For Alabama Public colleges, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $7,803 for Alabama residents and $14,365 for out-of-state students.
For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $10,414 for Alabama residents and $21,579 for out-of-state students.
Auburn University has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $33,944 and J F Ingram State Technical College has the lowest tuition & fees of $6,084 among Alabama Public colleges. For graduate programs, Auburn University has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $33,908 and University of West Alabama has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $13,546 among Alabama Public colleges.
The average COA of Alabama Public colleges in 2024 is $22,518 for state residents and $29,080 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 | $7,803 | $14,365 | $10,414 | $21,579 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,805 | $1,805 | ||
| Room & Board | $8,433 | $8,433 | ||
| Other Expenses | $4,478 | $4,478 | ||
| COA | $22,518 | $29,080 | $25,129 | $36,294 |
The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Alabama Public colleges is $7,803 for state residents and $14,365 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Alabama Public colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2019-2020 | $5,878 | $1,118 | $12,349 | $1,059 |
| 2020-2021 | $6,146 | $1,124 | $12,642 | $1,070 |
| 2021-2022 | $6,166 | $1,296 | $12,653 | $1,118 |
| 2022-2023 | $6,259 | $1,365 | $12,882 | $1,170 |
| 2023-2024 | $6,389 | $1,414 | $13,154 | $1,212 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Alabama Public colleges in 2024 is $10,414 for state residents and $21,579 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Alabama Public colleges over last 5 years.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2019-2020 | $8,588 | $1,070 | $19,031 | $1,070 |
| 2020-2021 | $8,622 | $1,054 | $19,312 | $1,054 |
| 2021-2022 | $8,763 | $1,133 | $19,479 | $1,133 |
| 2022-2023 | $8,918 | $1,136 | $19,961 | $1,136 |
| 2023-2024 | $9,187 | $1,227 | $20,352 | $1,227 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Alabama Public colleges in 2024 is $221 for state residents and $468 for out-of-state students.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $481 for state residents and $1,064 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 | $214 | $452 | $447 | $986 |
| 2020-2021 | $217 | $456 | $448 | $999 |
| 2021-2022 | $214 | $452 | $456 | $1,008 |
| 2022-2023 | $217 | $459 | $467 | $1,040 |
| 2023-2024 | $221 | $468 | $481 | $1,064 |
The average living costs of Alabama Public colleges in 2024 is $12,910 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $15,854 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 Public colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2019-2020 | $7,373 | $3,752 | $7,660 | $3,621 |
| 2020-2021 | $7,524 | $3,855 | $8,040 | $4,737 |
| 2021-2022 | $7,673 | $3,927 | $8,599 | $4,416 |
| 2022-2023 | $7,802 | $4,136 | $9,338 | $4,794 |
| 2023-2024 | $8,433 | $4,478 | $10,562 | $5,291 |