14 Colleges near Bessemer, Alabama

There are 2 colleges located in Bessemer, Alabama. In addition, there are 12 schools near the city within 30 miles. By school types, there are 4 public and 10 private schools. The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools are $13,952 for Alabama residents and $17,296 for out-of-state students. For graduate programs, the tuition & fees are $13,716 for Alabama residents and $17,065 for out-of-state students.

The average acceptance rate of the schools is 73.94% and the yield (enrollment rate) is 28.38%. The average graduation rate is 48% and total 46,129 students enrolled in the schools. Among enrolled students, 11,693 students enrolled online exclusively in colleges near Bessemer, Alabama.

14 Colleges Comparison Near Bessemer

The following table lists and compares 14 Colleges near Bessemer, Alabama with tuition and important academic facts. You can sort the table by touching/clicking a column title that you want to sort.

Tuition & Key Stats Comparison between Colleges near Bessemer, Alabama
School NameCity (distance from city center)Undergraduate Tuition & FeesGraduate Tuition & FeesAcceptance RateGraduation RateStudent To faculty RatioStudent Population
Brown Beauty Barber Schoolprivate (for-profit) Bessemer
(2.3 miles)
$16,000 -- 75% 13 to 1 37
Lawson State Community Collegepublic Birmingham
(7.3 miles)
$8,790
($4,980)
-- 22% 16 to 1 2,919
Midfield Institute of Cosmetologyprivate (not-for-profit) Midfield
(7.4 miles)
$14,400 -- - 12 to 1 12
Fortis Institute-Birminghamprivate (for-profit) Birmingham
(8.0 miles)
$14,741 -- 36% 15 to 1 381
Miles Collegeprivate (not-for-profit) Fairfield
(8.5 miles)
$12,714 -- 26% 14 to 1 1,258
Paul Mitchell the School-Birminghamprivate (for-profit) Hoover
(9.5 miles)
$17,075 -- 61% 22 to 1 142
Winonah's International School of Cosmetologyprivate (for-profit) Hoover
(9.8 miles)
$12,750 -- 40% 10 to 1 109
Herzing University-Birminghamprivate (not-for-profit) Birmingham
(10.5 miles)
$13,420 $9,16093.70% 30% 14 to 1 578
Birmingham-Southern Collegeprivate (not-for-profit) Birmingham
(12.1 miles)
$22,750 $8,40051.99% 64% 10 to 1 975
Samford Universityprivate (not-for-profit) Birmingham
(12.2 miles)
$38,144 $22,60482.01% 77% 14 to 1 5,682
University of Alabama at Birminghampublic Birmingham
(13.6 miles)
$21,864
($8,832)
$20,556
($8,424)
88.00% 64% 18 to 1 21,639
Strayer University-Alabamaprivate (for-profit) Birmingham
(13.7 miles)
$13,920 $15,135- - 41 to 1 1,380
University of Montevallopublic Montevallo
(19.3 miles)
$26,730
($13,710)
$26,532
($11,916)
53.99% 54% 12 to 1 2,586
Jefferson State Community Collegepublic Birmingham
(24.7 miles)
$8,850
($5,040)
-- 21% 18 to 1 8,431