Alabama Online Colleges Comparison
53 Alabama colleges offer online degree programs and/or online courses. Of that, 3 schools are online exclusively colleges that all programs are offered via online completely in Alabama. In addition, 9 colleges have online students more than 50% of total enrollment.
The next list summarizes the important statistics for online colleges. For this statistics, we include online completely colleges and colleges with the rate of online students of 50% or more.
- The 2023 average tuition & fees of Alabama online colleges is $10,769 for Alabama residents and $14,118 for out-of-state students. Samford University has the highest tuition & fees of $36,725 and Huntsville Bible College has the lowest tuition & fees of $4,730.
- Total 85,416 students have enrolled in online colleges in Alabama. Columbia Southern University is the largest online college with 16,412 online students.
- Auburn University offers the most number of online programs of 34 programs via distance learning.
- Strayer University-Alabama has the lowest students to faculty ratio of 7 to 1.
Data Source: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
53 Online Colleges in Alabama
The next table lists all online colleges located in Alabama. You can sort them to compare the schools focusing on specific topics by clicking each column title. The "-" value in table means that the corresponding data has not been reported or available.
| College Name | Alabama Residents Tuition & Fees | Out-of-State Tuition & Fees | Student Population (Total) | Online Student Population | Number of Programs (total) | Number of Online Programs | Students to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama A & M University Normal, AL Public, 4 years four-years | $10,024 | $18,634 | 6,007 | 426 | 62 | 2 | 19 to 1 |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL Public, 4 years four-years | $8,832 | $21,216 | 21,639 | 6,460 | 199 | 17 | 18 to 1 |
| Amridge University Montgomery, AL Private, 4 years four-years | $9,900 | $9,950 | 647 | 723 | 31 | 31 | 12 to 1 |
| University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville, AL Public, 4 years four-years | $11,878 | $24,770 | 9,237 | 1,065 | 107 | 4 | 17 to 1 |
| Alabama State University Montgomery, AL Public, 4 years four-years | $11,068 | $19,396 | 3,828 | 644 | 61 | 1 | 14 to 1 |
| The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL Public, 4 years four-years | $11,940 | $32,300 | 38,644 | 6,086 | 211 | 3 | 19 to 1 |
| Central Alabama Community College Alexander City, AL Public, 2-4 years | $4,990 | $8,740 | 1,777 | 372 | 34 | - | 16 to 1 |
| Athens State University Athens, AL Public, 4 years four-years | $9,540 | $16,770 | 2,894 | 1,673 | 51 | 28 | 14 to 1 |
| Auburn University at Montgomery Montgomery, AL Public, 4 years four-years | $9,100 | $19,348 | 5,109 | 976 | 74 | 5 | 15 to 1 |
| Auburn University Auburn, AL Public, 4 years four-years | $12,176 | $32,960 | 31,764 | 2,745 | 258 | 44 | 20 to 1 |
| Chattahoochee Valley Community College Phenix City, AL Public, 2-4 years | $4,980 | $8,730 | 1,641 | 244 | 27 | - | 15 to 1 |
| South University-Montgomery Montgomery, AL Private, 4 years four-years | $17,014 | $17,014 | 361 | 207 | 19 | - | 13 to 1 |
| Enterprise State Community College Enterprise, AL Public, 2-4 years | $4,920 | $8,670 | 2,010 | 466 | 26 | 2 | 17 to 1 |
| Coastal Alabama Community College Bay Minette, AL Public, 2-4 years | $4,920 | $8,670 | 6,800 | 2,070 | 52 | 3 | 15 to 1 |
| Faulkner University Montgomery, AL Private, 4 years four-years | $20,970 | $23,920 | 2,817 | 1,183 | 64 | - | 13 to 1 |
| Gadsden State Community College Gadsden, AL Public, 2-4 years | $3,984 | $6,984 | 4,352 | 1,211 | 61 | 3 | 17 to 1 |
| George C Wallace Community College-Dothan Dothan, AL Public, 2-4 years | $4,860 | $8,610 | 3,832 | 695 | 43 | 3 | 14 to 1 |
| George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville Hanceville, AL Public, 2-4 years | $4,920 | $8,670 | 5,965 | 1,156 | 79 | 5 | 19 to 1 |
| George C Wallace State Community College-Selma Selma, AL Public, 2-4 years | $4,620 | $8,370 | 1,860 | 624 | 23 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Herzing University-Birmingham Birmingham, AL Private, 4 years four-years | $13,850 | $12,750 | 578 | 204 | 39 | 34 | 14 to 1 |
| Heritage Christian University Florence, AL Private, 4 years four-years | $11,232 | $11,632 | 143 | 60 | 4 | 4 | 8 to 1 |
| J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College Huntsville, AL Public, 2-4 years | $4,890 | $8,640 | 976 | 119 | 35 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Jacksonville State University Jacksonville, AL Public, 4 years four-years | $11,952 | $21,912 | 9,632 | 2,222 | 74 | 23 | 19 to 1 |
| Jefferson State Community College Birmingham, AL Public, 2-4 years | $5,220 | $8,910 | 8,431 | 3,273 | 41 | 6 | 18 to 1 |
| John C Calhoun State Community College Tanner, AL Public, 2-4 years | $5,000 | $8,750 | 8,163 | 3,375 | 34 | 1 | 20 to 1 |
| Lawson State Community College Birmingham, AL Public, 2-4 years | $4,920 | $8,670 | 2,919 | 1,518 | 65 | - | 16 to 1 |
| University of West Alabama Livingston, AL Public, 4 years four-years | $10,990 | $20,090 | 5,860 | 4,118 | 52 | 32 | 18 to 1 |
| Lurleen B Wallace Community College Andalusia, AL Public, 2-4 years | $4,920 | $8,670 | 1,929 | 423 | 30 | - | 16 to 1 |
| Miles College Fairfield, AL Private, 4 years four-years | $11,794 | $12,714 | 1,258 | 113 | 25 | - | 14 to 1 |
| University of Mobile Mobile, AL Private, 4 years four-years | $22,210 | $25,880 | 1,804 | 129 | 58 | 2 | 14 to 1 |
| University of Montevallo Montevallo, AL Public, 4 years four-years | $13,710 | $26,730 | 2,586 | 203 | 39 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Northwest-Shoals Community College Muscle Shoals, AL Public, 2-4 years | $5,011 | $8,761 | 4,032 | 609 | 51 | 4 | 16 to 1 |
| University of North Alabama Florence, AL Public, 4 years four-years | $11,220 | $21,420 | 9,830 | 3,305 | 101 | 8 | 18 to 1 |
| Northeast Alabama Community College Rainsville, AL Public, 2-4 years | $4,920 | $8,670 | 2,590 | 756 | 44 | - | 17 to 1 |
| Oakwood University Huntsville, AL Private, 4 years four-years | $16,720 | $20,040 | 1,470 | 129 | 75 | 7 | 11 to 1 |
| Reid State Technical College Evergreen, AL Public, 2-4 years | $4,950 | $8,700 | 434 | 19 | 12 | - | 14 to 1 |
| Bishop State Community College Mobile, AL Public, 2-4 years | $4,920 | $8,670 | 2,968 | 602 | 33 | 7 | 18 to 1 |
| Samford University Birmingham, AL Private, 4 years four-years | $30,490 | $36,725 | 5,682 | 379 | 120 | 21 | 14 to 1 |
| Shelton State Community College Tuscaloosa, AL Public, 2-4 years | $4,980 | $8,730 | 4,166 | 1,804 | 53 | 4 | 17 to 1 |
| Snead State Community College Boaz, AL Public, 2-4 years | $5,408 | $9,408 | 2,507 | 1,086 | 25 | 3 | 21 to 1 |
| University of South Alabama Mobile, AL Public, 4 years four-years | $9,116 | $17,732 | 13,438 | 4,100 | 119 | 11 | 16 to 1 |
| Spring Hill College Mobile, AL Private, 4 years four-years | $37,584 | $21,732 | 1,046 | 152 | 64 | 15 | 12 to 1 |
| Stillman College Tuscaloosa, AL Private, 4 years four-years | $10,792 | $11,392 | 744 | 222 | 17 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Talladega College Talladega, AL Private, 4 years four-years | $12,340 | $13,866 | 903 | 274 | 26 | 2 | 22 to 1 |
| H Councill Trenholm State Community College Montgomery, AL Public, 2-4 years | $4,830 | $8,580 | 1,984 | 514 | 59 | - | 17 to 1 |
| Troy University Troy, AL Public, 4 years four-years | $9,312 | $18,624 | 14,156 | 7,465 | 89 | 44 | 16 to 1 |
| Tuskegee University Tuskegee, AL Private, 4 years four-years | $22,170 | $22,614 | 2,570 | 2 | 65 | - | 7 to 1 |
| United States Sports Academy Daphne, AL Private, 4 years four-years | $15,972 | $16,418 | 240 | 168 | 11 | 11 | 11 to 1 |
| Bevill State Community College Jasper, AL Public, 2-4 years | $5,278 | $9,278 | 3,703 | 687 | 47 | 5 | 13 to 1 |
| Southern Union State Community College Wadley, AL Public, 2-4 years | $4,920 | $8,670 | 4,386 | 588 | 51 | 4 | 19 to 1 |
| Huntsville Bible College Huntsville, AL Private, 4 years four-years | $4,490 | $4,730 | 92 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 7 to 1 |
| Strayer University-Alabama Birmingham, AL Private, 4 years four-years | $13,857 | $13,515 | 1,380 | 1,345 | 34 | 34 | 41 to 1 |
| Columbia Southern University Orange Beach, AL Private, 4 years four-years | $5,415 | $6,015 | 15,948 | 16,412 | 56 | 56 | 28 to 1 |
| Average | $10,769 | $14,118 | 289,732 | 85,416 | - | - | 16 to 1 |