For Alabama Private colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $18,000.
Samford University has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $40,150 and Huntsville Bible College has the lowest tuition & fees of $4,730 among Alabama Private colleges. For graduate programs, Tuskegee University has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $26,228 and Selma University has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $4,800 among Alabama Private colleges.
The average COA of Alabama Private colleges in 2025 is $32,761 including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition & Fees | $18,000 | $13,861 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,059 | $1,059 |
| Room & Board | $9,245 | $9,245 |
| Other Expenses | $4,458 | $4,458 |
| COA | $32,761 | $28,623 |
The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Alabama Private colleges is $18,000. The average tuition is computed based on the largest program's tuition at each trade school.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Alabama Private colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| Tuition | Fees | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | $17,212 | $1,247 |
| 2021-2022 | $16,383 | $1,113 |
| 2022-2023 | $16,000 | $1,071 |
| 2023-2024 | $16,427 | $1,251 |
| 2024-2025 | $16,686 | $1,313 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Alabama Private colleges in 2025 is $13,861.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Alabama Private colleges over last 5 years.
| Tuition | Fees | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | $12,507 | $1,013 |
| 2021-2022 | $13,294 | $952 |
| 2022-2023 | $13,099 | $932 |
| 2023-2024 | $12,529 | $1,108 |
| 2024-2025 | $12,574 | $1,287 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Alabama Private colleges in 2025 is $657.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $626.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | $662 | $634 |
| 2021-2022 | $642 | $641 |
| 2022-2023 | $608 | $604 |
| 2023-2024 | $633 | $615 |
| 2024-2025 | $657 | $626 |
The average living costs of Alabama Private colleges in 2025 is $13,703 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $15,762 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.
The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for Alabama Private colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2020-2021 | $9,523 | $4,269 | $9,895 | $4,773 |
| 2021-2022 | $9,320 | $4,374 | $10,440 | $4,869 |
| 2022-2023 | $9,511 | $4,481 | $10,292 | $4,843 |
| 2023-2024 | $9,001 | $4,451 | $10,846 | $5,089 |
| 2024-2025 | $9,245 | $4,458 | $10,671 | $5,091 |