Sea_tide Actually UA is more well known than most all the other schools listed as Top Universities on CC. The problem is that Alabama is known for its football and not its academics and the quality of its students. That is why I posted the number of top students with ACT 30+ as a comparison with other schools.
Imagine if Nick Saban during an interview on ESPN stated that in addition to Bama being a title contender next season, he also stated that Bama had more top students than Stanford, Harvard, Yale and academically was as strong nationally as its football team. If he invited the students listening to check out the special programs for top students by going to Bama website, admit rates would plummet and the level of Bama’s academic prestige would skyrocket.