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College Admissions: A Place to Start

Allison Brown
College Minimum Admission Requirement Tuition Per Year Website Merit Scholarship Requirements Type of School
Alabama A&M University ACT+GPA= 18 or higher
Min. GPA 2.0		 $10, 024 www.aamu.edu ACT 17; GPA 2.5 Public 4-year; HBCU
Alabama State University Sliding scale from ACT 15 & GPA 3.5 to ACT 18 & GPA 2.0 $11,068 www.alasu.edu ACT 20; GPA 3.0
Other scholarships vary		 Public 4-year; HBCU
Auburn University Avg. ACT 25-30;
Avg. GPA 3.89		 $11,826 www.auburn.edu ACT 26; GPA 3.5 Public 4-year
Birmingham-Southern College Test optional;
Avg. ACT 26; Avg. Core GPA 3.7		 $20,100 www.bsc.edu Begins with ACT 20 or less and GPA 2.9 or less Private 4-year college affiliated with the Methodist church
Calhoun Community College High School Diploma $4,940 www.calhoun.edu Competitive with ACT 20; GPA 3.0 Public 2-year community college
Drake State Community & Technical College High School Diploma $4,830 www.drakestate.edu Competitive Public 2-year community and technical college
Georgia Institute of Technology (GA Tech) Avg. ACT 31-34
87% have a GPA of 3.75 or above		 $32,876 www.gatech.edu Criteria varies; All scholarships competitive Public 4-year; out-of- state
Jacksonville State University Test Optional $11,320 www.jsu.edu ACT 22 or lower; GPA 2.0 Public 4-year
Marion Military Institute ACT 16; GPA 2.0 $9,218 www.marionmilitary.edu ACT 19; GPA 2.5 Public 2-year community & military college
Middle Tennessee State University ACT 22 or GPA 3.0
Or Combo ACT 19 & GPA 2.7		 $29,144 www.mtsu.edu ACT 23; GPA 3.5 Public 4-year; out-of- state
Mississippi State University ACT 20 (superscore)
Core GPA 2.5		 $24,900 www.msstate.edu ACT 22 & GPA 3.5 or ACT 24 & GPA 3.0 Public 4-year; out-of-state
Samford University Mid 50% ACT 23-29; GPA 3.5-4.0 $36,724 www.samford.edu Criteria Varies Private 4-year; affiliated with the Baptist Church
Troy University ACT 20 (superscore); GPA 2.0; Conditional Admission with ACT 17-19 & GPA 2.5 $9,312 www.troy.edu ACT 20 (superscore); GPA 3.0 Public 4-year
Tuskegee University Mid 50% have ACT 19-23; GPA 3.0 $22,614 www.tuskegee.edu Grants begin at ACT 20; GPA 2.8 (unweighted) Private 4-year; HBCU
The University of Alabama Due to Covid, UA is test optional through Fall 2023 $11,620 www.ua.edu ACT 21 & GPA 3.5; ACT 25 & GPA 3.0 Public 4-year
University of Alabama at Birmingham Test optional; GPA & rigor of curriculum are primary considerations $11,040 www.uab.edu ACT 20 & GPA 3.5 or ACT 24 & GPA 3.0 Public 4-year
University of Alabama in Huntsville ACT 20 (superscore); GPA 2.9 $10,120 www.uah.edu ACT 21 (superscore); GPA 3.0 Public 4-year
University of Montevallo Test optional through Fall 2024; GPA 3.0; less than 3.0 will be reviewed $13,710 www.montevallo.edu GPA 3.0 Public 4-year; Only Public Liberal Arts college in AL
University of North Alabama ACT 18; GPA 2.25 (unweighted); Conditional Admissison ACT 16-17; GPA 2.0 $10,620 www.una.edu ACT 20 (superscore);GPA 3.0 Public 4-year
University of South Alabama ACT 19; GPA 2.5 $9,870 www.southalabama.edu ACT 21; GPA 3.0 Public 4-year
Vanderbilt University Test Optional until Fall 2024; GPA & rigor of curriculum are primary considerations $59,920 www.vanderbilt.edu Limited number of merit scholarships to top 1% of applicants Private 4-year; highly selective; pleadged to meet 100% of student’s demonstrated need without loans.
Wallace State Community College High School Diploma $4,860 www.wallacestate.edu All scholarships are competitive; ACT 24 or higher plus GPA Public 2-year community college