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College costs in Alabama

All 60 colleges in Alabama, 34 four-year and 26 two-year. Median published tuition and fees at the four-year schools is $12,714, rising about 2.7% a year, faster than the national median of 2.6%. 14 of the four-year schools are public. 16 show a tuition freeze or guarantee.

Four-year colleges (34)

School	Sector	Tuition & fees	Growth / yr
Alabama A & M University	public	$10,024	1.1%
Alabama State University	public	$11,248	2.9%
Amridge University	private	$10,470	4.7%
Athens State University	public	$9,840	5.4%
Auburn University	public	$13,572	2.4%
Auburn University at Montgomery	public	$9,436	0.4%
Birmingham-Southern College	private	$22,750	-3.7%
Columbia Southern University	private	$5,808	1.4%
Faulkner University	private	$23,920	2.7%
Heritage Christian University	private	$11,982	2.3%
Herzing University-Birmingham	private	$13,420	0.5%
Huntingdon College	private	$28,650	3.4%
Huntsville Bible College	private	$4,730	2.7%
Jacksonville State University	public	$12,426	3.9%
Miles College	private	$12,714	1.0%
Oakwood University	private	$21,838	3.0%
Samford University	private	$38,144	3.8%
Selma University	private	$4,800	-1.8%
South University-Montgomery	private	$16,452	0.1%
Spring Hill College	private	$23,270	-3.6%
Stillman College	private	$11,392	-3.6%
Strayer University-Alabama	private	$13,920	0.8%
Talladega College	private	$15,650	2.5%
The University of Alabama	public	$12,718	2.1%
Troy University	public	$9,792	2.9%
Tuskegee University	private	$23,440	2.0%
United States Sports Academy	private	$18,900	3.3%
University of Alabama at Birmingham	public	$8,832	1.8%
University of Alabama in Huntsville	public	$11,878	2.9%
University of Mobile	private	$26,120	3.3%
University of Montevallo	public	$13,710	2.8%
University of North Alabama	public	$11,990	5.5%
University of South Alabama	public	$9,676	3.4%
University of West Alabama	public	$10,990	3.6%

Two-year colleges (26)

Community and technical colleges, projected over two years rather than four.

School	Sector	Tuition & fees	Growth / yr
Bevill State Community College	public	$4,678	0.9%
Bishop State Community College	public	$5,280	2.4%
Central Alabama Community College	public	$5,040	4.2%
Chattahoochee Valley Community College	public	$5,040	1.7%
Coastal Alabama Community College	public	$4,980	1.8%
Enterprise State Community College	public	$5,040	2.7%
Fortis Institute-Birmingham	private	$14,741	0.8%
Gadsden State Community College	public	$4,032	2.7%
George C Wallace Community College-Dothan	public	$4,920	2.4%
George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville	public	$4,980	1.8%
George C Wallace State Community College-Selma	public	$4,680	1.9%
H Councill Trenholm State Community College	public	$4,890	4.3%
J F Ingram State Technical College	public	$6,084	2.8%
J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College	public	$5,130	4.7%
Jefferson State Community College	public	$5,040	1.7%
John C Calhoun State Community College	public	$5,060	1.9%
Lawson State Community College	public	$4,980	1.7%
Lurleen B Wallace Community College	public	$4,980	1.8%
Marion Military Institute	public	$9,538	0.9%
Northeast Alabama Community College	public	$4,980	1.8%
Northwest-Shoals Community College	public	$5,071	2.0%
Reid State Technical College	public	$6,100	3.9%
Remington College-Mobile Campus	private	$20,476	3.0%
Shelton State Community College	public	$5,067	2.8%
Snead State Community College	public	$5,218	2.1%
Southern Union State Community College	public	$4,980	2.6%

Published rates before aid, from federal IPEDS data through 2023. Projections are estimates, not quotes. See the methodology, or browse another state.