For Alabama 4-Year Colleges, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $11,304 for Alabama residents and $18,841 for out-of-state students.
For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $10,414 for Alabama residents and $16,800 for out-of-state students.
Samford University has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $38,144 and Huntsville Bible College has the lowest tuition & fees of $4,730 among Alabama 4-Year Colleges. For graduate programs, Auburn University has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $33,908 and Columbia Southern University has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $3,820 among Alabama 4-Year Colleges.
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The average COA of Alabama 4-Year Colleges in 2024 is $26,735 for state residents and $34,272 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| Tuition & Fees | $11,304 | $18,841 | $10,414 | $16,800 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,226 | $1,226 | ||
| Room & Board | $9,857 | $9,857 | ||
| Other Expenses | $4,349 | $4,349 | ||
| COA | $26,735 | $34,272 | $25,845 | $32,231 |
The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Alabama 4-Year Colleges is $11,304 for state residents and $18,841 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Alabama 4-Year Colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2019-2020 | $8,998 | $1,430 | $17,724 | $1,160 |
| 2020-2021 | $8,777 | $1,349 | $17,277 | $1,146 |
| 2021-2022 | $9,231 | $1,509 | $17,318 | $1,002 |
| 2022-2023 | $9,411 | $1,559 | $17,247 | $1,005 |
| 2023-2024 | $9,634 | $1,670 | $17,733 | $1,107 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Alabama 4-Year Colleges in 2024 is $10,414 for state residents and $16,800 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Alabama 4-Year Colleges over last 5 years.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2019-2020 | $8,588 | $1,070 | $14,949 | $904 |
| 2020-2021 | $8,622 | $1,054 | $15,686 | $957 |
| 2021-2022 | $8,763 | $1,133 | $15,999 | $966 |
| 2022-2023 | $8,918 | $1,136 | $16,045 | $964 |
| 2023-2024 | $9,187 | $1,227 | $15,730 | $1,069 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Alabama 4-Year Colleges in 2024 is $508 for state residents and $697 for out-of-state students.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $601 for state residents and $873 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| 2019-2020 | $492 | $666 | $525 | $785 |
| 2020-2021 | $505 | $686 | $539 | $814 |
| 2021-2022 | $500 | $684 | $546 | $822 |
| 2022-2023 | $492 | $675 | $537 | $813 |
| 2023-2024 | $508 | $697 | $601 | $873 |
The average living costs of Alabama 4-Year Colleges in 2024 is $14,206 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $15,939 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.
The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for Alabama 4-Year Colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2019-2020 | $9,438 | $4,019 | $9,372 | $4,239 |
| 2020-2021 | $9,547 | $4,073 | $9,422 | $5,352 |
| 2021-2022 | $9,609 | $4,105 | $10,026 | $4,901 |
| 2022-2023 | $9,826 | $4,208 | $10,138 | $4,950 |
| 2023-2024 | $9,857 | $4,349 | $10,676 | $5,263 |