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Best Colleges In Alabama

Rankings of the top 10 Colleges and Universities In Alabama, Doctorate Program

Rankings of the Best Colleges and Universities in Alabama, Doctorate Degree - June 2026

Rank

School Name

Year
Founded

Students

Acceptance
Rate

Graduation
Rate

On-Time
Graduation

Cost to
Attend
In-State

Cost to
Attend
Out-of
State

Funding
Available

Public
Or
Private

AVG
GPA

AVG SAT Scores

Math
Verbal
Writing
 

AVG
ACT

Student Life

Academic Life

Diversity

Spiritual

Technology

Over All Score

0
100
 
G
VG
E
 

CHANGE IN RANK

Leaders

1

Faulkner University

http://www.faulkner.edu
5345 Atlanta Highway
Montgomery, Alabama
(334) 386-7200

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1942

2,763

60%

24.9%

13.6%

$18,230

$18,230

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.13

463

463

436

20

0%

NC

 

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2

Amridge University

http://www.amridgeuniversity.edu
1200 Taylor Road
Montgomery, Alabama
(334) 387-7524

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1967

N/A

Not reported

0%

Not reported

N/A

N/A

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

N/A

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Strong Performers

3

Troy University

http://www.troy.edu
University Avenue
Troy, Alabama
(334) 670-3179

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1887

17,915

72%

26.6%

15.0%

$9,416

$17,336

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

18

0%

NC

 

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4

Tuskegee University

http://www.tuskegee.edu
Tuskegee, Alabama
(334) 727-8500

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1881

2,684

65%

17.7%

17.0%

$19,555

$19,555

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.2

450

450

N/A

20

0%

NC

 

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5

Samford University

http://www.samford.edu
800 Lakeshore Drive
Birmingham, Alabama
(205) 726-3673

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1841

2,965

76%

62.3%

50.6%

$26,328

$26,328

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.67

566

580

564

26

0%

NC

 

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Contenders

6

University of South Alabama

http://www.southalabama.edu
307 University Boulevard
Mobile, Alabama
(251) 460-6141

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1963

11,315

87%

27.1%

14.4%

$8,310

$16,620

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.38

440

445

440

20

0%

NC

 

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7

Jacksonville State University

http://www.jsu.edu
700 Pelham Road, N
Jacksonville, Alabama
(256) 782-5268

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1883

7,991

82%

20.5%

9.6%

$8,490

$16,980

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.16

472

473

N/A

22

0%

NC

 

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8

Columbia Southern University

http://www.columbiasouthern.edu
21982 University LanePO Box 3110
Orange Beach, Alabama
(800) 977-8449 x1521

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N/A

19,192

100%

27.3%

19.6%

$6,020

$6,020

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private for-profit

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

N/A

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9

Alabama State University

http://www.alasu.edu
915 South Jackson Street
Montgomery, Alabama
(334) 229-4291

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N/A

5,130

52%

18.5%

8.2%

$8,263

$11,731

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

2.8

370

380

N/A

16

0%

NC

 

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10

Alabama A&M University

http://www.aamu.edu
4900 Meridian Street
Huntsville, Alabama
(256) 372-5245

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N/A

4,940

51%

72%

37.2%

$8,580

$15,570

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

N/A

370

380

370

16

0%

NC

 

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