10. Troy University

https://youtu.be/fURlWN84m1o

With that in mind, here’s a closer look at some of the top schools and how each performed in certain metrics:

School Snapshot: University of Alabama (1 = Best; 11 = Average; 21 = Worst)

• 9^th – Admission Rate
• 14^th – Gender & Racial Diversity
• 3^rd – Graduation Rate
• 6^th – Post-Attendance Median Salary

School Snapshot: University of West Alabama (1 = Best; 11 = Average; 21 = Worst)

• 1^st – Admission Rate
• 4^th – Net Cost
• 8^th – Student-Faculty Ratio
• 7^th – On-Campus Crime
• 1^st – Gender & Racial Diversity
• 11^th – Post-Attendance Median Salary

School Snapshot: University of Montevallo (1 = Best; 11 = Average; 21 = Worst)

• 3^rd – Admission Rate
• 10^th – Net Cost
• 5^th – Student-Faculty Ratio
• 5^th – On-Campus Crime
• 10^th – Gender & Racial Diversity
• 9^th – Graduation Rate

To view the full reports, please visit:

Best Colleges & Universities Overall: https://wallethub.com/edu/college-rankings/40750/

Best Colleges: https://wallethub.com/edu/best-worst-colleges-in-the-us-ranking/40748/

Best Universities: https://wallethub.com/edu/best-worst-universities-in-usa-ranking/39704/

About Walletub:  WalletHub is a personal finance website that was launched in early August 2013. It is based in Washington, D.C. and owned by Evolution Finance, Inc. – parent company of the credit card website CardHub.com

Media Release/Diana Polk/WalletHub