A total of 286,024 students are enrolled in Alabama colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.
In Alabama colleges and universites, 33,088 students are 18 years old or younger(11.57%), 72,681 students are 18 or 19 years old (25.41%), 59,204 students are between 20 and 22 years old (20.70%), 38,089 students are between 22 and 24 years old (13.32%), and 28,041 students are between 25 and 29 years old (9.80%).
30,171 students are between 30 and 39 years old (10.55%), 16,523 students are between 40 and 49 years old (5.78%), 7,929 students are 50 years old or older (2.77%).
In Alabama 4-year colleges and universites, 6,081 students are 18 years old or younger(3.08%), 49,546 students are 18 or 19 years old (25.08%), 47,431 students are between 20 and 22 years old (24.01%), 30,046 students are between 22 and 24 years old (15.21%), 20,924 students are between 25 and 29 years old (10.59%), 23,107 students are between 30 and 39 years old (11.70%), 13,676 students are between 40 and 49 years old (6.92%), 6,581 students are 50 years old or older (3.33%)
In Alabama community colleges, there are 50,142 students are younger than 20 years old (56.67%), 19,816 students are between 20 and 24 years old (22.40%), 7,117 students are between 25 and 29 years old (8.04%), and 11,259 students are 30 years old or older (12.73%).
| Total Enrollment | Under 18 | 18-19 | 20-21 | 22-24 | 25-29 | 30-40 | 40-50 | 50 and Over | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Levels | 286,024 | 33,088 (11.57%) |
72,681 (25.41%) |
59,204 (20.70%) |
38,089 (13.32%) |
28,041 (9.80%) |
30,171 (10.55%) |
16,523 (5.78%) |
7,929 (2.77%) |
| 4-Year Colleges | 197,550 | 6,081 (3.08%) |
49,546 (25.08%) |
47,431 (24.01%) |
30,046 (15.21%) |
20,924 (10.59%) |
23,107 (11.70%) |
13,676 (6.92%) |
6,581 (3.33%) |
| Community Colleges | 88,474 | 27,007 (30.53%) |
23,135 (26.15%) |
11,773 (13.31%) |
8,043 (9.09%) |
7,117 (8.04%) |
7,064 (7.98%) |
2,847 (3.22%) |
1,348 (1.52%) |
| Trade Schools | 0 | 0 (-) |
0 (-) |
0 (-) |
0 (-) |
0 (-) |
0 (-) |
0 (-) |
0 (-) |
The following table compares student population by age between Alabama colleges. A total of 286,024 students have enrolled in Alabama colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.
| School | Total Enrollment | Under 18 | 18-19 | 20-21 | 22-24 | 25-29 | 30-40 | 40-50 | 50 and Over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Alabama at BirminghamPublic, 4-year | 20,905 | 123 (0.59%) |
3,705 (17.72%) |
4,393 (21.01%) | 4,518 (21.61%) |
3,989 (19.08%) |
2,520 (12.05%) |
1,112 (5.32%) | 545 (2.61%) |
| University of Alabama in HuntsvillePublic, 4-year | 8,564 | 217 (2.53%) |
2,174 (25.39%) |
2,231 (26.05%) | 1,699 (19.84%) |
1,080 (12.61%) |
724 (8.45%) |
284 (3.32%) | 155 (1.81%) |
| Alabama State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 4,081 | 155 (3.80%) |
1,633 (40.01%) |
985 (24.14%) | 700 (17.15%) |
283 (6.93%) |
171 (4.19%) |
83 (2.03%) | 71 (1.74%) |
| The University of AlabamaPublic, 4-year | 40,846 | 1,259 (3.08%) |
14,760 (36.14%) |
13,318 (32.61%) | 5,063 (12.40%) |
2,352 (5.76%) |
2,324 (5.69%) |
1,191 (2.92%) | 579 (1.42%) |
| Central Alabama Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,140 | 870 (40.65%) |
504 (23.55%) |
220 (10.28%) | 148 (6.92%) |
126 (5.89%) |
173 (8.08%) |
69 (3.22%) | 30 (1.40%) |
| Athens State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 2,986 | 1 (0.03%) |
50 (1.67%) |
455 (15.24%) | 600 (20.09%) |
555 (18.59%) |
696 (23.31%) |
446 (14.94%) | 183 (6.13%) |
| Auburn University at MontgomeryPublic, 4-year | 5,217 | 511 (9.79%) |
720 (13.80%) |
801 (15.35%) | 1,377 (26.39%) |
974 (18.67%) |
491 (9.41%) |
231 (4.43%) | 110 (2.11%) |
| Auburn UniversityPublic, 4-year | 34,145 | 876 (2.57%) |
11,605 (33.99%) |
11,429 (33.47%) | 5,239 (15.34%) |
2,375 (6.96%) |
1,723 (5.05%) |
624 (1.83%) | 274 (0.80%) |
| Chattahoochee Valley Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,705 | 502 (29.44%) |
344 (20.18%) |
203 (11.91%) | 128 (7.51%) |
141 (8.27%) |
249 (14.60%) |
102 (5.98%) | 36 (2.11%) |
| Enterprise State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,699 | 1,030 (38.16%) |
693 (25.68%) |
296 (10.97%) | 160 (5.93%) |
176 (6.52%) |
198 (7.34%) |
89 (3.30%) | 57 (2.11%) |
| Coastal Alabama Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 7,553 | 2,468 (32.68%) |
2,183 (28.90%) |
913 (12.09%) | 639 (8.46%) |
567 (7.51%) |
507 (6.71%) |
178 (2.36%) | 96 (1.27%) |
| Faulkner UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 3,086 | 171 (5.54%) |
235 (7.62%) |
296 (9.59%) | 594 (19.25%) |
551 (17.85%) |
636 (20.61%) |
401 (12.99%) | 202 (6.55%) |
| Gadsden State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 5,071 | 1,312 (25.87%) |
1,374 (27.10%) |
733 (14.45%) | 496 (9.78%) |
451 (8.89%) |
427 (8.42%) |
177 (3.49%) | 101 (1.99%) |
| George C Wallace Community College-DothanPublic, 2-4 year | 4,044 | 937 (23.17%) |
927 (22.92%) |
525 (12.98%) | 457 (11.30%) |
407 (10.06%) |
470 (11.62%) |
221 (5.46%) | 92 (2.27%) |
| George C Wallace State Community College-HancevillePublic, 2-4 year | 6,424 | 1,850 (28.80%) |
1,720 (26.77%) |
976 (15.19%) | 576 (8.97%) |
526 (8.19%) |
481 (7.49%) |
202 (3.14%) | 93 (1.45%) |
| George C Wallace State Community College-SelmaPublic, 2-4 year | 1,925 | 995 (51.69%) |
355 (18.44%) |
144 (7.48%) | 107 (5.56%) |
98 (5.09%) |
151 (7.84%) |
61 (3.17%) | 14 (0.73%) |
| Huntingdon CollegePrivate, 4-year | 892 | 4 (0.45%) |
487 (54.60%) |
325 (36.43%) | 71 (7.96%) |
5 (0.56%) |
- | - | - |
| Heritage Christian UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 178 | 18 (10.11%) |
6 (3.37%) |
10 (5.62%) | 18 (10.11%) |
28 (15.73%) |
44 (24.72%) |
25 (14.04%) | 29 (16.29%) |
| J. F. Drake State Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,187 | 411 (34.63%) |
174 (14.66%) |
113 (9.52%) | 108 (9.10%) |
132 (11.12%) |
166 (13.98%) |
51 (4.30%) | 32 (2.70%) |
| Jacksonville State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 9,955 | 1,358 (13.64%) |
2,801 (28.14%) |
2,509 (25.20%) | 1,475 (14.82%) |
683 (6.86%) |
587 (5.90%) |
374 (3.76%) | 168 (1.69%) |
| Jefferson State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 9,240 | 3,350 (36.26%) |
1,794 (19.42%) |
1,127 (12.20%) | 943 (10.21%) |
815 (8.82%) |
766 (8.29%) |
305 (3.30%) | 140 (1.52%) |
| John C Calhoun State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 9,119 | 1,626 (17.83%) |
2,600 (28.51%) |
1,519 (16.66%) | 1,118 (12.26%) |
916 (10.04%) |
805 (8.83%) |
358 (3.93%) | 177 (1.94%) |
| Lawson State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 3,453 | 473 (13.70%) |
874 (25.31%) |
507 (14.68%) | 388 (11.24%) |
438 (12.68%) |
455 (13.18%) |
199 (5.76%) | 90 (2.61%) |
| University of West AlabamaPublic, 4-year | 6,820 | 43 (0.63%) |
502 (7.36%) |
566 (8.30%) | 951 (13.94%) |
1,233 (18.08%) |
1,829 (26.82%) |
1,103 (16.17%) | 445 (6.52%) |
| Lurleen B Wallace Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,062 | 891 (43.21%) |
586 (28.42%) |
210 (10.18%) | 110 (5.33%) |
122 (5.92%) |
86 (4.17%) |
40 (1.94%) | 17 (0.82%) |
| Marion Military InstitutePublic, 2-4 year | 332 | 9 (2.71%) |
254 (76.51%) |
62 (18.67%) | 7 (2.11%) |
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| University of MontevalloPublic, 4-year | 3,088 | 498 (16.13%) |
877 (28.40%) |
795 (25.74%) | 448 (14.51%) |
190 (6.15%) |
128 (4.15%) |
109 (3.53%) | 43 (1.39%) |
| Northwest Shoals Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 4,665 | 2,337 (50.10%) |
1,123 (24.07%) |
390 (8.36%) | 284 (6.09%) |
236 (5.06%) |
199 (4.27%) |
64 (1.37%) | 32 (0.69%) |
| Northeast Alabama Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 3,208 | 1,454 (45.32%) |
773 (24.10%) |
337 (10.50%) | 191 (5.95%) |
144 (4.49%) |
186 (5.80%) |
73 (2.28%) | 50 (1.56%) |
| Oakwood UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,226 | 72 (5.87%) |
441 (35.97%) |
389 (31.73%) | 196 (15.99%) |
56 (4.57%) |
26 (2.12%) |
23 (1.88%) | 23 (1.88%) |
| Reid State Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 641 | 163 (25.43%) |
223 (34.79%) |
52 (8.11%) | 43 (6.71%) |
42 (6.55%) |
76 (11.86%) |
32 (4.99%) | 10 (1.56%) |
| Bishop State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 4,001 | 1,433 (35.82%) |
808 (20.19%) |
427 (10.67%) | 353 (8.82%) |
388 (9.70%) |
381 (9.52%) |
147 (3.67%) | 64 (1.60%) |
| Samford UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 6,097 | 25 (0.41%) |
1,968 (32.28%) |
1,925 (31.57%) | 1,253 (20.55%) |
446 (7.32%) |
243 (3.99%) |
140 (2.30%) | 93 (1.53%) |
| Shelton State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 4,601 | 1,157 (25.15%) |
1,330 (28.91%) |
835 (18.15%) | 501 (10.89%) |
322 (7.00%) |
287 (6.24%) |
117 (2.54%) | 52 (1.13%) |
| Snead State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,917 | 722 (24.75%) |
907 (31.09%) |
519 (17.79%) | 281 (9.63%) |
159 (5.45%) |
151 (5.18%) |
50 (1.71%) | 28 (0.96%) |
| University of South AlabamaPublic, 4-year | 14,003 | 332 (2.37%) |
3,322 (23.72%) |
3,020 (21.57%) | 2,333 (16.66%) |
1,815 (12.96%) |
1,971 (14.08%) |
859 (6.13%) | 351 (2.51%) |
| Spring Hill CollegePrivate, 4-year | 919 | 10 (1.09%) |
301 (32.75%) |
338 (36.78%) | 127 (13.82%) |
39 (4.24%) |
40 (4.35%) |
27 (2.94%) | 37 (4.03%) |
| H Councill Trenholm State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,046 | 346 (16.91%) |
489 (23.90%) |
289 (14.13%) | 259 (12.66%) |
283 (13.83%) |
248 (12.12%) |
86 (4.20%) | 45 (2.20%) |
| Troy UniversityPublic, 4-year | 13,658 | 259 (1.90%) |
2,474 (18.11%) |
2,520 (18.45%) | 2,184 (15.99%) |
1,937 (14.18%) |
2,458 (18.00%) |
1,254 (9.18%) | 572 (4.19%) |
| Tuskegee UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 3,121 | 114 (3.65%) |
1,408 (45.11%) |
809 (25.92%) | 468 (15.00%) |
199 (6.38%) |
86 (2.76%) |
29 (0.93%) | 7 (0.22%) |
| Bevill State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 4,378 | 1,930 (44.08%) |
1,052 (24.03%) |
377 (8.61%) | 247 (5.64%) |
265 (6.05%) |
325 (7.42%) |
131 (2.99%) | 51 (1.16%) |
| Southern Union State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 5,063 | 741 (14.64%) |
2,048 (40.45%) |
999 (19.73%) | 499 (9.86%) |
363 (7.17%) |
277 (5.47%) |
95 (1.88%) | 41 (0.81%) |
| Columbia Southern UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 17,763 | 35 (0.20%) |
77 (0.43%) |
317 (1.78%) | 732 (4.12%) |
2,134 (12.01%) |
6,410 (36.09%) |
5,361 (30.18%) | 2,694 (15.17%) |