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  • Phone256-372-4600
  • AddressHuntsville, AL 35806
  • Open Hours8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

College Admissions: A Place To Start

 

 

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

$287.00 per hour

www.aamu.edu

ACT 23; GPA 3.25

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

$12,890

www.auburn.edu

ACT 26; GPA 3.5

Public 4-year

Calhoun Community College

High School Diploma

$5,120

www.calhoun.edu

Competitive with ACT 20; GPA 3.0

Public 2-year community college

Drake State Community & Technical College

High School Diploma

$171 per 

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

$32,938

www.gatech.edu

Criteria varies; All scholarships competitive

Public 4-year; out-of- state

Jacksonville State University

Test Optional

$10,440

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

$38,144

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

$9,792

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 2024

$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

$11,888

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

$11,620

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

$61,618

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

$4,920

www.wallacestate.edu

All scholarships are competitive; ACT 24 or higher plus GPA

Public 2-year community college