Safest Colleges in Alabama
25 schools ranked by lowest violent crime rate from federal Clery Act filings. Updated from the latest federal filings.
Includes two-year, technical and community colleges alongside four-year universities — the typeis shown under each name. Schools appear only where the underlying figures exist: a real undergraduate population and a published graduation rate. Satellite campuses that repeat a parent institution's numbers are collapsed into one entry.
| # | School | Violent (4yr avg) | Net Price | Grad Rate | Earnings 10yr | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville · public | 0 | $18,796 | 59.6% | $61,767 | 68.6% |
| 2 | Athens State University Athens · public | 0 | — | 57.7% | $50,273 | — |
| 3 | Chattahoochee Valley Community College Phenix City · community | 0 | $4,244 | 28.8% | $36,438 | — |
| 4 | South University-Montgomery Montgomery · private | 0 | $27,807 | 31.3% | $34,421 | — |
| 5 | Coastal Alabama Community College Bay Minette · community | 0 | $13,644 | 24.1% | $34,894 | — |
| 6 | George C Wallace Community College-Dothan Dothan · community | 0 | $1,170 | 36.4% | $31,399 | — |
| 7 | George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville Hanceville · community | 0 | $13,170 | 44.4% | $39,842 | — |
| 8 | George C Wallace State Community College-Selma Selma · community | 0 | $9,272 | 30.4% | $31,598 | — |
| 9 | Herzing University-Birmingham Birmingham · private | 0 | $19,651 | 46.8% | $36,909 | 93.3% |
| 10 | Huntingdon College Montgomery · private | 0 | $22,566 | 55.8% | $49,601 | 69.5% |
| 11 | J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College Huntsville · community | 0 | $6,005 | 20.7% | $28,281 | — |
| 12 | J F Ingram State Technical College Deatsville · public | 0 | — | 17.5% | — | — |
| 13 | Jacksonville State University Jacksonville · public | 0 | $14,279 | 56.5% | $45,235 | 77.7% |
| 14 | John C Calhoun State Community College Tanner · community | 0 | $7,660 | 29.9% | $38,192 | — |
| 15 | Marion Military Institute Marion · community | 0 | $8,627 | 32.3% | $59,644 | 97.0% |
| 16 | University of Mobile Mobile · private | 0 | $22,382 | 57.3% | $43,611 | 77.9% |
| 17 | University of Montevallo Montevallo · public | 0 | $17,683 | 54.7% | $42,957 | 53.8% |
| 18 | Northwest Shoals Community College Muscle Shoals · community | 0 | $2,838 | 37.2% | $33,828 | — |
| 19 | Northeast Alabama Community College Rainsville · community | 0 | $2,756 | 46.3% | $34,913 | — |
| 20 | Reid State Technical College Evergreen · community | 0 | $1,739 | 50.3% | $28,982 | — |
| 21 | Bishop State Community College Mobile · community | 0 | $5,397 | 28.0% | $29,916 | — |
| 22 | Shelton State Community College Tuscaloosa · community | 0 | $14,557 | 22.0% | $35,014 | — |
| 23 | Snead State Community College Boaz · community | 0 | $3,249 | 34.1% | $35,735 | — |
| 24 | H Councill Trenholm State Community College Montgomery · community | 0 | $8,325 | 39.5% | $32,183 | — |
| 25 | Tuskegee University Tuskegee · private | 0 | $35,013 | 81.1% | $49,641 | 48.7% |
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Data from U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS, College Scorecard, Clery Act). Updated annually. Rankings reflect the data as reported — not editorial opinion.