A total of 295,411 students are enrolled in Alabama colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.
By race, there are 1,436 native american or Alaska native students (0.49%), 6,182 asian students (2.09%), 70,087 african-american students (23.73%), 14,188 hispanic students (4.80%), 406 native hawaiian or other pacific islander students (0.14%), and 174,640 white students (59.12%).
For Alabama colleges, Cardiac and Vascular Institute of Ultrasound has the highest rate of white students (0.00% and Oakwood University has the lowest rate of white students (0.01%.
For Afraican-american students, Selma University has the highest rate of black students (1.00% and Northeast Alabama Community College has the lowest rate of black students (0.02% among Alabama colleges.
For Asian students, Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine has the highest rate of asian students (0.26% and University of West Alabama has the lowest rate of asian students (0.00% among Alabama colleges.
In Alabama 4-year colleges and universites, there are 5,267 asian students (2.45%), 48,520 african-american students (22.58%), 8,859 hispanic students (4.12%), and 127,054 white students (59.12%).
In Alabama community colleges, there are 20,443 african-american students (26.06%), 5,253 hispanic students (6.70%), and 46,811 white students (59.68%).
In Alabama trade schools, there are 1,124 african-american students (54.33%), 76 hispanic students (3.67%), and 775 white students (37.46%).
| School Level | Total Enrollment | American Indian / Native American | Asian | African-American | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Race | Race Unknown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Levels | 295,411 | 1,436 (0.49%) |
6,182 (2.09%) |
70,087 (23.73%) |
14,188 (4.80%) |
406 (0.14%) |
174,640 (59.12%) |
9,568 (3.24%) |
10,416 (3.53%) |
| 4-year Colleges | 214,910 | 950 (0.44%) |
5,267 (2.45%) |
48,520 (22.58%) |
8,859 (4.12%) |
325 (0.15%) |
127,054 (59.12%) |
6,214 (2.89%) |
9,723 (4.52%) |
| Community Colleges | 78,432 | 479 (0.61%) |
910 (1.16%) |
20,443 (26.06%) |
5,253 (6.70%) |
75 (0.10%) |
46,811 (59.68%) |
3,332 (4.25%) |
641 (0.82%) |
| Trade Schools | 2,069 | 7 (0.34%) |
5 (0.24%) |
1,124 (54.33%) |
76 (3.67%) |
6 (0.29%) |
775 (37.46%) |
22 (1.06%) |
52 (2.51%) |
The following table compares student population by race between Alabama colleges. A total of 295,411 students have enrolled in Alabama colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.
| School | Total Enrollment | American Indian / Native American | Asian | African-American | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Race | Race Unknown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama A & M UniversityPublic, 4-year | 6,007 | 16 (0.3%) |
16 (0.3%) |
5,136 (85.5%) |
63 (1.0%) |
8 (0.1%) |
119 (2.0%) |
66 (1.1%) |
473 (7.9%) |
| University of Alabama at BirminghamPublic, 4-year | 21,639 | 36 (0.2%) |
1,551 (7.2%) |
4,590 (21.2%) |
1,111 (5.1%) |
10 (0.0%) |
11,055 (51.1%) |
825 (3.8%) |
985 (4.6%) |
| Amridge UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 647 | 5 (0.8%) |
4 (0.6%) |
356 (55.0%) |
17 (2.6%) |
4 (0.6%) |
247 (38.2%) |
- | 14 (2.2%) |
| University of Alabama in HuntsvillePublic, 4-year | 9,237 | 71 (0.8%) |
358 (3.9%) |
833 (9.0%) |
555 (6.0%) |
16 (0.2%) |
6,342 (68.7%) |
354 (3.8%) |
347 (3.8%) |
| Alabama State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 3,828 | 8 (0.2%) |
12 (0.3%) |
3,435 (89.7%) |
43 (1.1%) |
3 (0.1%) |
155 (4.0%) |
44 (1.1%) |
35 (0.9%) |
| The University of AlabamaPublic, 4-year | 38,644 | 134 (0.3%) |
608 (1.6%) |
4,344 (11.2%) |
2,137 (5.5%) |
41 (0.1%) |
27,630 (71.5%) |
1,277 (3.3%) |
1,355 (3.5%) |
| Central Alabama Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,777 | 5 (0.3%) |
8 (0.5%) |
338 (19.0%) |
67 (3.8%) |
1 (0.1%) |
1,268 (71.4%) |
75 (4.2%) |
9 (0.5%) |
| Athens State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 2,894 | 42 (1.5%) |
22 (0.8%) |
432 (14.9%) |
142 (4.9%) |
3 (0.1%) |
2,120 (73.3%) |
91 (3.1%) |
31 (1.1%) |
| Auburn University at MontgomeryPublic, 4-year | 5,109 | 10 (0.2%) |
133 (2.6%) |
1,985 (38.9%) |
78 (1.5%) |
3 (0.1%) |
1,895 (37.1%) |
143 (2.8%) |
36 (0.7%) |
| Auburn UniversityPublic, 4-year | 31,764 | 78 (0.2%) |
895 (2.8%) |
1,560 (4.9%) |
1,270 (4.0%) |
19 (0.1%) |
25,007 (78.7%) |
873 (2.7%) |
109 (0.3%) |
| Birmingham-Southern CollegePrivate, 4-year | 975 | 1 (0.1%) |
22 (2.3%) |
147 (15.1%) |
54 (5.5%) |
- | 716 (73.4%) |
13 (1.3%) |
1 (0.1%) |
| Chattahoochee Valley Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,641 | 8 (0.5%) |
13 (0.8%) |
754 (45.9%) |
21 (1.3%) |
12 (0.7%) |
638 (38.9%) |
161 (9.8%) |
34 (2.1%) |
| South University-MontgomeryPrivate, 4-year | 361 | - | 2 (0.6%) |
269 (74.5%) |
6 (1.7%) |
1 (0.3%) |
71 (19.7%) |
2 (0.6%) |
6 (1.7%) |
| Enterprise State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,010 | 24 (1.2%) |
31 (1.5%) |
363 (18.1%) |
132 (6.6%) |
3 (0.1%) |
1,263 (62.8%) |
120 (6.0%) |
59 (2.9%) |
| Coastal Alabama Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 6,800 | 99 (1.5%) |
52 (0.8%) |
1,574 (23.1%) |
302 (4.4%) |
7 (0.1%) |
4,364 (64.2%) |
336 (4.9%) |
43 (0.6%) |
| Faulkner UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 2,817 | 17 (0.6%) |
42 (1.5%) |
954 (33.9%) |
109 (3.9%) |
4 (0.1%) |
1,489 (52.9%) |
64 (2.3%) |
66 (2.3%) |
| Gadsden State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 4,352 | 15 (0.3%) |
41 (0.9%) |
764 (17.6%) |
299 (6.9%) |
4 (0.1%) |
2,988 (68.7%) |
180 (4.1%) |
10 (0.2%) |
| New Beginning College of CosmetologyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 45 | - | - | - | 10 (22.2%) |
- | 34 (75.6%) |
- | 1 (2.2%) |
| George C Wallace Community College-DothanPublic, 2-4 year | 3,832 | 8 (0.2%) |
42 (1.1%) |
1,104 (28.8%) |
240 (6.3%) |
6 (0.2%) |
2,234 (58.3%) |
160 (4.2%) |
32 (0.8%) |
| George C Wallace State Community College-HancevillePublic, 2-4 year | 5,965 | 35 (0.6%) |
34 (0.6%) |
382 (6.4%) |
530 (8.9%) |
3 (0.1%) |
4,731 (79.3%) |
209 (3.5%) |
8 (0.1%) |
| George C Wallace State Community College-SelmaPublic, 2-4 year | 1,860 | 3 (0.2%) |
10 (0.5%) |
1,342 (72.2%) |
33 (1.8%) |
- | 400 (21.5%) |
- | 56 (3.0%) |
| Herzing University-BirminghamPrivate, 4-year | 578 | 2 (0.3%) |
4 (0.7%) |
375 (64.9%) |
12 (2.1%) |
1 (0.2%) |
161 (27.9%) |
12 (2.1%) |
11 (1.9%) |
| Huntingdon CollegePrivate, 4-year | 817 | 4 (0.5%) |
3 (0.4%) |
157 (19.2%) |
46 (5.6%) |
1 (0.1%) |
545 (66.7%) |
43 (5.3%) |
18 (2.2%) |
| Heritage Christian UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 143 | 1 (0.7%) |
4 (2.8%) |
12 (8.4%) |
5 (3.5%) |
- | 119 (83.2%) |
1 (0.7%) |
1 (0.7%) |
| J. F. Drake State Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 976 | 3 (0.3%) |
2 (0.2%) |
587 (60.1%) |
77 (7.9%) |
1 (0.1%) |
230 (23.6%) |
53 (5.4%) |
11 (1.1%) |
| J F Ingram State Technical CollegePublic, Less than 2-year | 768 | - | 2 (0.3%) |
437 (56.9%) |
9 (1.2%) |
3 (0.4%) |
313 (40.8%) |
2 (0.3%) |
- |
| Jacksonville State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 9,632 | 44 (0.5%) |
61 (0.6%) |
2,282 (23.7%) |
19 (0.2%) |
12 (0.1%) |
5,993 (62.2%) |
- | 1,027 (10.7%) |
| Jefferson State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 8,431 | 22 (0.3%) |
196 (2.3%) |
1,893 (22.5%) |
643 (7.6%) |
5 (0.1%) |
5,254 (62.3%) |
261 (3.1%) |
36 (0.4%) |
| John C Calhoun State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 8,163 | 92 (1.1%) |
178 (2.2%) |
1,199 (14.7%) |
719 (8.8%) |
9 (0.1%) |
5,355 (65.6%) |
490 (6.0%) |
65 (0.8%) |
| Lawson State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,919 | 3 (0.1%) |
7 (0.2%) |
2,343 (80.3%) |
125 (4.3%) |
1 (0.0%) |
316 (10.8%) |
101 (3.5%) |
10 (0.3%) |
| University of West AlabamaPublic, 4-year | 5,860 | 46 (0.8%) |
10 (0.2%) |
1,895 (32.3%) |
154 (2.6%) |
2 (0.0%) |
2,877 (49.1%) |
104 (1.8%) |
669 (11.4%) |
| Lurleen B Wallace Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,929 | 7 (0.4%) |
17 (0.9%) |
352 (18.2%) |
68 (3.5%) |
2 (0.1%) |
1,390 (72.1%) |
81 (4.2%) |
11 (0.6%) |
| Marion Military InstitutePublic, 2-4 year | 320 | 2 (0.6%) |
7 (2.2%) |
68 (21.3%) |
26 (8.1%) |
2 (0.6%) |
193 (60.3%) |
13 (4.1%) |
8 (2.5%) |
| Miles CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,258 | - | - | 1,196 (95.1%) |
8 (0.6%) |
- | 40 (3.2%) |
13 (1.0%) |
1 (0.1%) |
| University of MobilePrivate, 4-year | 1,804 | 30 (1.7%) |
19 (1.1%) |
226 (12.5%) |
31 (1.7%) |
4 (0.2%) |
871 (48.3%) |
88 (4.9%) |
467 (25.9%) |
| University of MontevalloPublic, 4-year | 2,586 | 9 (0.3%) |
11 (0.4%) |
446 (17.2%) |
171 (6.6%) |
4 (0.2%) |
1,721 (66.6%) |
82 (3.2%) |
64 (2.5%) |
| Northwest Shoals Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 4,032 | 34 (0.8%) |
26 (0.6%) |
329 (8.2%) |
409 (10.1%) |
4 (0.1%) |
3,016 (74.8%) |
183 (4.5%) |
22 (0.5%) |
| University of North AlabamaPublic, 4-year | 9,830 | 59 (0.6%) |
168 (1.7%) |
1,166 (11.9%) |
492 (5.0%) |
11 (0.1%) |
6,926 (70.5%) |
375 (3.8%) |
121 (1.2%) |
| Northeast Alabama Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,590 | 46 (1.8%) |
14 (0.5%) |
43 (1.7%) |
435 (16.8%) |
- | 1,813 (70.0%) |
196 (7.6%) |
32 (1.2%) |
| Oakwood UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,470 | 3 (0.2%) |
4 (0.3%) |
1,077 (73.3%) |
135 (9.2%) |
- | 15 (1.0%) |
34 (2.3%) |
33 (2.2%) |
| Reid State Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 434 | 4 (0.9%) |
3 (0.7%) |
259 (59.7%) |
2 (0.5%) |
- | 150 (34.6%) |
15 (3.5%) |
- |
| Bishop State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,968 | 25 (0.8%) |
57 (1.9%) |
1,707 (57.5%) |
92 (3.1%) |
4 (0.1%) |
912 (30.7%) |
130 (4.4%) |
17 (0.6%) |
| Samford UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 5,682 | 7 (0.1%) |
108 (1.9%) |
496 (8.7%) |
234 (4.1%) |
6 (0.1%) |
4,558 (80.2%) |
109 (1.9%) |
118 (2.1%) |
| Selma UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 50 | - | - | 50 (100.0%) |
- | - | - | - | - |
| Shelton State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 4,166 | 6 (0.1%) |
30 (0.7%) |
1,589 (38.1%) |
200 (4.8%) |
5 (0.1%) |
2,155 (51.7%) |
139 (3.3%) |
5 (0.1%) |
| Snead State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,507 | 12 (0.5%) |
24 (1.0%) |
148 (5.9%) |
406 (16.2%) |
- | 1,812 (72.3%) |
83 (3.3%) |
12 (0.5%) |
| University of South AlabamaPublic, 4-year | 13,438 | 91 (0.7%) |
522 (3.9%) |
2,835 (21.1%) |
571 (4.2%) |
23 (0.2%) |
8,306 (61.8%) |
516 (3.8%) |
301 (2.2%) |
| Spring Hill CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,046 | 8 (0.8%) |
16 (1.5%) |
138 (13.2%) |
97 (9.3%) |
2 (0.2%) |
635 (60.7%) |
18 (1.7%) |
40 (3.8%) |
| Stillman CollegePrivate, 4-year | 744 | 2 (0.3%) |
2 (0.3%) |
708 (95.2%) |
5 (0.7%) |
- | 21 (2.8%) |
- | 6 (0.8%) |
| Talladega CollegePrivate, 4-year | 903 | 4 (0.4%) |
- | 764 (84.6%) |
41 (4.5%) |
2 (0.2%) |
12 (1.3%) |
10 (1.1%) |
7 (0.8%) |
| H Councill Trenholm State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,984 | 5 (0.3%) |
21 (1.1%) |
1,448 (73.0%) |
92 (4.6%) |
2 (0.1%) |
346 (17.4%) |
60 (3.0%) |
3 (0.2%) |
| Troy UniversityPublic, 4-year | 14,156 | 38 (0.3%) |
141 (1.0%) |
4,473 (31.6%) |
727 (5.1%) |
19 (0.1%) |
7,348 (51.9%) |
571 (4.0%) |
489 (3.5%) |
| Tuskegee UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 2,570 | 9 (0.4%) |
16 (0.6%) |
2,168 (84.4%) |
61 (2.4%) |
46 (1.8%) |
51 (2.0%) |
- | 219 (8.5%) |
| United States Sports AcademyPrivate, 4-year | 240 | 3 (1.3%) |
3 (1.3%) |
72 (30.0%) |
21 (8.8%) |
- | 95 (39.6%) |
12 (5.0%) |
33 (13.8%) |
| Bevill State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 3,703 | 8 (0.2%) |
25 (0.7%) |
569 (15.4%) |
138 (3.7%) |
1 (0.0%) |
2,803 (75.7%) |
125 (3.4%) |
33 (0.9%) |
| Southern Union State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 4,386 | 9 (0.2%) |
66 (1.5%) |
823 (18.8%) |
171 (3.9%) |
3 (0.1%) |
3,023 (68.9%) |
146 (3.3%) |
111 (2.5%) |
| Remington College-Mobile CampusPrivate, 2-4 year | 255 | 1 (0.4%) |
1 (0.4%) |
180 (70.6%) |
3 (1.2%) |
- | 59 (23.1%) |
4 (1.6%) |
7 (2.7%) |
| Fortis CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year | 232 | 3 (1.3%) |
1 (0.4%) |
145 (62.5%) |
8 (3.4%) |
2 (0.9%) |
58 (25.0%) |
7 (3.0%) |
8 (3.4%) |
| Paul Mitchell the School-HuntsvillePrivate, Less than 2-year | 110 | - | 1 (0.9%) |
21 (19.1%) |
3 (2.7%) |
- | 82 (74.5%) |
3 (2.7%) |
- |
| Blue Cliff Career CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year | 37 | 1 (2.7%) |
- | 7 (18.9%) |
3 (8.1%) |
- | 25 (67.6%) |
1 (2.7%) |
- |
| Huntsville Bible CollegePrivate, 4-year | 92 | - | - | 86 (93.5%) |
- | - | 6 (6.5%) |
- | - |
| Strayer University-AlabamaPrivate, 4-year | 1,380 | 10 (0.7%) |
- | 933 (67.6%) |
33 (2.4%) |
- | 354 (25.7%) |
40 (2.9%) |
10 (0.7%) |
| Columbia Southern UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 15,948 | 158 (1.0%) |
314 (2.0%) |
2,894 (18.1%) |
340 (2.1%) |
79 (0.5%) |
9,129 (57.2%) |
416 (2.6%) |
2,614 (16.4%) |
| Paul Mitchell the School-BirminghamPrivate, Less than 2-year | 142 | - | - | 27 (19.0%) |
8 (5.6%) |
1 (0.7%) |
106 (74.6%) |
- | - |
| Fortis College-DothanPrivate, Less than 2-year | 127 | - | - | 100 (78.7%) |
- | - | 24 (18.9%) |
3 (2.4%) |
- |
| Fortis College-MontgomeryPrivate, Less than 2-year | 215 | - | - | 187 (87.0%) |
10 (4.7%) |
- | 12 (5.6%) |
6 (2.8%) |
- |
| Fortis Institute-BirminghamPrivate, 2-4 year | 381 | 2 (0.5%) |
3 (0.8%) |
282 (74.0%) |
23 (6.0%) |
- | 53 (13.9%) |
11 (2.9%) |
7 (1.8%) |
| Cardiac and Vascular Institute of UltrasoundPrivate, 2-4 year | 51 | 1 (2.0%) |
2 (3.9%) |
3 (5.9%) |
- | - | 45 (88.2%) |
- | - |
| University Academy of Hair DesignPrivate, Less than 2-year | 44 | - | - | 22 (50.0%) |
1 (2.3%) |
- | 21 (47.7%) |
- | - |
| The Salon Professional Academy-HuntsvillePrivate, Less than 2-year | 63 | - | 1 (1.6%) |
9 (14.3%) |
1 (1.6%) |
- | 52 (82.5%) |
- | - |
| Alabama College of Osteopathic MedicinePrivate, 4-year | 761 | 4 (0.5%) |
196 (25.8%) |
30 (3.9%) |
71 (9.3%) |
1 (0.1%) |
425 (55.8%) |
18 (2.4%) |
16 (2.1%) |
| Ross Medical Education Center-HuntsvillePrivate, Less than 2-year | 85 | - | - | 28 (32.9%) |
3 (3.5%) |
- | 11 (12.9%) |
- | 43 (50.6%) |
| Midfield Institute of CosmetologyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 12 | - | - | 12 (100.0%) |
- | - | - | - | - |
| Alabama School of Nail Technology & CosmetologyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 43 | 3 (7.0%) |
- | 21 (48.8%) |
1 (2.3%) |
- | 18 (41.9%) |
- | - |
| Brown Beauty Barber SchoolPrivate, Less than 2-year | 37 | - | - | 33 (89.2%) |
2 (5.4%) |
- | 2 (5.4%) |
- | - |
| Winonah's International School of CosmetologyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 109 | - | - | 75 (68.8%) |
17 (15.6%) |
- | 17 (15.6%) |
- | - |