University of North Alabama SAT Scores, ACT Scores, Acceptance Rate, and Admissions Requirements
North Alabama is test-optional, but ACT scores are still common: 76% of applicants submit them. With a 70.5% acceptance rate, your strategy should be to match the academic profile and use a score around 26 to stand out within the middle range.
Data on this page is sourced from our college data partners and was last updated on July 9, 2026.
University of North Alabama facts and stats
University of North Alabama is an urban public university with an undergraduate enrollment of 8,078 students. North Alabama has a freshman retention rate of 80%, which is above the national average of roughly 70%, and a 6-year graduation rate of 55%. The student-to-faculty ratio is 17.6:1. Admissions are test-optional.
Florence, AL
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Key University of North Alabama application dates
Key dates
Regular Decision
Not offered
Early Action
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Early Decision
Not offered
Priority Deadline
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Financial Aid Priority
June 1
Test dates
August 22, 2026
Registration deadline: August 7, 2026
September 12, 2026
Registration deadline: August 28, 2026
October 3, 2026
Registration deadline: September 18, 2026
September 19, 2026
Registration deadline: August 14, 2026
October 17, 2026
Registration deadline: September 11, 2026
December 12, 2026
Registration deadline: November 6, 2026
If you choose to submit scores to test-optional North Alabama, take your first SAT or ACT by the spring of junior year so you have a baseline before applications. Use the summer before senior year and the fall of senior year for retakes if superscoring applies, since North Alabama does not list an ED, EA, or Regular Decision deadline to target.
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What you'll actually pay
North Alabama, a public university in the Atlantic Sun Conference, lists in-state tuition at $10,200 and out-of-state tuition at $20,400. With an average merit award of $10,235, scholarships can be meaningful, and 38% of students receive aid. Submit the FAFSA by the June 1 priority deadline.
For out-of-state students, North Alabama’s tuition is $20,400, while in-state tuition is $10,200; room and board adds about $11,360. Aid reaches 38% of students, with an average package of $15,573. Merit awards average $10,235, and listed scholarships start at GPA thresholds of 2.50 or 3.00. Graduates leave with an average debt of $27,649.
Student life at University of North Alabama
35% of undergrads live on campus
Freshman housing: Guaranteed
Fraternities and sororities are active on campus. 16% of men join fraternities, and 17% of women join sororities.
Similar schools
Acceptance rate: 58%
SAT: 830–1033
ACT: 14–19
Faulkner University
Montgomery, ALAcceptance rate: 73.1%
SAT: 950–1130
ACT: 18–21
Alabama State University
Montgomery, ALAcceptance rate: 97.5%
SAT: 828–1041
ACT: 15–20
Central Alabama Community College
Alexander City, ALAcceptance rate: 100%
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