The Altamont School

Birmingham · AL · Private independent · K-12 combined

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How The Altamont School compares for families

What families should know about The Altamont School.

▸ LocallyAL trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−10 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
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Your state's public flagship

The University of Alabama

76%

admit rate

$12,180

in-state tuition/yr · $34,172 out-of-state

1170–1400

SAT 25–75 · ACT 24–31

The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $22,420/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.

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Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Their published college acceptances

College acceptances, Classes of 2021-2025

The Altamont School publishes the colleges that admitted its graduates. What follows is copied from that document — 280 colleges, ordered by the number of students accepted.

College · Students accepted

Auburn University 98

The University of Alabama 96

University of Alabama at Birmingham 50

Sewanee: The University of the South 26

University of Mississippi 25

Rhodes College 22

Samford University 19

Tulane University 17

Tufts University 16

University of Michigan 16

University of Colorado Boulder 15

Belmont University 14

Texas Christian University 14

University of Alabama at Huntsville 14

College of Charleston 13

Elon University 13

Louisiana State University 13

University of Virginia 13

Wake Forest University 13

Appalachian State University 12

Birmingham Southern College 12

Northeastern University 12

University of California, San Diego 12

Case Western Reserve University 11

Emory University 10

Furman University 10

University of California, Los Angeles 10

University of Georgia 10

Washington University in St. Louis 10

Clemson University 9

and 250 more

Drexel University 9

Fordham University 9

New York University 9

Savannah College of Art & Design 9

Southern Methodist University 9

Boston University 8

Dartmouth College 8

University of Montevallo 8

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 8

University of South Alabama 8

Mississippi State University 7

University of Kentucky 7

University of Pennsylvania 7

Vanderbilt University 7

Yale University 7

Baylor University 6

Davidson College 6

Duke University 6

Georgetown University 6

Georgia Institute of Technology 6

Rice University 6

Skidmore College 6

The Ohio State University 6

The University of Tennessee at Knoxville 6

University of Denver 6

University of Miami 6

University of Pittsburgh 6

University of South Carolina 6

George Washington University 5

Howard University 5

Lehigh University 5

Reed College 5

Temple University 5

Troy University 5

University of California, Santa Barbara 5

University of Maryland, College Park 5

University of Richmond 5

University of Rochester 5

University of Washington, Seattle 5

Wofford College 5

Butler University 4

Colgate University 4

Franklin & Marshall College 4

Indiana University, Bloomington 4

Lafayette College 4

Middlebury College 4

Northwestern University 4

Oberlin College 4

Oglethorpe University 4

Purdue University 4

Rollins College 4

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology 4

Spelman College 4

Spring Hill College 4

The University of Texas at Austin 4

Trinity University 4

University of Florida 4

University of Notre Dame 4

University of Southern California 4

University of Wisconsin 4

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 4

Bard College 3

Bates College 3

Brown University 3

Bryn Mawr College 3

Bucknell University 3

Carleton College 3

Carnegie Mellon University 3

Centre College 3

Claremont McKenna College 3

Colorado State, Fort Collins 3

Dickinson College 3

Florida A&M University 3

Hampden-Sydney College 3

Kenyon College 3

Loyola Marymount University 3

Loyola University New Orleans 3

North Carolina State University 3

Syracuse University 3

Tuskegee University 3

University of Missouri 3

University of Puget Sound 3

University of San Diego 3

University of Vermont 3

Wesleyan University 3

Whitman College 3

American University 2

Amherst College 2

Berea College 2

Boston College 2

Bowdoin College 2

Clark University 2

Columbia University 2

Connecticut College 2

Cornell University 2

DePaul University 2

Drew University 2

Florida State University 2

George Mason University 2

Gettysburg College 2

Hampshire College 2

Hampton University 2

High Point University 2

Johns Hopkins University 2

Loyola University Chicago 2

Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2

Miami University Oxford 2

Millsaps College 2

Morehouse College 2

Oxford College of Emory University 2

Pomona College 2

Rochester Institute of Technology 2

Saint Louis University 2

San Diego State University 2

Seton Hall University 2

Smith College 2

Stanford University 2

The University of Montana 2

Thomas Jefferson University 2

University of Arizona 2

University of California, Berkeley 2

University of California, Irvine 2

University of Chicago 2

University of North Carolina at Charlotte 2

University of Oregon 2

University of San Francisco 2

Villanova University 2

Washington and Lee University 2

William & Mary 2

Williams College 2

Xavier University of Louisiana 2

Agnes Scott College 1

Alabama A&M University 1

Albany College of Pharmacy 1

Allegheny College 1

Alverno College 1

Art Center College of Design 1

Auburn University at Montgomery 1

Barnard College 1

Barry University 1

Berry College 1

Bocconi University 1

Boston Architectural College 1

Brandeis Unversity 1

Brenau University 1

Brevard College 1

Buena Vista University 1

Cal Poly Humboldt 1

California College of the Arts 1

California Polytechnic State University 1

Chapman University 1

Colby College 1

Colorado College 1

Colorado School of Mines 1

Columbia College, Chicago 1

Denison University 1

Dillard University 1

Duke Kunshan University 1

Eckerd College 1

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University 1

Emerson College 1

Georgetown College 1

Goucher College 1

Grinnell College 1

Hamilton College 1

Harvard University 1

Harvey Mudd College 1

Haverford College 1

Hobart & William Smith Colleges 1

Hollins University 1

Holy Cross College 1

Hong Kong University of Science & Tech 1

Indiana State University 1

Jacksonville University 1

James Madison University 1

Jefferson State Community College 1

King's College London 1

Knox College 1

Lees-McRae College 1

Lewis & Clark College 1

Loyola University Maryland 1

Macalester College 1

Marquette University 1

Massachusetts College of Art 1

McGill University 1

Mercer University 1

Michigan State University 1

Montserrat College of Art 1

Mount Holyoke College 1

North Carolina A&T State University 1

Northern Arizona University 1

Occidental College 1

Oklahoma State University 1

Pennsylvania State University 1

Pepperdine University 1

Piedmont University 1

Pitzer College 1

Prairie View A&M University 1

Princeton University 1

Queens University of Charlotte 1

Ringling College of Art & Design 1

Roanoke College 1

Royal Holloway, University of London 1

Santa Clara University 1

Sarah Lawrence College 1

School of Visual Arts 1

Scripps College 1

Southwestern College 1

St. Johns College, Annapolis 1

St. Lawrence University 1

St. Olaf College 1

St. Thomas University 1

SUNY College of Environmental Science 1

Swarthmore College 1

Sweet Briar College 1

Tabor College 1

Temple University, Japan 1

Texas Southern University 1

The American University of Paris 1

The College of Wooster 1

Trinity College 1

Trinity College Dublin 1

Union College 1

University College London 1

University of Auckland 1

University of British Columbia 1

University of California, Davis 1

University of California, Santa Cruz 1

University of Central Arkansas 1

University of Cincinnati 1

University of Connecticut 1

University of Delaware 1

University of Glasgow (Scotland) 1

University of Idaho 1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1

University of Iowa 1

University of Kansas 1

University of Maine 1

University of Maryland, Baltimore County 1

University of North Alabama 1

University of South Florida 1

University of Toronto 1

University of Utah 1

University of Waterloo 1

Vassar College 1

Virginia Military Institute 1

Wellesley College 1

Western Colorado University 1

Western Washington University 1

Worcester Polytechnic Institute 1

These graduates were admitted to the colleges above.

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Independently verified As published by The Altamont School — Academic Profile 2025-2026 (School Profile PDF), p.2, 'College and University Acceptances Classes of 2021-2025' ↗. Found at: p.2 of 2, table is an embedded image (no text layer).

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment went from 346 in 2018 to 362 in 2022 — over 4 years.

+4.6%

Why only 2 data points?

Private school enrollment comes from the NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), which is collected every other year — not annually like public-school data. The most recent published collection is 2021–22; NCES targeted spring 2026 for the 2023–24 release — we'll load it as soon as it's published.

Most similar nearby high schools

The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.

School	Type	Miles	HS enrollment	Trend
Maranathan Academy Birmingham	Private	2.7	22	—
Higdon Hill School Birmingham	Private	2.9	57	-44.1%
Build Up Community School Birmingham	Private	4.8	57	—
Allan Cott School Birmingham	Private	6.2	48	—
Build Up Birmingham	Private	8.1	46	—
Spring Valley School Birmingham	Private	8.6	130	+78.1%
Indian Springs School Indian Springs	Private	12.0	297	—
Cornerstone Schools Of Alabama Birmingham	Private	1.8	648	+28.3%

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