For Alabama Private colleges, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $17,946.
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 Private colleges. For graduate programs, Tuskegee University has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $24,224 and Selma University has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $4,800 among Alabama Private colleges.
The average COA of Alabama Private colleges in 2024 is $32,721 including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition & Fees | $17,946 | $13,362 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,084 | $1,084 |
| Room & Board | $9,409 | $9,409 |
| Other Expenses | $4,283 | $4,283 |
| COA | $32,721 | $28,137 |
The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Alabama Private colleges is $17,946. The average tuition is computed based on the largest program's tuition at each trade school.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Alabama Private colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| Tuition | Fees | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | $16,833 | $1,215 |
| 2020-2021 | $17,236 | $1,247 |
| 2021-2022 | $16,520 | $1,120 |
| 2022-2023 | $16,211 | $1,080 |
| 2023-2024 | $16,694 | $1,251 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Alabama Private colleges in 2024 is $13,362.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Alabama Private colleges over last 5 years.
| Tuition | Fees | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | $11,362 | $921 |
| 2020-2021 | $12,507 | $1,013 |
| 2021-2022 | $13,294 | $952 |
| 2022-2023 | $13,099 | $932 |
| 2023-2024 | $12,254 | $1,108 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Alabama Private colleges in 2024 is $648.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $721.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | $633 | $598 |
| 2020-2021 | $667 | $634 |
| 2021-2022 | $651 | $641 |
| 2022-2023 | $622 | $604 |
| 2023-2024 | $648 | $721 |
The average living costs of Alabama Private colleges in 2024 is $13,691 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $15,601 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 Private colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2019-2020 | $9,666 | $4,118 | $9,055 | $4,247 |
| 2020-2021 | $9,805 | $4,144 | $9,783 | $4,768 |
| 2021-2022 | $9,677 | $4,240 | $10,297 | $4,859 |
| 2022-2023 | $9,885 | $4,339 | $10,164 | $4,811 |
| 2023-2024 | $9,409 | $4,283 | $10,605 | $4,996 |