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.

Student Population By School Level for Alabama Colleges

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.

Student Population By School Level between Alabama Colleges
SchoolTotal EnrollmentUndergraduateGraduate
TotalFull-timePart-time TotalFull-timePart-time
Alabama A & M UniversityPublic, 4-year6,0075,2064,794412801468333
University of Alabama at BirminghamPublic, 4-year21,63913,03210,2632,7698,6074,8173,790
Amridge UniversityPrivate, 4-year64722812999419131288
University of Alabama in HuntsvillePublic, 4-year9,2377,1695,8611,3082,0687261,342
Alabama State UniversityPublic, 4-year3,8283,2963,042254532383149
The University of AlabamaPublic, 4-year38,64432,45828,9583,5006,1863,6352,551
Central Alabama Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,7771,7775141,263---
Athens State UniversityPublic, 4-year2,8942,5201,1061,41437446328
Auburn University at MontgomeryPublic, 4-year5,1093,7542,5681,1861,355692663
Auburn UniversityPublic, 4-year31,76425,37922,9792,4006,3853,5002,885
Birmingham-Southern CollegePrivate, 4-year9759759696---
Chattahoochee Valley Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,6411,6415191,122---
South University-MontgomeryPrivate, 4-year361315215100462719
Enterprise State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,0102,0109451,065---
Coastal Alabama Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year6,8006,8002,7084,092---
Faulkner UniversityPrivate, 4-year2,8171,7921,2075851,025861164
Gadsden State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year4,3524,3522,0032,349---
New Beginning College of CosmetologyPrivate, Less than 2-year454545----
George C Wallace Community College-DothanPublic, 2-4 year3,8323,8321,2592,573---
George C Wallace State Community College-HancevillePublic, 2-4 year5,9655,9652,3333,632---
George C Wallace State Community College-SelmaPublic, 2-4 year1,8601,8605161,344---
Herzing University-BirminghamPrivate, 4-year578570233337871
Huntingdon CollegePrivate, 4-year8178127922055-
Heritage Christian UniversityPrivate, 4-year143823349611150
J. F. Drake State Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year976976223753---
J F Ingram State Technical CollegePublic, Less than 2-year768768626142---
Jacksonville State UniversityPublic, 4-year9,6328,3106,4711,8391,322479843
Jefferson State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year8,4318,4312,0116,420---
John C Calhoun State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year8,1638,1632,6985,465---
Lawson State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,9192,9191,1101,809---
University of West AlabamaPublic, 4-year5,8602,4271,9015263,4333,085348
Lurleen B Wallace Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,9291,9297591,170---
Marion Military InstitutePublic, 2-4 year320320320----
Miles CollegePrivate, 4-year1,2581,2581,20157---
University of MobilePrivate, 4-year1,8041,5841,05453022091129
University of MontevalloPublic, 4-year2,5862,1721,967205414156258
Northwest Shoals Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year4,0324,0329053,127---
University of North AlabamaPublic, 4-year9,8307,2144,6552,5592,6167971,819
Northeast Alabama Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,5902,5909211,669---
Oakwood UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,4701,4311,305126392514
Reid State Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year434434185249---
Bishop State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,9682,9689781,990---
Samford UniversityPrivate, 4-year5,6823,6723,609632,0101,842168
Selma UniversityPrivate, 4-year5031112019127
Shelton State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year4,1664,1661,7352,431---
Snead State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,5072,5071,0121,495---
University of South AlabamaPublic, 4-year13,4388,4807,0561,4244,9583,992966
Spring Hill CollegePrivate, 4-year1,046933900331132093
Stillman CollegePrivate, 4-year744744608136---
Talladega CollegePrivate, 4-year9038357874868644
H Councill Trenholm State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,9841,9848141,170---
Troy UniversityPublic, 4-year14,15610,7687,1373,6313,3881,0832,305
Tuskegee UniversityPrivate, 4-year2,5702,1001,98611447042644
United States Sports AcademyPrivate, 4-year24010824841323597
Bevill State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year3,7033,7031,0542,649---
Southern Union State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year4,3864,3862,3402,046---
Remington College-Mobile CampusPrivate, 2-4 year255255255----
Fortis CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year232232232----
Paul Mitchell the School-HuntsvillePrivate, Less than 2-year110110110----
Blue Cliff Career CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year373737----
Huntsville Bible CollegePrivate, 4-year926695726125
Strayer University-AlabamaPrivate, 4-year1,3801,237851,15214327116
Columbia Southern UniversityPrivate, 4-year15,94811,3306,4284,9024,6184,618-
Paul Mitchell the School-BirminghamPrivate, Less than 2-year142142142----
Fortis College-DothanPrivate, Less than 2-year127127127----
Fortis College-MontgomeryPrivate, Less than 2-year215215215----
Fortis Institute-BirminghamPrivate, 2-4 year381381381----
Cardiac and Vascular Institute of UltrasoundPrivate, 2-4 year515151----
University Academy of Hair DesignPrivate, Less than 2-year444444----
The Salon Professional Academy-HuntsvillePrivate, Less than 2-year636363----
Alabama College of Osteopathic MedicinePrivate, 4-year761---7617538
Ross Medical Education Center-HuntsvillePrivate, Less than 2-year858585----
Midfield Institute of CosmetologyPrivate, Less than 2-year121212----
Alabama School of Nail Technology & CosmetologyPrivate, Less than 2-year434343----
Brown Beauty Barber SchoolPrivate, Less than 2-year373737----
Winonah's International School of CosmetologyPrivate, Less than 2-year109109109----
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-------