Colleges in Alabama
83 degree-granting institutions in Alabama (AL). Median net price $15,168. Median graduation rate 41.9%. Compare cost, outcomes, admission rates, and program mix using official U.S. College Scorecard data.
Median net price
$15,168
Median grad rate
41.9%
Median admission rate
77%
Median size
1,176
Most affordable colleges in Alabama
Lowest median net price after grant aid.
Highest graduation rates in Alabama
Share of students completing a degree on time.
Colleges by city
Cities in Alabama with 3 or more institutions.
| School | State | Type | Net price | Grad rate | Admission | Size | Data | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama A & M University Normal, AL | AL | Public, 4-year | $17,621 | 24.0% | 58% | 6,124 | Complete | |
| Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine Dothan, AL | AL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| Alabama School of Nail Technology & Cosmetology Jackson, AL | AL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $21,996 | 62.1% | Not available | 97 | Partial | |
| Alabama School of Nail Technology & Cosmetology - Saraland Saraland, AL | AL | Private for-profit, <2-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| Alabama State University Montgomery, AL | AL | Public, 4-year | $20,435 | 30.3% | 98% | 3,477 | Complete | |
| Amridge University Montgomery, AL | AL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | 100.0% | Not available | 241 | Partial | |
| Athens State University Athens, AL | AL | Public, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | 2,446 | Partial | |
| Auburn University Auburn, AL | AL | Public, 4-year | $24,323 | 82.0% | 46% | 26,816 | Complete | |
| Auburn University at Montgomery Montgomery, AL | AL | Public, 4-year | $13,224 | 32.6% | 92% | 2,542 | Complete | |
| Bevill State Community College Jasper, AL | AL | Public, 2-year | $5,937 | 38.0% | Not available | 2,177 | Partial | |
| Bishop State Community College Mobile, AL | AL | Public, 2-year | $5,397 | 36.0% | Not available | 2,437 | Partial | |
| Blue Cliff Career College Mobile, AL | AL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $14,275 | 80.0% | Not available | 107 | Partial | |
| Bluefield University - Edward Via College - Auburn Auburn, AL | AL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | 59% | Not available | Partial | |
| Brown Beauty Barber School Bessemer, AL | AL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $24,717 | 83.3% | Not available | 54 | Partial | |
| Cardiac and Vascular Institute of Ultrasound Mobile, AL | AL | Private for-profit, 2-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | 56 | Partial | |
| Central Alabama Community College Alexander City, AL | AL | Public, 2-year | $15,996 | 32.9% | Not available | 1,203 | Partial | |
| Chattahoochee Valley Community College Phenix City, AL | AL | Public, 2-year | $4,244 | 36.0% | Not available | 1,110 | Partial | |
| Coastal Alabama Community College Bay Minette, AL | AL | Public, 2-year | $13,644 | 31.3% | Not available | 4,798 | Partial | |
| Columbia College - Redstone Arsenal Redstone Arsenal, AL | AL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| Columbia Southern University Orange Beach, AL | AL | Private for-profit, 4-year | $14,580 | 33.3% | Not available | 12,176 | Complete | |
| Enterprise State Community College Enterprise, AL | AL | Public, 2-year | $12,609 | 41.8% | Not available | 1,585 | Partial | |
| Faulkner University Montgomery, AL | AL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $22,085 | 37.4% | 73% | 1,549 | Complete | |
| Fortis College Mobile, AL | AL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $19,074 | 49.3% | Not available | 315 | Partial | |
| Fortis College-Dothan Dothan, AL | AL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $18,730 | 60.9% | Not available | 177 | Partial | |
| Fortis College-Montgomery Montgomery, AL | AL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $21,006 | 45.8% | Not available | 359 | Partial | |
| Fortis Institute-Birmingham Birmingham, AL | AL | Private for-profit, 2-year | $25,946 | 33.7% | Not available | 613 | Partial | |
| Gadsden State Community College Gadsden, AL | AL | Public, 2-year | $3,515 | 38.2% | Not available | 3,548 | Partial | |
| George C Wallace Community College-Dothan Dothan, AL | AL | Public, 2-year | $1,170 | 35.0% | Not available | 3,017 | Partial | |
| George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville Hanceville, AL | AL | Public, 2-year | $13,170 | 51.2% | Not available | 4,423 | Partial | |
| George C Wallace State Community College-Selma Selma, AL | AL | Public, 2-year | $9,272 | 40.6% | Not available | 855 | Partial | |
| H Councill Trenholm State Community College Montgomery, AL | AL | Public, 2-year | $8,325 | 16.1% | Not available | 1,674 | Partial | |
| Heritage Christian University Florence, AL | AL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $15,426 | 66.7% | 90% | 75 | Complete | |
| Herzing University-Birmingham Birmingham, AL | AL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $19,651 | 12.5% | 93% | 442 | Complete | |
| Huntingdon College Montgomery, AL | AL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $22,566 | 48.0% | 69% | 879 | Complete | |
| Huntsville Bible College Huntsville, AL | AL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | 64 | Partial | |
| J F Ingram State Technical College Deatsville, AL | AL | Public, <2-year | Not available | 21.3% | Not available | 960 | Partial | |
| J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College Huntsville, AL | AL | Public, 2-year | $6,005 | 14.0% | Not available | 755 | Partial | |
| Jacksonville State University Jacksonville, AL | AL | Public, 4-year | $14,279 | 54.7% | 78% | 7,036 | Complete | |
| Jefferson State Community College Birmingham, AL | AL | Public, 2-year | $9,086 | 25.6% | Not available | 5,470 | Partial | |
| Jersey College - Dothan Dothan, AL | AL | Private for-profit, 2-year | Not available | Not available | 68% | Not available | Partial | |
| John C Calhoun State Community College Tanner, AL | AL | Public, 2-year | $7,660 | 41.5% | Not available | 7,070 | Partial | |
| Lawson State Community College Birmingham, AL | AL | Public, 2-year | $6,275 | 26.6% | Not available | 2,900 | Partial | |
| Lurleen B Wallace Community College Andalusia, AL | AL | Public, 2-year | $2,792 | 41.0% | Not available | 1,097 | Partial | |
| Marion Military Institute Marion, AL | AL | Public, 2-year | $8,627 | 36.0% | 97% | 329 | Complete | |
| Midfield Institute of Cosmetology Midfield, AL | AL | Private nonprofit, <2-year | Not available | 100.0% | Not available | 9 | Partial | |
| Miles College Fairfield, AL | AL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $14,271 | 15.8% | Not available | 1,155 | Complete | |
| New Beginning College of Cosmetology Albertville, AL | AL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $14,347 | 31.0% | Not available | 81 | Partial | |
| Northeast Alabama Community College Rainsville, AL | AL | Public, 2-year | $2,756 | 56.0% | Not available | 1,629 | Partial | |
| Northwest Shoals Community College Muscle Shoals, AL | AL | Public, 2-year | $2,838 | 38.7% | Not available | 1,969 | Partial | |
| Oakwood University Huntsville, AL | AL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $25,669 | 44.6% | 45% | 1,153 | Complete | |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Birmingham Hoover, AL | AL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $18,104 | 56.0% | Not available | 129 | Partial | |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Huntsville Madison, AL | AL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $15,077 | 45.7% | Not available | 64 | Partial | |
| Reid State Technical College Evergreen, AL | AL | Public, 2-year | $1,739 | 58.9% | Not available | 416 | Partial | |
| Remington College-Mobile Campus Mobile, AL | AL | Private nonprofit, 2-year | $26,120 | 41.9% | Not available | 257 | Partial | |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Huntsville Huntsville, AL | AL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $19,201 | 50.8% | Not available | 132 | Partial | |
| Samford University Birmingham, AL | AL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $32,622 | 77.0% | 82% | 4,206 | Complete | |
| Selma University Selma, AL | AL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | 6.0% | Not available | 32 | Partial | |
| Shelton State Community College Tuscaloosa, AL | AL | Public, 2-year | $14,557 | 29.6% | Not available | 3,148 | Partial | |
| Snead State Community College Boaz, AL | AL | Public, 2-year | $3,249 | 49.0% | Not available | 1,427 | Partial | |
| South University-Montgomery Montgomery, AL | AL | Private for-profit, 4-year | $27,807 | 9.1% | Not available | 299 | Complete | |
| Southern Union State Community College Wadley, AL | AL | Public, 2-year | $6,142 | 35.8% | Not available | 4,173 | Partial | |
| Spring Hill College Mobile, AL | AL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $20,449 | 52.1% | 77% | 782 | Complete | |
| Stillman College Tuscaloosa, AL | AL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $15,258 | 25.0% | 62% | 706 | Complete | |
| Strayer University-Alabama Birmingham, AL | AL | Private for-profit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | 1,196 | Partial | |
| Talladega College Talladega, AL | AL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $15,560 | 30.9% | 85% | 701 | Complete | |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Huntsville Huntsville, AL | AL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $16,043 | 57.1% | Not available | 53 | Partial | |
| The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL | AL | Public, 4-year | $22,420 | 73.4% | 77% | 33,227 | Complete | |
| Troy University Troy, AL | AL | Public, 4-year | $16,527 | 50.3% | 96% | 9,805 | Complete | |
| Troy University-Dothan Campus Dothan, AL | AL | Public, 4-year | Not available | Not available | 96% | Not available | Partial | |
| Troy University-Montgomery Campus Montgomery, AL | AL | Public, 4-year | Not available | Not available | 96% | Not available | Partial | |
| Troy University-Online Troy, AL | AL | Public, 4-year | Not available | Not available | 96% | Not available | Partial | |
| Troy University-Phenix City Campus Phenix City, AL | AL | Public, 4-year | Not available | Not available | 96% | Not available | Partial | |
| Tuskegee University Tuskegee, AL | AL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $35,013 | 55.0% | 49% | 2,630 | Complete | |
| United States Sports University Daphne, AL | AL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $24,076 | Not available | 61% | 228 | Complete | |
| University Academy of Hair Design Tuscaloosa, AL | AL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $12,018 | 80.8% | Not available | 38 | Partial | |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL | AL | Public, 4-year | $18,749 | 64.2% | 88% | 11,635 | Complete | |
| University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville, AL | AL | Public, 4-year | $18,796 | 64.3% | 69% | 6,591 | Complete | |
| University of Mobile Mobile, AL | AL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $22,382 | 56.9% | 78% | 1,307 | Complete | |
| University of Montevallo Montevallo, AL | AL | Public, 4-year | $17,683 | 54.1% | 54% | 2,151 | Complete | |
| University of North Alabama Florence, AL | AL | Public, 4-year | $12,170 | 54.9% | 87% | 5,811 | Complete | |
| University of South Alabama Mobile, AL | AL | Public, 4-year | $17,648 | 52.7% | 71% | 8,879 | Complete | |
| University of West Alabama Livingston, AL | AL | Public, 4-year | $12,684 | 34.7% | 43% | 2,974 | Complete | |
| Winonah's International School of Cosmetology Hoover, AL | AL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $14,060 | 61.0% | Not available | 120 | Partial |
Frequently asked questions
How many colleges are there in Alabama?
Alabama has 83 degree-granting institutions tracked by the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, spanning public, private nonprofit, and for-profit schools.
What is the average cost of college in Alabama?
The median net price across Alabama colleges is $15,168 per year. Net price is what a typical student pays after grant aid and scholarships — a much better number than sticker price.
Which Alabama colleges have the highest graduation rates?
The top performers by graduation rate include Amridge University (100.0%), Midfield Institute of Cosmetology (100.0%), Brown Beauty Barber School (83.3%). Sort the table by graduation rate to see the full ranking.
Is the data on this page up to date?
Yes. All figures come from the latest College Scorecard release published by the U.S. Department of Education.