A total of 295,411 students are enrolled in Alabama colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.
There are 242,789 undergraduate and 52,622 graduate students. The proportion of undergraduate students is 82.19% and the proportion of graduate students is 17.81%.
By school level, 214,910 students enrolled in 4-year colleges, 78,432 students enrolled in community colleges, and 2,069 students enrolled in trade schools.
For Alabama colleges, The University of Alabama has the most number of students of 38,644 among 4-year colleges. For Alabama community colleges, Jefferson State Community College has the most students of 8,431 and J F Ingram State Technical College is the largest trade school with 768.
By attending status, there are 193,634 full-time students and 101,777 part-time students at Alabama colleges.
The following table compares student population by school level between Alabama colleges. A total of 295,411 students have enrolled in Alabama colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.
| School | Total Enrollment | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Full-time | Part-time | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||
| Alabama A & M UniversityPublic, 4-year | 6,007 | 5,206 | 4,794 | 412 | 801 | 468 | 333 |
| University of Alabama at BirminghamPublic, 4-year | 21,639 | 13,032 | 10,263 | 2,769 | 8,607 | 4,817 | 3,790 |
| Amridge UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 647 | 228 | 129 | 99 | 419 | 131 | 288 |
| University of Alabama in HuntsvillePublic, 4-year | 9,237 | 7,169 | 5,861 | 1,308 | 2,068 | 726 | 1,342 |
| Alabama State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 3,828 | 3,296 | 3,042 | 254 | 532 | 383 | 149 |
| The University of AlabamaPublic, 4-year | 38,644 | 32,458 | 28,958 | 3,500 | 6,186 | 3,635 | 2,551 |
| Central Alabama Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,777 | 1,777 | 514 | 1,263 | - | - | - |
| Athens State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 2,894 | 2,520 | 1,106 | 1,414 | 374 | 46 | 328 |
| Auburn University at MontgomeryPublic, 4-year | 5,109 | 3,754 | 2,568 | 1,186 | 1,355 | 692 | 663 |
| Auburn UniversityPublic, 4-year | 31,764 | 25,379 | 22,979 | 2,400 | 6,385 | 3,500 | 2,885 |
| Birmingham-Southern CollegePrivate, 4-year | 975 | 975 | 969 | 6 | - | - | - |
| Chattahoochee Valley Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,641 | 1,641 | 519 | 1,122 | - | - | - |
| South University-MontgomeryPrivate, 4-year | 361 | 315 | 215 | 100 | 46 | 27 | 19 |
| Enterprise State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,010 | 2,010 | 945 | 1,065 | - | - | - |
| Coastal Alabama Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 6,800 | 6,800 | 2,708 | 4,092 | - | - | - |
| Faulkner UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 2,817 | 1,792 | 1,207 | 585 | 1,025 | 861 | 164 |
| Gadsden State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 4,352 | 4,352 | 2,003 | 2,349 | - | - | - |
| New Beginning College of CosmetologyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 45 | 45 | 45 | - | - | - | - |
| George C Wallace Community College-DothanPublic, 2-4 year | 3,832 | 3,832 | 1,259 | 2,573 | - | - | - |
| George C Wallace State Community College-HancevillePublic, 2-4 year | 5,965 | 5,965 | 2,333 | 3,632 | - | - | - |
| George C Wallace State Community College-SelmaPublic, 2-4 year | 1,860 | 1,860 | 516 | 1,344 | - | - | - |
| Herzing University-BirminghamPrivate, 4-year | 578 | 570 | 233 | 337 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Huntingdon CollegePrivate, 4-year | 817 | 812 | 792 | 20 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Heritage Christian UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 143 | 82 | 33 | 49 | 61 | 11 | 50 |
| J. F. Drake State Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 976 | 976 | 223 | 753 | - | - | - |
| J F Ingram State Technical CollegePublic, Less than 2-year | 768 | 768 | 626 | 142 | - | - | - |
| Jacksonville State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 9,632 | 8,310 | 6,471 | 1,839 | 1,322 | 479 | 843 |
| Jefferson State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 8,431 | 8,431 | 2,011 | 6,420 | - | - | - |
| John C Calhoun State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 8,163 | 8,163 | 2,698 | 5,465 | - | - | - |
| Lawson State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,919 | 2,919 | 1,110 | 1,809 | - | - | - |
| University of West AlabamaPublic, 4-year | 5,860 | 2,427 | 1,901 | 526 | 3,433 | 3,085 | 348 |
| Lurleen B Wallace Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,929 | 1,929 | 759 | 1,170 | - | - | - |
| Marion Military InstitutePublic, 2-4 year | 320 | 320 | 320 | - | - | - | - |
| Miles CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,258 | 1,258 | 1,201 | 57 | - | - | - |
| University of MobilePrivate, 4-year | 1,804 | 1,584 | 1,054 | 530 | 220 | 91 | 129 |
| University of MontevalloPublic, 4-year | 2,586 | 2,172 | 1,967 | 205 | 414 | 156 | 258 |
| Northwest Shoals Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 4,032 | 4,032 | 905 | 3,127 | - | - | - |
| University of North AlabamaPublic, 4-year | 9,830 | 7,214 | 4,655 | 2,559 | 2,616 | 797 | 1,819 |
| Northeast Alabama Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,590 | 2,590 | 921 | 1,669 | - | - | - |
| Oakwood UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,470 | 1,431 | 1,305 | 126 | 39 | 25 | 14 |
| Reid State Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 434 | 434 | 185 | 249 | - | - | - |
| Bishop State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,968 | 2,968 | 978 | 1,990 | - | - | - |
| Samford UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 5,682 | 3,672 | 3,609 | 63 | 2,010 | 1,842 | 168 |
| Selma UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 50 | 31 | 11 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Shelton State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 4,166 | 4,166 | 1,735 | 2,431 | - | - | - |
| Snead State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,507 | 2,507 | 1,012 | 1,495 | - | - | - |
| University of South AlabamaPublic, 4-year | 13,438 | 8,480 | 7,056 | 1,424 | 4,958 | 3,992 | 966 |
| Spring Hill CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,046 | 933 | 900 | 33 | 113 | 20 | 93 |
| Stillman CollegePrivate, 4-year | 744 | 744 | 608 | 136 | - | - | - |
| Talladega CollegePrivate, 4-year | 903 | 835 | 787 | 48 | 68 | 64 | 4 |
| H Councill Trenholm State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,984 | 1,984 | 814 | 1,170 | - | - | - |
| Troy UniversityPublic, 4-year | 14,156 | 10,768 | 7,137 | 3,631 | 3,388 | 1,083 | 2,305 |
| Tuskegee UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 2,570 | 2,100 | 1,986 | 114 | 470 | 426 | 44 |
| United States Sports AcademyPrivate, 4-year | 240 | 108 | 24 | 84 | 132 | 35 | 97 |
| Bevill State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 3,703 | 3,703 | 1,054 | 2,649 | - | - | - |
| Southern Union State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 4,386 | 4,386 | 2,340 | 2,046 | - | - | - |
| Remington College-Mobile CampusPrivate, 2-4 year | 255 | 255 | 255 | - | - | - | - |
| Fortis CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year | 232 | 232 | 232 | - | - | - | - |
| Paul Mitchell the School-HuntsvillePrivate, Less than 2-year | 110 | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - |
| Blue Cliff Career CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year | 37 | 37 | 37 | - | - | - | - |
| Huntsville Bible CollegePrivate, 4-year | 92 | 66 | 9 | 57 | 26 | 1 | 25 |
| Strayer University-AlabamaPrivate, 4-year | 1,380 | 1,237 | 85 | 1,152 | 143 | 27 | 116 |
| Columbia Southern UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 15,948 | 11,330 | 6,428 | 4,902 | 4,618 | 4,618 | - |
| Paul Mitchell the School-BirminghamPrivate, Less than 2-year | 142 | 142 | 142 | - | - | - | - |
| Fortis College-DothanPrivate, Less than 2-year | 127 | 127 | 127 | - | - | - | - |
| Fortis College-MontgomeryPrivate, Less than 2-year | 215 | 215 | 215 | - | - | - | - |
| Fortis Institute-BirminghamPrivate, 2-4 year | 381 | 381 | 381 | - | - | - | - |
| Cardiac and Vascular Institute of UltrasoundPrivate, 2-4 year | 51 | 51 | 51 | - | - | - | - |
| University Academy of Hair DesignPrivate, Less than 2-year | 44 | 44 | 44 | - | - | - | - |
| The Salon Professional Academy-HuntsvillePrivate, Less than 2-year | 63 | 63 | 63 | - | - | - | - |
| Alabama College of Osteopathic MedicinePrivate, 4-year | 761 | - | - | - | 761 | 753 | 8 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-HuntsvillePrivate, Less than 2-year | 85 | 85 | 85 | - | - | - | - |
| Midfield Institute of CosmetologyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 12 | 12 | 12 | - | - | - | - |
| Alabama School of Nail Technology & CosmetologyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 43 | 43 | 43 | - | - | - | - |
| Brown Beauty Barber SchoolPrivate, Less than 2-year | 37 | 37 | 37 | - | - | - | - |
| Winonah's International School of CosmetologyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 109 | 109 | 109 | - | - | - | - |
| Troy University-Phenix City CampusPublic, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Troy University-Montgomery CampusPublic, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Troy University-Dothan CampusPublic, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Troy University-OnlinePublic, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Columbia College - Redstone ArsenalPrivate, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Strayer University-Huntsville CampusPrivate, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Strayer University - Montgomery CampusPrivate, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alabama School of Nail Technology & Cosmetology - SaralandPrivate, Less than 2-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |