Top Ranked Universities in Alabama

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Top Ranked Universities in Alabama - Highest Enrollment

Rank in Alabama			Highest Enrollment
2020	2015	School Name	2020	2015
1	1	The University of Alabama	38,390	34,752 (↑10.5%)
2	2	Auburn University	30,440	24,864 (↑22.4%)
3 ↑	5	University of Alabama at Birmingham	21,923	18,568 (↑18.1%)
4	4	Columbia Southern University	21,104	20,185 (↑4.6%)
5 ↓	3	Troy University	16,981	20,573 (↓17.5%)
6	6	University of South Alabama	14,834	15,065 (↓1.5%)
7 ↑	10	University of Alabama in Huntsville	9,736	7,376 (↑32.0%)
8 ↓	7	John C Calhoun State Community College	9,736	11,186 (↓13.0%)
9	9	Jefferson State Community College	9,078	8,542 (↑6.3%)
10 ↓	8	Jacksonville State University	8,479	8,693 (↓2.5%)
11	11	University of North Alabama	7,488	6,931 (↑8.0%)
12 ↑	22	Coastal Alabama Community College	7,419	4,362 (↑70.1%)
13 ↑	17	Alabama A & M University	6,106	5,020 (↑21.6%)
14 ↑	18	Samford University	5,619	4,833 (↑16.3%)
15	15	Auburn University at Montgomery	5,211	5,084 (↑2.5%)
16 ↑	21	University of West Alabama	5,200	4,427 (↑17.5%)
17 ↓	14	George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville	5,057	5,281 (↓4.2%)
18 ↓	13	Gadsden State Community College	4,736	5,797 (↓18.3%)
19 ↑	20	George C Wallace Community College-Dothan	4,610	4,686 (↓1.6%)
20 ↓	19	Southern Union State Community College	4,531	4,805 (↓5.7%)

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