Quad

Head-to-head

U. North Alabama
Salisbury

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. North Alabama's grants cover 45% of its full price on average, vs. 25% at Salisbury

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Salisbury grads earn $16.1K more ten years out than U. North Alabama's ($61,515 vs. $45,415)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    Salisbury graduates 16 pts more of its students than U. North Alabama (70% vs. 54%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    U. North Alabama costs about $9.7K less per year on average than Salisbury ($13,899 vs. $23,627, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  5. 5

    U. North Alabama has 7 pts more first-gen students than Salisbury (36% vs. 29%)

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    U. North Alabama's yield is 4 pts higher than Salisbury's

    Yield rate

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

U. North Alabama admits 87%, Salisbury 88%; U. North Alabama's yield is higher, at 22%.

Acceptance rate
U. North Alabama87%
Salisbury88%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. North AlabamaAccessible
  • SalisburyAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 1100–1600
U. North AlabamaTest-blind
Salisbury
1190–1300
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. North AlabamaGPA and school record required
  • SalisburyRigor and GPA very important51%

Who's on each campus

U. North Alabama and Salisbury are about the same size; Salisbury has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. North Alabama5.8K
Salisbury6.1K
Pell Grant share
U. North Alabama24%
Salisbury26%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at U. North Alabama, and Speech Communication and Rhetoric at Salisbury.

Students per faculty member
U. North Alabama18 to 1
Salisbury14 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. North AlabamaRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse14%
  • SalisburySpeech Communication and Rhetoric9%

What each costs

U. North Alabama costs about $9.7K less a year than Salisbury on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
U. North Alabama$13.9K
Salisbury$23.6K
Aid generosity
U. North Alabama45%
Salisbury25%

What each pays off

Salisbury's former students earn more, a median $61.5K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. North Alabama$45.4K
Salisbury$61.5K
Graduation rate
U. North Alabama54%
Salisbury70%

How each has changed

Applications grew at U. North Alabama but held steady at Salisbury; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. North AlabamaGrowing+83%
  • SalisburySteady+1%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;Salisbury University (Fall 2025), Fall 2025;Salisbury University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2027 applicants;Salisbury University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why