Colleges in Alabama

80 colleges and universities in Alabama: 30 four-year, 7 two-year and 43 certificate or graduate schools, largest first. The most affordable four-year college with a 50%+ graduation rate is Troy University ($13,943 a year after aid).

Four-year colleges and universities (30)

CollegeCityTypeNet price / yrAcceptanceEarnings after 10 yrs
The University of AlabamaTuscaloosaPublic$20,20277%$66,081
Auburn UniversityAuburnPublic$25,42446%$73,273
Columbia Southern UniversityOrange BeachPrivate for-profit$15,834—$66,855
University of Alabama at BirminghamBirminghamPublic$15,63088%$59,631
Troy UniversityTroyPublic$13,94396%$49,010
University of South AlabamaMobilePublic$16,80171%$53,069
Jacksonville State UniversityJacksonvillePublic$17,11178%$51,004
University of Alabama in HuntsvilleHuntsvillePublic$22,75869%$72,098
Alabama A & M UniversityNormalPublic$18,25558%$41,266
University of North AlabamaFlorencePublic$17,85087%$50,557
Samford UniversityBirminghamPrivate nonprofit$32,95082%$66,982
Alabama State UniversityMontgomeryPublic$9,77598%$40,585
University of West AlabamaLivingstonPublic$11,53143%$47,856
Tuskegee UniversityTuskegeePrivate nonprofit$40,14149%$57,833
Auburn University at MontgomeryMontgomeryPublic$13,78992%$51,305
Athens State UniversityAthensPublic——$54,648
University of MontevalloMontevalloPublic$18,76054%$46,010
Faulkner UniversityMontgomeryPrivate nonprofit$23,41673%$48,627
University of MobileMobilePrivate nonprofit$23,93178%$48,418
Strayer University-AlabamaBirminghamPrivate for-profit——$44,016
Miles CollegeFairfieldPrivate nonprofit$16,497—$38,127
Oakwood UniversityHuntsvillePrivate nonprofit$26,82745%$47,707
Huntingdon CollegeMontgomeryPrivate nonprofit$21,85269%$54,423
Spring Hill CollegeMobilePrivate nonprofit$21,54577%$58,881
Stillman CollegeTuscaloosaPrivate nonprofit$14,78162%$40,800
Talladega CollegeTalladegaPrivate nonprofit$13,52885%$38,238
South University-MontgomeryMontgomeryPrivate for-profit$23,872—$39,314
Amridge UniversityMontgomeryPrivate nonprofit——$40,519
United States Sports UniversityDaphnePrivate nonprofit$5,31661%$56,044
Heritage Christian UniversityFlorencePrivate nonprofit$18,97490%$47,059

Two-year and community colleges (7)

CollegeCityTypeNet price / yrAcceptanceEarnings after 10 yrs
Jefferson State Community CollegeBirminghamPublic$5,500—$43,674
Lawson State Community CollegeBirminghamPublic$6,248—$36,457
Enterprise State Community CollegeEnterprisePublic$8,461—$42,181
Chattahoochee Valley Community CollegePhenix CityPublic$6,561—$39,468
Lurleen B Wallace Community CollegeAndalusiaPublic$6,092—$36,971
Herzing University-BirminghamBirminghamPrivate nonprofit$23,64993%$44,255
Marion Military InstituteMarionPublic$10,20797%$66,543

Certificate, trade and graduate schools (43)

CollegeCityTypeNet price / yrAcceptanceEarnings after 10 yrs
John C Calhoun State Community CollegeTannerPublic$7,874—$42,337
Coastal Alabama Community CollegeBay MinettePublic$11,098—$40,539
George C Wallace State Community College-HancevilleHancevillePublic$11,727—$42,807
Southern Union State Community CollegeWadleyPublic$5,984—$41,907
Gadsden State Community CollegeGadsdenPublic$2,125—$37,485
Shelton State Community CollegeTuscaloosaPublic$8,931—$42,045
George C Wallace Community College-DothanDothanPublic$772—$36,888
Bishop State Community CollegeMobilePublic$8,644—$34,536
Bevill State Community CollegeJasperPublic$4,857—$39,861
Northwest Shoals Community CollegeMuscle ShoalsPublic$4,245—$38,083
H Councill Trenholm State Community CollegeMontgomeryPublic$8,855—$35,021
Northeast Alabama Community CollegeRainsvillePublic$5,811—$40,554
Snead State Community CollegeBoazPublic$2,991—$40,388
Central Alabama Community CollegeAlexander CityPublic$8,615—$37,682
J F Ingram State Technical CollegeDeatsvillePublic———
George C Wallace State Community College-SelmaSelmaPublic$9,601—$35,468
J. F. Drake State Community and Technical CollegeHuntsvillePublic$6,048—$34,464
Fortis Institute-BirminghamBirminghamPrivate for-profit$22,720—$37,493
Reid State Technical CollegeEvergreenPublic$9,639—$31,966
Fortis College-MontgomeryMontgomeryPrivate for-profit$18,798—$34,115
Fortis CollegeMobilePrivate for-profit$19,589—$34,115
Remington College-Mobile CampusMobilePrivate nonprofit$21,665—$33,423
Fortis College-DothanDothanPrivate for-profit$19,894—$34,712
Ross Medical Education Center-HuntsvilleHuntsvillePrivate for-profit$21,045—$33,943
Paul Mitchell the School-BirminghamHooverPrivate for-profit$13,608—$30,606
Winonah's International School of CosmetologyHooverPrivate for-profit$16,749——
Blue Cliff Career CollegeMobilePrivate for-profit$25,137—$25,974
Alabama School of Nail Technology & CosmetologyJacksonPrivate for-profit$20,372——
New Beginning College of CosmetologyAlbertvillePrivate for-profit$12,897—$21,712
Huntsville Bible CollegeHuntsvillePrivate nonprofit——$32,220
Cardiac and Vascular Institute of UltrasoundMobilePrivate for-profit——$67,869
Brown Beauty Barber SchoolBessemerPrivate for-profit$28,850——
The Salon Professional Academy-HuntsvilleHuntsvillePrivate for-profit$24,613—$21,603
University Academy of Hair DesignTuscaloosaPrivate for-profit$10,155——
Midfield Institute of CosmetologyMidfieldPrivate nonprofit$3,150——
Alabama College of Osteopathic MedicineDothanPrivate nonprofit———
Troy University-Montgomery CampusMontgomeryPublic——$49,010
Troy University-Dothan CampusDothanPublic——$49,010
Troy University-OnlineTroyPublic——$49,010
Columbia College - Redstone ArsenalRedstone ArsenalPrivate nonprofit——$48,161
Bluefield University - Edward Via College - AuburnAuburnPrivate nonprofit——$52,571
Jersey College - DothanDothanPrivate for-profit——$73,055
Alabama School of Nail Technology & Cosmetology - SaralandSaralandPrivate for-profit———