Quick Facts | The University of Alabama.
2.88% of students are NMF
From their home page…
“The University of Alabama set a new enrollment record of 39,623 students in fall 2023. The record enrollment includes 3,184 freshmen from Alabama, representing every county in the state. This marks UA’s fifth consecutive year with an in-state increase and the largest number of in-state freshmen since 2010.
UA currently enrolls a record number of 1,142 National Merit Scholars”
Keep in mind the vast majority of elite schools don’t calculate or advertise a number of NMF students stat. They simply don’t care as their broader published stats suggest large percentages would be eligible if they cared to tally them.