Largest Online Alabama Private Colleges

In Alabama, 21,784 students enrolled online exclusively, and the number of online students decreased by 485 from last year. The decline in the number of online students appears to be due to the end of the pandemic.

Columbia Southern University has the most online students of 17,763 out of 17,763.00 total students (100.00%) among 8 Alabama colleges that offer online programs.

Faulkner University with 1,472 online students and Strayer University-Alabama with 1,327 online students are following it in Largest Online Alabama Private Colleges ranking.

Columbia Southern University stays at first place of the largest online college ranking since last year. Faulkner University ranked 2nd, up 1 place from 3rd last year.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $18,410 and graduate tuition & fees is $13,702 for the academic year 2024-2025.

At these Largest Online Alabama Private Colleges, the average acceptance rate is 77.33%, and the average SAT score is 1,150, making them not only cost-effective but also accessible options for a wide range of students.

Table. Largest Online Alabama Private Colleges Comparison
	School Name	Online Enrollment	Total Population	Undergraduate	Graduate	Men	Women	Undergraduate Tuition & Fees
1 -	Columbia Southern University Orange Beach, ALPrivate, 4-year	17,763 724	17,763	12,213	5,550	11,025	6,738	$6,224
2 1	Faulkner University Montgomery, ALPrivate, 4-year	1,472 244	3,086	1,758	1,328	1,298	1,788	$23,920
3 1	Strayer University-Alabama Birmingham, ALPrivate, 4-year	1,327 266	1,329	1,196	133	250	1,079	$13,920
4 -	Amridge University Montgomery, ALPrivate, 4-year	639 3	639	243	396	273	366	$10,470
5 8	Miles College Fairfield, ALPrivate, 4-year	585 487	1,180	1,180	-	605	575	$13,314
6 9	Samford University Birmingham, ALPrivate, 4-year	412 346	6,097	4,210	1,887	2,062	4,035	$40,150
7 2	United States Sports University Daphne, ALPrivate, 4-year	267 1	367	234	133	260	107	$20,700
8 -	Herzing University-Birmingham Birmingham, ALPrivate, 4-year	195 29	444	442	2	46	398	$13,450
9 2	South University-Montgomery Montgomery, ALPrivate, 4-year	185 11	303	299	4	58	245	$17,895
10 1	Spring Hill College Mobile, ALPrivate, 4-year	163 14	919	782	137	411	508	$24,054
	Average	2,301	3,213	2,256	1,063	1,629	1,584	$18,410

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