Colleges
Colleges in Alabama
73 colleges and universities in Alabama that participate in federal student aid, with cost, completion and earnings.
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Best value in Alabama, measured as median earnings ten years after starting divided by yearly net price (bachelor's colleges with 1,000+ undergraduates): Columbia Southern University (4.2×), Alabama State University (4.2×), University of West Alabama (4.2×).
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| College | City | Type | Undergrads | Net price / yr | Grad rate | Earnings, 10 yrs | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Alabama | Tuscaloosa | Public | 33,227 | $20,202 | 74% | $66,081 | $21,500 |
| Auburn University | Auburn | Public | 26,816 | $25,424 | 82% | $73,273 | $19,500 |
| Columbia Southern University | Orange Beach | Private for-profit | 12,176 | $15,834 | 30% | $66,855 | $18,888 |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham | Birmingham | Public | 11,635 | $15,630 | 66% | $59,631 | $21,250 |
| Troy University | Troy | Public | 9,805 | $13,943 | 50% | $49,010 | $25,000 |
| University of South Alabama | Mobile | Public | 8,879 | $16,801 | 55% | $53,069 | $22,000 |
| John C Calhoun State Community College | Tanner | Public | 7,070 | $7,874 | 38% | $42,337 | $12,250 |
| Jacksonville State University | Jacksonville | Public | 7,036 | $17,111 | 48% | $51,004 | $21,767 |
| University of Alabama in Huntsville | Huntsville | Public | 6,591 | $22,758 | 62% | $72,098 | $20,550 |
| Alabama A & M University | Normal | Public | 6,124 | $18,255 | 28% | $41,266 | $27,204 |
| University of North Alabama | Florence | Public | 5,811 | $17,850 | 56% | $50,557 | $19,933 |
| Jefferson State Community College | Birmingham | Public | 5,470 | $5,500 | 24% | $43,674 | $11,250 |
| Coastal Alabama Community College | Bay Minette | Public | 4,798 | $11,098 | 35% | $40,539 | $10,500 |
| George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville | Hanceville | Public | 4,423 | $11,727 | 52% | $42,807 | $10,500 |
| Samford University | Birmingham | Private nonprofit | 4,206 | $32,950 | 78% | $66,982 | $19,500 |
| Southern Union State Community College | Wadley | Public | 4,173 | $5,984 | 28% | $41,907 | $9,000 |
| Gadsden State Community College | Gadsden | Public | 3,548 | $2,125 | 31% | $37,485 | — |
| Alabama State University | Montgomery | Public | 3,477 | $9,775 | 31% | $40,585 | $28,197 |
| Shelton State Community College | Tuscaloosa | Public | 3,148 | $8,931 | 27% | $42,045 | — |
| George C Wallace Community College-Dothan | Dothan | Public | 3,017 | $772 | 36% | $36,888 | — |
| University of West Alabama | Livingston | Public | 2,974 | $11,531 | 35% | $47,856 | $23,250 |
| Lawson State Community College | Birmingham | Public | 2,900 | $6,248 | 24% | $36,457 | — |
| Tuskegee University | Tuskegee | Private nonprofit | 2,630 | $40,141 | 55% | $57,833 | $25,795 |
| Auburn University at Montgomery | Montgomery | Public | 2,542 | $13,789 | 35% | $51,305 | $25,094 |
| Athens State University | Athens | Public | 2,446 | — | — | $54,648 | $17,322 |
| Bishop State Community College | Mobile | Public | 2,437 | $8,644 | 40% | $34,536 | — |
| Bevill State Community College | Jasper | Public | 2,177 | $4,857 | 38% | $39,861 | — |
| University of Montevallo | Montevallo | Public | 2,151 | $18,760 | 56% | $46,010 | $22,500 |
| Northwest Shoals Community College | Muscle Shoals | Public | 1,969 | $4,245 | 38% | $38,083 | $8,000 |
| H Councill Trenholm State Community College | Montgomery | Public | 1,674 | $8,855 | 26% | $35,021 | — |
| Northeast Alabama Community College | Rainsville | Public | 1,629 | $5,811 | 52% | $40,554 | $7,485 |
| Enterprise State Community College | Enterprise | Public | 1,585 | $8,461 | 38% | $42,181 | $11,000 |
| Faulkner University | Montgomery | Private nonprofit | 1,549 | $23,416 | 37% | $48,627 | $23,275 |
| Snead State Community College | Boaz | Public | 1,427 | $2,991 | 56% | $40,388 | $8,886 |
| University of Mobile | Mobile | Private nonprofit | 1,307 | $23,931 | 57% | $48,418 | $25,000 |
| Central Alabama Community College | Alexander City | Public | 1,203 | $8,615 | 29% | $37,682 | $7,250 |
| Strayer University-Alabama | Birmingham | Private for-profit | 1,196 | — | 0% | $44,016 | $39,188 |
| Miles College | Fairfield | Private nonprofit | 1,155 | $16,497 | 19% | $38,127 | $25,500 |
| Oakwood University | Huntsville | Private nonprofit | 1,153 | $26,827 | 47% | $47,707 | $27,000 |
| Chattahoochee Valley Community College | Phenix City | Public | 1,110 | $6,561 | 29% | $39,468 | $12,000 |
| Lurleen B Wallace Community College | Andalusia | Public | 1,097 | $6,092 | 46% | $36,971 | — |
| J F Ingram State Technical College | Deatsville | Public | 960 | — | 58% | — | — |
| Huntingdon College | Montgomery | Private nonprofit | 879 | $21,852 | 48% | $54,423 | $27,000 |
| George C Wallace State Community College-Selma | Selma | Public | 855 | $9,601 | 47% | $35,468 | — |
| Spring Hill College | Mobile | Private nonprofit | 782 | $21,545 | 61% | $58,881 | $23,500 |
| J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College | Huntsville | Public | 755 | $6,048 | 35% | $34,464 | — |
| Stillman College | Tuscaloosa | Private nonprofit | 706 | $14,781 | 32% | $40,800 | $25,099 |
| Talladega College | Talladega | Private nonprofit | 701 | $13,528 | 44% | $38,238 | $30,297 |
| Fortis Institute-Birmingham | Birmingham | Private for-profit | 613 | $22,720 | 56% | $37,493 | $12,728 |
| Herzing University-Birmingham | Birmingham | Private nonprofit | 442 | $23,649 | 27% | $44,255 | $17,676 |
| Reid State Technical College | Evergreen | Public | 416 | — | 70% | $31,966 | — |
| Fortis College-Montgomery | Montgomery | Private for-profit | 359 | $18,798 | 54% | $34,115 | $11,083 |
| Marion Military Institute | Marion | Public | 329 | $10,207 | 30% | $66,543 | $8,250 |
| Fortis College | Mobile | Private for-profit | 315 | $19,589 | 54% | $34,115 | $11,083 |
| South University-Montgomery | Montgomery | Private for-profit | 299 | $23,872 | 12% | $39,314 | $26,417 |
| Remington College-Mobile Campus | Mobile | Private nonprofit | 257 | $21,665 | 42% | $33,423 | $9,500 |
| Amridge University | Montgomery | Private nonprofit | 241 | — | 50% | $40,519 | $31,498 |
| United States Sports University | Daphne | Private nonprofit | 228 | $5,316 | — | $56,044 | — |
| Fortis College-Dothan | Dothan | Private for-profit | 177 | $19,894 | 70% | $34,712 | $12,483 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Huntsville | Huntsville | Private for-profit | 132 | $21,045 | 42% | $33,943 | $8,994 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Birmingham | Hoover | Private for-profit | 129 | $13,608 | 59% | $30,606 | $9,833 |
| Winonah's International School of Cosmetology | Hoover | Private for-profit | 120 | $16,749 | 48% | — | $7,916 |
| Blue Cliff Career College | Mobile | Private for-profit | 107 | $25,137 | 70% | $25,974 | $7,917 |
| Alabama School of Nail Technology & Cosmetology | Jackson | Private for-profit | 97 | $20,372 | 70% | — | $9,833 |
| New Beginning College of Cosmetology | Albertville | Private for-profit | 81 | $12,897 | 59% | $21,712 | $8,555 |
| Heritage Christian University | Florence | Private nonprofit | 75 | $18,974 | — | $47,059 | — |
| Huntsville Bible College | Huntsville | Private nonprofit | 64 | — | — | $32,220 | — |
| Cardiac and Vascular Institute of Ultrasound | Mobile | Private for-profit | 56 | — | — | $67,869 | $19,160 |
| Brown Beauty Barber School | Bessemer | Private for-profit | 54 | $28,850 | 94% | — | — |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Huntsville | Huntsville | Private for-profit | 53 | $24,613 | 71% | $21,603 | — |
| University Academy of Hair Design | Tuscaloosa | Private for-profit | 38 | $10,155 | 62% | — | $9,833 |
| Midfield Institute of Cosmetology | Midfield | Private nonprofit | 9 | $3,150 | 100% | — | — |
| Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine | Dothan | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. Sorted by size; click a column to re-sort.
