84 Alabama Colleges Statistics by City

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.

Alabama Colleges by City

The following table shows the Alabama colleges by city. The 2024 tuition & fees based on 4-year colleges' cost.

84 Alabama Colleges by City
CityNumber of SchoolsUnder-graduate TuitionGraduate TuitionPopulationStudents to Faculty
Total4-yearCommunity CollegesTrade SchoolsTotalUnder.Graduate
Montgomery 10811 $19,083
($10,159)
$16,120
($9,610)
15,778 12,396 3,382 13 to 1
Birmingham 853- $22,020
($8,832)
$15,171
($8,424)
41,985 31,217 10,768 18 to 1
Mobile 8332 $22,681
($9,676)
$13,305
($9,040)
19,831 14,540 5,291 17 to 1
Huntsville 7412 $16,315
($11,878)
$14,938
($11,686)
11,923 9,790 2,133 12 to 1
Dothan 4211 $19,584
($9,792)
- 4,720 3,959 761 9 to 1
Tuscaloosa 4211 $22,296
($11,900)
$33,040
($11,740)
43,598 37,412 6,186 16 to 1
Troy 22-- $14,688
($9,792)
$17,100
($8,550)
14,156 10,768 3,388 8 to 1
Florence 22-- $17,086
($11,990)
$12,321
($9,990)
9,973 7,296 2,677 13 to 1
Selma 211- $4,800 $4,800 1,910 1,891 19 10 to 1
Hoover 2--2 - - 251 251 - 16 to 1
Phenix City 211- $19,584
($9,792)
- 1,641 1,641 - 8 to 1
Montevallo 11-- $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 11-- $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 11-- $18,900 $19,440 240 108 132 11 to 1
Jacksonville 11-- $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 11-- $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 11-- $5,808 $3,820 15,948 11,330 4,618 28 to 1
Marion 1-1- - - 320 320 - 11 to 1
Auburn 11-- $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
Gadsden 1-1- - - 4,352 4,352 - 17 to 1
Saraland 1--1 - - - - - -
Evergreen 1-1- - - 434 434 - 14 to 1
Talladega 11-- $15,650 $17,753 903 835 68 22 to 1
Normal 11-- $18,634
($10,024)
$21,574
($11,542)
6,007 5,206 801 19 to 1
Tuskegee 11-- $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 11-- $17,370
($9,840)
$16,920
($10,536)
2,894 2,520 374 14 to 1
Fairfield 11-- $12,714 - 1,258 1,258 - 14 to 1
Jackson 1--1 - - 43 43 - 20 to 1
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