Alabama Colleges Statistics

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2023 Alabama Colleges Statistics

In Alabama State, there are 105 Alabama Colleges - 46 public and 59 private schools. Among them, 104 schools are offering undergraduate programs and 41 schools have graduate programs. 64 Alabama Colleges offer the distance learning Opportunities and 3 schools are online completely schools that all degree programs can be completed by online educationin Alabama. Total 300,969 students are attending Alabama Colleges and the average students to faculty ratio is 15.16 to 1. The 2023 average tuition & fees at Alabama Colleges is $7,317 for Alabama residents and $14,611 for out-of-state students. The average graduate tuition & fees is $9,892 for Alabama residents and $16,698 for out-of-state students. Next table shows the 2021-2022 statistics for Alabama Colleges.
Alabama Colleges Statistics
academic year 2021-2022
Number of Schools105 schools
By Types46 public, 59 private
By Levels53 four(4) years
32 two but less than four years
20 less than two(2) years
By Categories7 National Universities
2 Liberal Arts Colleges
32 Community Colleges
Tuition & fees
Undergraduate$7,317 Alabama residents
$14,611 out-of-state
Graduate$9,892 Alabama residents
$16,698 out-of-state
Average Financial Aid$6,882
Student Population300,969
Undergraduate247,101
Graduate53,868
Acceptance Rate77.13%
Test Scores1,097 SAT, 22 AVG
Students to Faculty Ratio15.16 to 1

Alabama Colleges Comparison By Rank, Tuition, and Admission

Next table lists Alabama Colleges ordered by rank. The number in rank column refers to the rank in the Alabama college ranking. You can sort the schools by clicking column name that you want to sort.
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2021-2022 Alabama Colleges Comparison
Rank*NameTuition & FeesAverage Financial AidPopulationAcceptance RateTest ScoresStudents to Faculty Ratio
1 Samford University
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Private, 4-yearsBirmingham, AL
$36,725 $17,676 5,75884% 1,195 SAT
26 ACT
12 to 1
2 Auburn University
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Public, 4-yearsAuburn, AL
$32,960
($12,176)
$9,512 31,52671% - 20 to 1
3 The University of Alabama
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Public, 4-yearsTuscaloosa, AL
$32,300
($11,940)
$15,032 38,31679% 1,220 SAT
26 ACT
19 to 1
4 University of Alabama at Birmingham
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Public, 4-yearsBirmingham, AL
$21,216
($8,832)
$9,571 22,28989% 1,281 SAT
27 ACT
19 to 1
5 University of Alabama in Huntsville
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Public, 4-yearsHuntsville, AL
$24,770
($11,878)
$9,545 9,63674% 1,295 SAT
28 ACT
19 to 1
6 Jacksonville State University
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Public, 4-yearsJacksonville, AL
$21,912
($11,952)
$6,540 9,54076% 1,125 SAT
20 ACT
19 to 1
7 University of Montevallo
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Public, 4-yearsMontevallo, AL
$26,730
($13,710)
$12,503 2,62590% 1,085 SAT
23 ACT
12 to 1
8 Troy University
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Public, 4-yearsTroy, AL
$18,624
($9,312)
$5,957 14,90195% 1,043 SAT
21 ACT
16 to 1
9 Birmingham-Southern College
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Private, 4-yearsBirmingham, AL
$21,250 $12,672 1,05866% 1,165 SAT
25 ACT
10 to 1
10 University of North Alabama
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Public, 4-yearsFlorence, AL
$21,420
($11,220)
$7,912 8,52690% - 17 to 1
11 Spring Hill College
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Private, 4-yearsMobile, AL
$21,732 $20,292 1,10772% 1,015 SAT
19 ACT
11 to 1
12 Alabama State University
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Public, 4-yearsMontgomery, AL
$19,396
($11,068)
$10,031 3,96498% 945 SAT
18 ACT
13 to 1
13 University of South Alabama
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Public, 4-yearsMobile, AL
$17,732
($9,116)
$6,709 13,99271% 1,100 SAT
23 ACT
17 to 1
14 Judson College
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Private, 4-yearsMarion, AL
$18,640 $12,952 229- - 5 to 1
15 Tuskegee University
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Private, 4-yearsTuskegee, AL
$22,614 $18,857 2,65434% 1,025 SAT
22 ACT
9 to 1
16 University of West Alabama
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Public, 4-yearsLivingston, AL
$20,090
($10,990)
$6,830 5,59474% 930 SAT
19 ACT
14 to 1
17 Faulkner University
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Private, 4-yearsMontgomery, AL
$23,920 $11,347 2,87465% 1,098 SAT
20 ACT
13 to 1
18 Stillman College
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Private, 4-yearsTuscaloosa, AL
$11,392 $9,385 72876% - 14 to 1
19 Alabama A & M University
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Public, 4-yearsNormal, AL
$18,634
($10,024)
$11,000 5,96972% 935 SAT
18 ACT
18 to 1
20 Auburn University at Montgomery
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Public, 4-yearsMontgomery, AL
$19,348
($9,100)
$7,355 5,06897% 1,055 SAT
21 ACT
15 to 1
21 Talladega College
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Private, 4-yearsTalladega, AL
$13,866 $9,730 1,203- - 22 to 1
22 Columbia Southern University
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Private, 4-yearsOrange Beach, AL
$6,015 $2,880 16,412- - 31 to 1
23 South University-Montgomery
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Private, 4-yearsMontgomery, AL
$17,014 $4,824 395- - 15 to 1
24 Amridge University
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Private, 4-yearsMontgomery, AL
$9,950 $4,544 723- - 13 to 1
- Bevill State Community College
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Public, 2-4 yearsJasper, AL
$9,278
($5,278)
$3,796 3,371- - 12 to 1
- Midfield Institute of Cosmetology
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Private, Less than 2 yearsMidfield, AL
$14,400 $6,847 16- - 16 to 1
- Troy University-Phenix City Campus
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Public, 4-yearsPhenix City, AL
$18,624
($9,312)
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- Gadsden State Community College
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Public, 2-4 yearsGadsden, AL
$6,984
($3,984)
$4,670 4,308- - 15 to 1
- Snead State Community College
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Public, 2-4 yearsBoaz, AL
$9,408
($5,408)
$5,154 2,245- - 19 to 1
- Mitchell Cosmetology College
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Private, Less than 2 yearsAlabaster, AL
$10,080 - -- - 14 to 1
- J F Ingram State Technical College
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Public, 2-4 yearsDeatsville, AL
$4,860 $1,706 400- - 9 to 1
- Brown Mackie College-Birmingham
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Private, 4-yearsBirmingham, AL
$12,492 - 280- - 4 to 1
- Marion Military Institute
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Public, 2-4 yearsMarion, AL
$15,538
($9,538)
$7,284 31445% 1,200 SAT
22 ACT
11 to 1
- Concordia College Alabama
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Private, 4-yearsSelma, AL
$10,320 - 389- - 20 to 1
- Reid State Technical College
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Public, 2-4 yearsEvergreen, AL
$8,700
($4,950)
$4,416 374- - 12 to 1
- Fortis College
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Private, Less than 2 yearsMobile, AL
$16,264 $5,342 301- - 22 to 1
- Strayer University - Montgomery Campus
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Private, 4-yearsMontgomery, AL
$13,515 - -- - -
- Virginia College-Mobile
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Private, 2-4 yearsMobile, AL
$15,800 - 674- - 16 to 1
- George C Wallace State Community College-Selma
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Public, 2-4 yearsSelma, AL
$8,370
($4,620)
$8,129 1,627- - 14 to 1
- Fortis College-Dothan
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Private, Less than 2 yearsDothan, AL
$16,264 $5,078 141- - 24 to 1
- John C Calhoun State Community College
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Public, 2-4 yearsTanner, AL
$8,750
($5,000)
$2,689 8,702- - 20 to 1
- United States Sports Academy
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Private, 4-yearsDaphne, AL
$16,418 $1,637 168100% - 9 to 1
- Ross Medical Education Center-Huntsville
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Private, Less than 2 yearsHuntsville, AL
$16,297 $6,190 84- - 14 to 1
- Athens State University
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Public, 4-yearsAthens, AL
$16,770
($9,540)
$2,870 2,794- - 14 to 1
- Northwest-Shoals Community College
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Public, 2-4 yearsMuscle Shoals, AL
$8,761
($5,011)
$3,764 3,371- - 17 to 1
- Troy University-Online
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Public, 4-yearsTroy, AL
$9,312 - -- - -
- Shelton State Community College
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Public, 2-4 yearsTuscaloosa, AL
$8,730
($4,980)
$4,338 4,659- - 19 to 1
- Virginia College-Huntsville
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Private, 2-4 yearsHuntsville, AL
$15,800 - 491- - 12 to 1
- University of Phoenix-Alabama
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Private, 4-yearsBirmingham, AL
$10,905 - 14- - 21 to 1
- J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College
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Public, 2-4 yearsHuntsville, AL
$8,640
($4,890)
$3,597 872- - 12 to 1
- Hair Academy
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Private, Less than 2 yearsMontgomery, AL
- - 11- - 20 to 1
- Lurleen B Wallace Community College
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Public, 2-4 yearsAndalusia, AL
$8,670
($4,920)
$4,210 1,816- - 16 to 1
- Chattahoochee Valley Community College
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Public, 2-4 yearsPhenix City, AL
$8,730
($4,980)
$8,230 1,360- - 12 to 1
- Alabama Southern Community College
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Public, 2-4 yearsMonroeville, AL
$7,890
($4,380)
- 982- - 17 to 1
- Alabama State College of Barber Styling
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Private, Less than 2 yearsGardendale, AL
$9,850 $4,966 6- - 6 to 1
- Winonah's International School of Cosmetology
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Private, Less than 2 yearsHoover, AL
$12,750 $4,146 118- - 12 to 1
- Blue Cliff Career College
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Private, Less than 2 yearsMobile, AL
$14,800 $6,609 2589% - 17 to 1
- Strayer University-Huntsville Campus
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Private, 4-yearsHuntsville, AL
$13,515 - -- - -
- George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville
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Public, 2-4 yearsHanceville, AL
$8,670
($4,920)
$3,416 5,204- - 18 to 1
- Southeastern Bible College
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Private, 4-yearsBirmingham, AL
$11,790 - 143- - 8 to 1
- Paul Mitchell the School-Birmingham
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Private, Less than 2 yearsHoover, AL
$17,075 $4,758 146- - 15 to 1
- Jefferson State Community College
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Public, 2-4 yearsBirmingham, AL
$8,910
($5,220)
$4,274 8,519- - 19 to 1
- Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine
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Private, 4-yearsDothan, AL
- - 731- - -
- Central Alabama Community College
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Public, 2-4 yearsAlexander City, AL
$8,740
($4,990)
$3,560 1,578- - 15 to 1
- Troy University-Montgomery Campus
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Public, 4-yearsMontgomery, AL
$18,624
($9,312)
- -- - -
- Coastal Alabama Community College
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Public, 2-4 yearsBay Minette, AL
$8,670
($4,920)
$4,886 7,048- - 16 to 1
- Selma University
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Private, 4-yearsSelma, AL
$4,800 - 30- - 3 to 1
- Virginia College-Birmingham
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Private, 2-4 yearsBirmingham, AL
$15,800 - 2,108- - 17 to 1
- Strayer University-Alabama
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Private, 4-yearsBirmingham, AL
$13,515 $4,865 1,345- - 27 to 1
- Heritage Christian University
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Private, 4-yearsFlorence, AL
$11,632 $7,688 131- - 6 to 1
- Cardiac and Vascular Institute of Ultrasound
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Private, 2-4 yearsMobile, AL
$18,100 $5,615 54- - 14 to 1
- Oakwood University
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Private, 4-yearsHuntsville, AL
$20,040 $13,253 1,45272% - 10 to 1
- Remington College-Mobile Campus
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Private, 4-yearsMobile, AL
$20,393 $4,958 295- - 15 to 1
- Brown Beauty Barber School
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Private, Less than 2 yearsBessemer, AL
$12,100 $4,522 48- - 16 to 1
- Southeastern School of Cosmetology
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Private, Less than 2 yearsBirmingham, AL
- - 55- - 8 to 1
- Columbia College - Redstone Arsenal
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Private, 4-yearsRedstone Arsenal, AL
$8,496 - -- - -
- George C Wallace Community College-Dothan
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Public, 2-4 yearsDothan, AL
$8,610
($4,860)
$5,013 3,899- - 14 to 1
- Virginia College-Montgomery
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Private, 2-4 yearsMontgomery, AL
$15,800 - 429- - 8 to 1
- Jefferson Davis Community College
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Public, 2-4 yearsBrewton, AL
$7,598
($4,088)
- 746- - 16 to 1
- The Salon Professional Academy-Huntsville
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Private, Less than 2 yearsHuntsville, AL
$19,730 $5,017 59- - 15 to 1
- University of Mobile
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Private, 4-yearsMobile, AL
$25,880 $14,061 1,91164% - 14 to 1
- Enterprise State Community College
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Public, 2-4 yearsEnterprise, AL
$8,670
($4,920)
$5,424 1,796- - 16 to 1
- Paul Mitchell the School-Huntsville
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Private, Less than 2 yearsMadison, AL
$17,075 $4,772 136- - 23 to 1
- Troy University-Dothan Campus
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Public, 4-yearsDothan, AL
$18,624
($9,312)
- -- - -
- ITT Technical Institute-Mobile
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Private, 4-yearsMobile, AL
- - -- - 14 to 1
- Huntingdon College
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Private, 4-yearsMontgomery, AL
$28,350 $14,204 84469% 1,025 SAT
22 ACT
15 to 1
- H Councill Trenholm State Community College
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Public, 2-4 yearsMontgomery, AL
$8,580
($4,830)
$4,351 1,846- - 15 to 1
- Fortis Institute-Birmingham
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Private, 2-4 yearsBirmingham, AL
$14,979 $6,604 539- - 22 to 1
- Lawson State Community College
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Public, 2-4 yearsBirmingham, AL
$8,670
($4,920)
$5,681 3,094- - 17 to 1
- Northeast Alabama Community College
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Public, 2-4 yearsRainsville, AL
$8,670
($4,920)
$3,745 2,489- - 16 to 1
- Southern Union State Community College
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Public, 2-4 yearsWadley, AL
$8,670
($4,920)
$5,860 4,069- - 18 to 1
- Alabama School of Nail Technology & Cosmetology
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Private, Less than 2 yearsJackson, AL
$17,733 $5,337 30- - 20 to 1
- Fortis College-Foley
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Private, Less than 2 yearsFoley, AL
$15,564 $5,013 89- - 22 to 1
- Troy University-Support Sites
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Public, 4-yearsTroy, AL
$9,312 - -- - -
- New Beginning College of Cosmetology
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Private, Less than 2 yearsAlbertville, AL
$15,150 $4,280 57- - 14 to 1
- ITT Technical Institute-Madison
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Private, 4-yearsMadison, AL
- - -- - 12 to 1
- University Academy of Hair Design
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Private, Less than 2 yearsTuscaloosa, AL
$11,123 $5,300 54- - 14 to 1
- Miles College
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Private, 4-yearsFairfield, AL
$12,714 $8,043 1,520- - 16 to 1
- Bishop State Community College
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Public, 2-4 yearsMobile, AL
$8,670
($4,920)
$5,227 2,479- - 15 to 1
- ITT Technical Institute-Bessemer
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Private, 4-yearsBessemer, AL
- - -- - 15 to 1
- Strayer University - Decatur Campus
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Private, Less than 2 yearsDecatur, AL
- - -- - -
- Huntsville Bible College
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Private, 4-yearsHuntsville, AL
$4,730 $1,151 117- - 8 to 1
- Herzing University-Birmingham
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Private, 4-yearsBirmingham, AL
$12,750 $4,545 61594% - 14 to 1
- Fortis College-Montgomery
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Private, Less than 2 yearsMontgomery, AL
$16,509 $5,152 264- - 26 to 1
Average$14,611
($7,317)
$6,882 300,96977.13% 1,097 SAT 15.16 to 1
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Alabama Best Colleges

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1. Samford UniversityPrivate, 4-yearsBirmingham, AL

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2. Auburn UniversityPublic, 4-yearsAuburn, AL

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3. The University of AlabamaPublic, 4-yearsTuscaloosa, AL

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4. University of Alabama at BirminghamPublic, 4-yearsBirmingham, AL

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5. University of Alabama in HuntsvillePublic, 4-yearsHuntsville, AL

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6. Jacksonville State UniversityPublic, 4-yearsJacksonville, AL

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