The Largest Online Alabama Colleges

In Alabama, 58,541 students enrolled online exclusively, and the number of online students decreased by 12,592 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 15,948 (all online exclusively) among 21 Alabama colleges that offer online programs.

Troy University with 7,151 online students and University of Alabama at Birmingham with 5,984 online students are following it in the largest online Alabama Colleges ranking.

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Key Admission and Academic Facts of The Largest Online Alabama Colleges

Columbia Southern University has the most online students with 15,948 students and Troy University has the second highest online population with 7,151 students.

Columbia Southern University stay at first place of the largest online college ranking since last year. Troy University also maintained its second place in the ranking.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $21,542 and graduate tuition & fees is $19,311 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 76.71% and the average SAT score is 1,147 at the schools.

The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 10 The Largest Online Alabama Colleges.

Table. The Largest Online Alabama Colleges Comparison
	School Name	Online Enrollment	Total Population	Undergraduate Enrollment	Graduation Enrollment	Men Enrollment	Women Enrollment	Undergraduate Tuition & Fees
1 -	Columbia Southern University Orange Beach, AL Private, four-years	15,948 2,585	15,948	11,330	4,618	9,946	6,002	$5,808
2 -	Troy University Troy, AL Public, four-years	7,151 940	14,156	10,768	3,388	5,098	9,058	$19,584 ($9,792)
3 1	University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL Public, four-years	5,984 362	21,639	13,032	8,607	7,903	13,736	$21,864 ($8,832)
4 1	The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL Public, four-years	5,820 1,697	38,644	32,458	6,186	16,506	22,138	$33,200 ($11,900)
5 1	University of West Alabama Livingston, AL Public, four-years	4,362 197	5,860	2,427	3,433	1,442	4,418	$20,090 ($10,990)
6 1	University of South Alabama Mobile, AL Public, four-years	3,953 170	13,438	8,480	4,958	4,284	9,154	$18,652 ($9,676)
7 1	University of North Alabama Florence, AL Public, four-years	3,346 265	9,830	7,214	2,616	3,490	6,340	$22,190 ($11,990)
8 2	Auburn University Auburn, AL Public, four-years	3,101 891	31,764	25,379	6,385	15,678	16,086	$33,944 ($12,536)
9 -	Jacksonville State University Jacksonville, AL Public, four-years	2,087 639	9,632	8,310	1,322	3,839	5,793	$22,716 ($12,426)
10 3	Athens State University Athens, AL Public, four-years	1,832 110	2,894	2,520	374	887	2,007	$17,370 ($9,840)
	Average	5,358	16,381	12,192	4,189	6,907	9,473	$21,542 ($10,887)

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Alabama A & M University Public, four-years | Normal, AL
University of Alabama at Birmingham Public, four-years | Birmingham, AL
Amridge University Private, four-years | Montgomery, AL
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Alabama State University Public, four-years | Montgomery, AL
University of Alabama System Office Public, four-years | Tuscaloosa, AL
The University of Alabama Public, four-years | Tuscaloosa, AL
Central Alabama Community College Public, 2-4 years | Alexander City, AL
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Graduate

Alabama A & M University Public, four-years | Normal, AL
University of Alabama at Birmingham Public, four-years | Birmingham, AL
Amridge University Private, four-years | Montgomery, AL
University of Alabama in Huntsville Public, four-years | Huntsville, AL
Alabama State University Public, four-years | Montgomery, AL
University of Alabama System Office Public, four-years | Tuscaloosa, AL
The University of Alabama Public, four-years | Tuscaloosa, AL
Central Alabama Community College Public, 2-4 years | Alexander City, AL
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Auburn University at Montgomery Public, four-years | Montgomery, AL

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Online Schools

Alabama A & M University Public, four-years | Normal, AL
University of Alabama at Birmingham Public, four-years | Birmingham, AL
Amridge University Private, four-years | Montgomery, AL
University of Alabama in Huntsville Public, four-years | Huntsville, AL
Alabama State University Public, four-years | Montgomery, AL
University of Alabama System Office Public, four-years | Tuscaloosa, AL
The University of Alabama Public, four-years | Tuscaloosa, AL
Central Alabama Community College Public, 2-4 years | Alexander City, AL
Athens State University Public, four-years | Athens, AL
Auburn University at Montgomery Public, four-years | Montgomery, AL

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Technical Colleges

Alabama A & M University Public, four-years | Normal, AL
University of Alabama at Birmingham Public, four-years | Birmingham, AL
Amridge University Private, four-years | Montgomery, AL
University of Alabama in Huntsville Public, four-years | Huntsville, AL
Alabama State University Public, four-years | Montgomery, AL
University of Alabama System Office Public, four-years | Tuscaloosa, AL
The University of Alabama Public, four-years | Tuscaloosa, AL
Central Alabama Community College Public, 2-4 years | Alexander City, AL
Athens State University Public, four-years | Athens, AL
Auburn University at Montgomery Public, four-years | Montgomery, AL

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