There are 84 colleges in Alabama - 42 public and 42 private schools. The 2024 average undergraduate tuition of the Alabama colleges is $10,747 for state residents and $18,841 for out-of-state students.
44 Alabama cities have at least one college and, of them, Montgomery has the most of 10 colleges. It has 8 four-year colleges and 1 community college with a total of 15,778 students. Birmingham and Mobile also has a number of colleges of 8 and 8 colleges respectively.
The following table shows the Alabama colleges by city. The 2024 tuition & fees based on 4-year colleges' cost.
| City | Number of Schools | Under-graduate Tuition | Graduate Tuition | Population | Students to Faculty | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 4-year | Community Colleges | Trade Schools | Total | Under. | Graduate | ||||
| Montgomery | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | $19,083 ($10,159) |
$16,120 ($9,610) |
15,778 | 12,396 | 3,382 | 13 to 1 |
| Birmingham | 8 | 5 | 3 | - | $22,020 ($8,832) |
$15,171 ($8,424) |
41,985 | 31,217 | 10,768 | 18 to 1 |
| Mobile | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | $22,681 ($9,676) |
$13,305 ($9,040) |
19,831 | 14,540 | 5,291 | 17 to 1 |
| Huntsville | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | $16,315 ($11,878) |
$14,938 ($11,686) |
11,923 | 9,790 | 2,133 | 12 to 1 |
| Tuscaloosa | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | $22,296 ($11,900) |
$33,040 ($11,740) |
43,598 | 37,412 | 6,186 | 16 to 1 |
| Dothan | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | $19,584 ($9,792) |
- | 4,720 | 3,959 | 761 | 9 to 1 |
| Selma | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | $4,800 | $4,800 | 1,910 | 1,891 | 19 | 10 to 1 |
| Hoover | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 251 | 251 | - | 16 to 1 |
| Phenix City | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | $19,584 ($9,792) |
- | 1,641 | 1,641 | - | 8 to 1 |
| Troy | 2 | 2 | - | - | $14,688 ($9,792) |
$17,100 ($8,550) |
14,156 | 10,768 | 3,388 | 8 to 1 |
| Florence | 2 | 2 | - | - | $17,086 ($11,990) |
$12,321 ($9,990) |
9,973 | 7,296 | 2,677 | 13 to 1 |
| Normal | 1 | 1 | - | - | $18,634 ($10,024) |
$21,574 ($11,542) |
6,007 | 5,206 | 801 | 19 to 1 |
| Tuskegee | 1 | 1 | - | - | $23,440 | $24,224 | 2,570 | 2,100 | 470 | 7 to 1 |
| Deatsville | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 768 | 768 | - | 11 to 1 |
| Jasper | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3,703 | 3,703 | - | 13 to 1 |
| Tanner | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 8,163 | 8,163 | - | 20 to 1 |
| Madison | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 110 | 110 | - | 18 to 1 |
| Andalusia | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1,929 | 1,929 | - | 16 to 1 |
| Athens | 1 | 1 | - | - | $17,370 ($9,840) |
$16,920 ($10,536) |
2,894 | 2,520 | 374 | 14 to 1 |
| Fairfield | 1 | 1 | - | - | $12,714 | - | 1,258 | 1,258 | - | 14 to 1 |
| Jackson | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 43 | 43 | - | 20 to 1 |
| Montevallo | 1 | 1 | - | - | $26,730 ($13,710) |
$26,532 ($11,916) |
2,586 | 2,172 | 414 | 12 to 1 |
| Bay Minette | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 6,800 | 6,800 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Redstone Arsenal | 1 | 1 | - | - | $8,304 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rainsville | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2,590 | 2,590 | - | 17 to 1 |
| Albertville | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 45 | 45 | - | 7 to 1 |
| Boaz | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2,507 | 2,507 | - | 21 to 1 |
| Hanceville | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 5,965 | 5,965 | - | 19 to 1 |
| Daphne | 1 | 1 | - | - | $18,900 | $19,440 | 240 | 108 | 132 | 11 to 1 |
| Jacksonville | 1 | 1 | - | - | $22,716 ($12,426) |
$17,640 ($11,304) |
9,632 | 8,310 | 1,322 | 19 to 1 |
| Wadley | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 4,386 | 4,386 | - | 19 to 1 |
| Livingston | 1 | 1 | - | - | $20,090 ($10,990) |
$13,546 ($6,868) |
5,860 | 2,427 | 3,433 | 18 to 1 |
| Alexander City | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1,777 | 1,777 | - | 16 to 1 |
| Orange Beach | 1 | 1 | - | - | $5,808 | $3,820 | 15,948 | 11,330 | 4,618 | 28 to 1 |
| Marion | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 320 | 320 | - | 11 to 1 |
| Auburn | 1 | 1 | - | - | $33,944 ($12,536) |
$33,908 ($12,524) |
31,764 | 25,379 | 6,385 | 20 to 1 |
| Midfield | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 12 | 12 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Enterprise | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2,010 | 2,010 | - | 17 to 1 |
| Bessemer | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 37 | 37 | - | 13 to 1 |
| Muscle Shoals | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 4,032 | 4,032 | - | 16 to 1 |
| Saraland | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gadsden | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 4,352 | 4,352 | - | 17 to 1 |
| Evergreen | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 434 | 434 | - | 14 to 1 |
| Talladega | 1 | 1 | - | - | $15,650 | $17,753 | 903 | 835 | 68 | 22 to 1 |