2020 Alabama Colleges Comparison
Alabama College Overview
For the academic year 2019-2020, eighty-five colleges are active for serving college programs in Alabama. By school types, there are thirty-nine public schools and forty-six private schools. By school levels, thirty-eight 4-years (or high) schools, thirty 2-4 years schools (community colleges), and seventeen less than 2 years schools (career, technical or vocational schools) are active based on the IPEDS data.
Of the eighty-five Alabama schools, Samford University ranked first and Auburn University ranked second (view more at Alabama college rankings). The 2020 average tuition & fees of all Alabama colleges is $11,211 for Alabama residents and $14,946 for out-of-state students. The average acceptance rate is 66.70% and the average SAT score is 1,101. The average number of students is 3,641 and the average student to faculty ratio is 17 to 1.
The below statements summarize the average statistics of tuition, admission, and more academic factors for Alabama colleges. For the statistics, we include only 4-years colleges such as national universities and liberal arts colleges. In addition, for some statistics, we include only eligible colleges, for example, for the graduate tuition & fees over colleges that offer the graduate programs.
- The average undergraduate tuition & fees are $14,946 and Spring Hill College has the highest tuition & fees of $41,868 and Huntsville Bible College has the lowest tuition & fees of $4,490.
- The average graduate tuition & fees are $15,978 and Auburn University has the highest tuition & fees of $31,956 and Selma University has the lowest tuition & fees of $1,880.
- The average SAT score is 1,101 and University of Alabama in Huntsville has the highest SAT score of 1,364 and Alabama A & M University has the lowest score of 925.
- The average acceptance rate is 66.70% and Heritage Christian University has the tightest (lowest) rate of 24% and Alabama State University has the loosest (lowest) rate of 97%.
- The average student population is 3,641 and The University of Alabama has the most students of 38,390 and Heritage Christian University has the fewest students of 78.
- The average graduation rate is 43.69% and Heritage Christian University has the highest rate of 80% and Selma University has the lowest rate of 2%.
2020 Alabama Colleges Comparison Table
The following table lists colleges located in Alabama ordered by college ranking. The ranking is targeting only 4-years universities and colleges. The "-" value in other columns means that the corresponding data has not been reported or the school does not have programs for the values.
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| College Name | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduate Tuition & Fees | SAT Score | Acceptance Rate | Population | Graduation Rate | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samford University Birmingham, AL Private, 4 years four-years | $34,198 | $21,227 | 1,160 | 83.00% | 5,619 | 76% | 12 to 1 |
| Auburn University Auburn, AL Public, 4 years four-years | $31,956 | $31,956 | 1,235 | 81.00% | 30,440 | 79% | 19 to 1 |
| The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL Public, 4 years four-years | $31,090 | $30,940 | 1,210 | 83.00% | 38,390 | 71% | 22 to 1 |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL Public, 4 years four-years | $20,400 | $19,188 | 1,228 | 74.00% | 21,923 | 63% | 19 to 1 |
| University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville, AL Public, 4 years four-years | $23,734 | $25,386 | 1,364 | 83.00% | 9,736 | 58% | 17 to 1 |
| Jacksonville State University Jacksonville, AL Public, 4 years four-years | $20,840 | $20,200 | 1,045 | 55.00% | 8,479 | 41% | 18 to 1 |
| University of Montevallo Montevallo, AL Public, 4 years four-years | $26,730 | $26,532 | 1,135 | 53.00% | 2,612 | 55% | 13 to 1 |
| Troy University Troy, AL Public, 4 years four-years | $16,708 | $16,156 | 1,010 | 88.00% | 16,981 | 47% | 16 to 1 |
| Birmingham-Southern College Birmingham, AL Private, 4 years four-years | $18,900 | - | 1,210 | 54.00% | 1,268 | 69% | 12 to 1 |
| University of North Alabama Florence, AL Public, 4 years four-years | $20,220 | $13,860 | 1,098 | 89.00% | 7,488 | 49% | 19 to 1 |
| Spring Hill College Mobile, AL Private, 4 years four-years | $41,868 | $7,182 | 1,113 | 50.00% | 1,379 | 56% | 13 to 1 |
| Alabama State University Montgomery, AL Public, 4 years four-years | $19,396 | $17,572 | 950 | 97.00% | 4,413 | 33% | 15 to 1 |
| University of South Alabama Mobile, AL Public, 4 years four-years | $16,292 | $16,112 | 1,125 | 79.00% | 14,834 | 46% | 18 to 1 |
| Judson College Marion, AL Private, 4 years four-years | $18,640 | - | 1,098 | 37.00% | 268 | 36% | 5 to 1 |
| Tuskegee University Tuskegee, AL Private, 4 years four-years | $22,614 | $23,398 | 989 | 52.00% | 3,026 | 52% | 14 to 1 |
| University of West Alabama Livingston, AL Public, 4 years four-years | $20,090 | $13,546 | 940 | 35.00% | 5,200 | 35% | 14 to 1 |
| Faulkner University Montgomery, AL Private, 4 years four-years | $22,990 | $11,850 | 1,080 | 78.00% | 3,178 | 33% | 12 to 1 |
| Stillman College Tuscaloosa, AL Private, 4 years four-years | $11,292 | - | - | 33.00% | 797 | 27% | 15 to 1 |
| Alabama A & M University Normal, AL Public, 4 years four-years | $18,634 | $21,574 | 925 | 92.00% | 6,106 | 30% | 20 to 1 |
| Auburn University at Montgomery Montgomery, AL Public, 4 years four-years | $18,820 | $17,812 | 1,035 | 90.00% | 5,211 | 34% | 17 to 1 |
| Talladega College Talladega, AL Private, 4 years four-years | $13,866 | $16,650 | - | - | 1,212 | 34% | 22 to 1 |
| Columbia Southern University Orange Beach, AL Private, 4 years four-years | $5,775 | $4,035 | - | - | 21,104 | 22% | 62 to 1 |
| South University-Montgomery Montgomery, AL Private, 4 years four-years | $18,000 | $16,320 | - | - | 390 | 10% | 10 to 1 |
| Amridge University Montgomery, AL Private, 4 years four-years | $9,950 | $13,000 | - | - | 755 | 33% | 12 to 1 |
| Enterprise State Community College Enterprise, AL Public, 2-4 years | $8,950 | - | - | - | 1,705 | 20% | 18 to 1 |
| Shelton State Community College Tuscaloosa, AL Public, 2-4 years | $8,550 | - | - | - | 4,350 | 20% | 19 to 1 |
| Alabama School of Nail Technology & Cosmetology Jackson, AL Private, Less than 2 years | $17,613 | - | - | - | 25 | 91% | 20 to 1 |
| Gadsden State Community College Gadsden, AL Public, 2-4 years | $9,432 | - | - | - | 4,736 | 25% | 17 to 1 |
| George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville Hanceville, AL Public, 2-4 years | $8,850 | - | - | - | 5,057 | 44% | 16 to 1 |
| H Councill Trenholm State Community College Montgomery, AL Public, 2-4 years | $8,760 | - | - | - | 1,855 | 21% | 14 to 1 |
| Huntingdon College Montgomery, AL Private, 4 years four-years | $27,035 | - | 1,108 | 59.00% | 1,081 | 49% | 14 to 1 |
| United States Sports Academy Daphne, AL Private, 4 years four-years | $17,424 | $19,440 | - | - | 546 | - | 8 to 1 |
| Virginia College-Birmingham Birmingham, AL Private, 2-4 years | $15,800 | $13,690 | - | - | 2,108 | - | 17 to 1 |
| J F Ingram State Technical College Deatsville, AL Public, 2-4 years | $5,472 | - | - | - | 443 | 30% | 11 to 1 |
| Remington College-Mobile Campus Mobile, AL Private, 4 years four-years | $17,148 | - | - | - | 313 | 56% | 17 to 1 |
| Fortis College-Foley Foley, AL Private, Less than 2 years | $15,342 | - | - | - | 108 | 59% | 22 to 1 |
| John C Calhoun State Community College Tanner, AL Public, 2-4 years | $8,930 | - | - | - | 9,736 | 26% | 23 to 1 |
| Strayer University-Alabama Birmingham, AL Private, 4 years four-years | $13,515 | $15,135 | - | - | 1,234 | - | 35 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Birmingham Hoover, AL Private, Less than 2 years | $17,000 | - | - | - | 132 | 52% | 10 to 1 |
| Miles College Fairfield, AL Private, 4 years four-years | $12,714 | - | - | - | 1,550 | 25% | 16 to 1 |
| Fortis Institute-Birmingham Birmingham, AL Private, 2-4 years | $13,649 | - | - | - | 383 | 55% | 20 to 1 |
| Northwest-Shoals Community College Muscle Shoals, AL Public, 2-4 years | $8,821 | - | - | - | 3,539 | 24% | 19 to 1 |
| University Academy of Hair Design Tuscaloosa, AL Private, Less than 2 years | $10,695 | - | - | - | 28 | 63% | 12 to 1 |
| Oakwood University Huntsville, AL Private, 4 years four-years | $19,990 | $14,516 | 981 | 65.00% | 1,636 | 51% | 11 to 1 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Huntsville Huntsville, AL Private, Less than 2 years | $15,990 | - | - | - | 154 | 63% | 14 to 1 |
| Chattahoochee Valley Community College Phenix City, AL Public, 2-4 years | $8,910 | - | - | - | 1,568 | 19% | 17 to 1 |
| Coastal Alabama Community College Bay Minette, AL Public, 2-4 years | $8,850 | - | - | - | 7,419 | 16% | 22 to 1 |
| Snead State Community College Boaz, AL Public, 2-4 years | $9,600 | - | - | - | 2,280 | 40% | 21 to 1 |
| Brown Beauty Barber School Bessemer, AL Private, Less than 2 years | $12,100 | - | - | - | 21 | 100% | 11 to 1 |
| New Beginning College of Cosmetology Albertville, AL Private, Less than 2 years | $11,040 | - | - | - | 83 | 79% | 20 to 1 |
| George C Wallace State Community College-Selma Selma, AL Public, 2-4 years | $8,550 | - | - | - | 1,475 | 31% | 13 to 1 |
| Heritage Christian University Florence, AL Private, 4 years four-years | $11,532 | $5,112 | - | 24.00% | 78 | 80% | 8 to 1 |
| Bevill State Community College Jasper, AL Public, 2-4 years | $9,470 | - | - | - | 3,745 | 28% | 16 to 1 |
| Fortis College Mobile, AL Private, Less than 2 years | $15,108 | - | - | - | 322 | 57% | 19 to 1 |
| Virginia College-Huntsville Huntsville, AL Private, 2-4 years | $15,800 | - | - | - | 491 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Alabama State College of Barber Styling Gardendale, AL Private, Less than 2 years | $9,850 | - | - | - | 15 | 33% | 8 to 1 |
| Blue Cliff Career College Mobile, AL Private, Less than 2 years | $16,125 | - | - | 85.00% | 87 | 59% | 17 to 1 |
| Lurleen B Wallace Community College Andalusia, AL Public, 2-4 years | $8,850 | - | - | - | 1,784 | 38% | 17 to 1 |
| Fortis College-Dothan Dothan, AL Private, Less than 2 years | $15,342 | - | - | - | 180 | 40% | 25 to 1 |
| University of Mobile Mobile, AL Private, 4 years four-years | $24,365 | $11,580 | 1,085 | 46.00% | 1,885 | 55% | 13 to 1 |
| Cardiac and Vascular Institute of Ultrasound Mobile, AL Private, 2-4 years | $17,980 | - | - | - | 44 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Central Alabama Community College Alexander City, AL Public, 2-4 years | $8,860 | - | - | - | 1,681 | 17% | 18 to 1 |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Huntsville Huntsville, AL Private, Less than 2 years | $17,630 | - | - | - | 46 | 54% | 10 to 1 |
| Reid State Technical College Evergreen, AL Public, 2-4 years | $8,910 | - | - | - | 396 | 29% | 12 to 1 |
| Selma University Selma, AL Private, 4 years four-years | $7,280 | $1,880 | - | - | 317 | 2% | 13 to 1 |
| Midfield Institute of Cosmetology Midfield, AL Private, Less than 2 years | $14,300 | - | - | - | 23 | 100% | 16 to 1 |
| Winonah's International School of Cosmetology Hoover, AL Private, Less than 2 years | $11,500 | - | - | - | 59 | 49% | 10 to 1 |
| George C Wallace Community College-Dothan Dothan, AL Public, 2-4 years | $8,790 | - | - | - | 4,610 | 31% | 17 to 1 |
| Herzing University-Birmingham Birmingham, AL Private, 4 years four-years | $14,200 | $11,680 | - | 78.00% | 571 | 28% | 14 to 1 |
| J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College Huntsville, AL Public, 2-4 years | $8,820 | - | - | - | 831 | 14% | 15 to 1 |
| Southern Union State Community College Wadley, AL Public, 2-4 years | $9,720 | - | - | - | 4,531 | 22% | 19 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Huntsville Madison, AL Private, Less than 2 years | $17,000 | - | - | - | 165 | 50% | 15 to 1 |
| Mitchell Cosmetology College Alabaster, AL Private, Less than 2 years | $10,080 | - | - | - | - | 61% | 14 to 1 |
| Jefferson State Community College Birmingham, AL Public, 2-4 years | $9,840 | - | - | - | 9,078 | 15% | 20 to 1 |
| Huntsville Bible College Huntsville, AL Private, 4 years four-years | $4,490 | $4,580 | - | - | 128 | - | 13 to 1 |
| Lawson State Community College Birmingham, AL Public, 2-4 years | $8,850 | - | - | - | 3,274 | 19% | 16 to 1 |
| Virginia College-Montgomery Montgomery, AL Private, 2-4 years | $15,800 | - | - | - | 429 | - | 8 to 1 |
| Marion Military Institute Marion, AL Public, 2-4 years | $15,418 | - | 1,200 | 58.00% | 394 | 30% | 14 to 1 |
| Fortis College-Montgomery Montgomery, AL Private, Less than 2 years | $15,108 | - | - | - | 337 | 54% | 39 to 1 |
| University of Alabama System Office Tuscaloosa, AL Public, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fortis College-Montgomery Montgomery, AL Private, 2-4 years | $14,147 | - | - | - | 106 | 40% | 35 to 1 |
| Athens State University Athens, AL Public, 4 years four-years | $13,890 | $13,224 | - | - | 3,044 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Northeast Alabama Community College Rainsville, AL Public, 2-4 years | $8,850 | - | - | - | 2,883 | 46% | 18 to 1 |
| Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine Dothan, AL Private, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - | 654 | - | - |
| Bishop State Community College Mobile, AL Public, 2-4 years | $8,850 | - | - | - | 2,860 | 28% | 19 to 1 |
| Average | $14,946 | $15,978 | 1,101 | 66.70% | 3,641 | 44% | 17 to 1 |