The following diagram categorizes Alabama Colleges by tuition & fees range. You can view the schools in the tuition range by following the link on the circle. For public schools, classification is based on out-of-state tuition.
*Updated with 2025 Tuition
| Tuition & Fees | Living Costs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate | Graduate | On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
| in-State | Out-of-State | in-State | Out-of-State | |||
| 2011-12 | $7,516 | $15,750 | $7,845 | $16,613 | $10,570 | $11,060 |
| 2012-13 | $7,964 5.96% | $16,717 6.14% |
$8,314 5.98% | $17,654 6.27% |
$11,152 5.51% | $11,670 5.52% |
| 2013-14 | $8,352 4.87% | $17,604 5.31% |
$8,654 4.09% | $18,472 4.63% |
$11,543 3.51% | $11,954 2.43% |
| 2014-15 | $8,746 4.72% | $17,995 2.22% |
$8,316 -3.91% | $17,276 -6.47% |
$11,701 1.37% | $12,133 1.50% |
| 2015-16 | $9,056 3.54% | $18,573 3.21% |
$8,789 5.69% | $18,219 5.46% |
$12,136 3.72% | $12,475 2.82% |
| 2016-17 | $9,292 2.61% | $19,074 2.70% |
$8,741 -0.55% | $17,674 -2.99% |
$12,408 2.24% | $13,045 4.57% |
| 2017-18 | $9,644 3.79% | $19,709 3.33% |
$9,468 8.32% | $18,828 6.53% |
$12,510 0.82% | $12,810 -1.80% |
| 2018-19 | $9,883 2.48% | $18,909 -4.06% |
$9,761 3.09% | $19,680 4.53% |
$12,812 2.41% | $14,082 9.93% |
| 2019-20 | $10,209 3.30% | $19,507 3.16% |
$9,658 -1.06% | $20,101 2.14% |
$13,457 5.03% | $14,735 4.64% |
| 2020-21 | $10,210 0.01% | $19,550 0.22% |
$9,676 0.19% | $20,366 1.32% |
$13,620 1.21% | $15,064 2.23% |
| 2021-22 | $10,745 5.24% | $20,452 4.61% |
$9,896 2.27% | $20,612 1.21% |
$13,714 0.69% | $15,152 0.58% |
| 2022-23 | $12,691 18.11% | $22,525 10.14% |
$10,054 1.60% | $21,454 4.08% |
$14,034 2.33% | $15,311 1.05% |
| 2023-24 | $12,971 2.21% | $23,729 5.35% |
$10,414 3.58% | $21,579 0.58% |
$14,206 1.23% | $15,939 4.10% |
| 2024-25 | $11,447 -11.75% | $22,567 -4.90% |
$10,444 0.29% | $21,677 0.45% |
$14,780 4.04% | $16,448 3.19% |
| 4-Year College | Community Colleges | Trade Schools | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public (in-State) | $10,992 | $5,181 | $15,144 |
| Public (out-of-State) | $22,113 | $9,065 | $15,144 |
| Private | $16,438 | - | $15,144 |
| Tuition & Fees | |
|---|---|
| Public (in-State) | $10,260 |
| Public (out-of-State) | $21,493 |
| Private | $13,142 |