The University of Alabama employs a competitive admission process that includes reviewing and evaluating each application on an individual basis for an applicant's abilities as a student and a scholar. Decisions about the potential for your academic success at UA are based on your performance on the ACT and/or SAT, your high-school grade point average, and your high-school course schedule. (For example: a student with a 21 ACT or 990 SAT along with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 should be successful at the University.)
We are looking for students who show a commitment to academics and who welcome the robust exchange of ideas that occurs within a diverse and inclusive learning environment. Typically, the number of applications received exceeds the number of spaces available in the freshman class.
In terms of educational preparation, the college preparatory curriculum minimum unit requirements for regular admissions are
Students that exceed the minimum number of units in math, natural sciences, or foreign language will be given additional consideration.
The Advanced Academic Diploma awarded by Alabama high schools meets all University of Alabama course requirements.
The University of Alabama reserves the right to refuse admission or re-enrollment or to place conditions on admission or re-enrollment of applicants and former students who it determines represent a safety risk to University students, employees, and University property.
Applicants have the right to appeal any such decision to the Undergraduate Admissions Appeals Committee within 7 business days of the date the notice was received.