Of the 60 colleges in Alabama, 60 colleges offer online programs. By school type, there are 37 public and 23 private schools.

By offered degree, 60 schools offer undergraduate level programs and 30 schools offer graduate programs through online.

In particular, 2 colleges offer all programs through online only. The schools are:

The 2024 average tuition & fees of the schools is $15,477 for undergraduate programs and $16,633 for graduate programs. Schools may offer "in-state" rate for Alabama residents.

A total of 82,480 students were in online degree programs or took online courses. It is 28.19% of total enrollment.

Alabama Online Schools Statistics

The following table shows the 2024 average academic statistics for Alabama Online Schools.

Alabama Online Schools Statistics (2023-2024)
Number of Online Schools60 Online Schools (37 public, 23 private)
Tuition & Fees$15,477 Undergraduate
$16,633 Graduate
Student PopulationTotal 292,615 (4,877 in average)
Online Student PopulationTotal 82,480 (1,375 in average)
Average Number of Online Programs Offered17
Student to Faculty Ratio15.6 to 1

Alabama Online Schools Comparison

The following table lists and compare Alabama colleges that offer online degree and/or courses.

2024 Tuition Comparison Between Online Schools in Alabama
NameUndergraduate Tuition & FeesGraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationOnline PopulationNumber of Total ProgramsNumber of Online Programs
Alabama A & M UniversityNormal, AL $18,634 $21,574 6,007 429 63 1
University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, AL $21,864 $20,556 21,639 5,984 205 9
Amridge UniversityMontgomery, AL $10,470 $13,090 647 647 31 31
University of Alabama in HuntsvilleHuntsville, AL $24,770 $25,484 9,237 1,177 113 15
Alabama State UniversityMontgomery, AL $19,576 $17,752 3,828 420 61 8
The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, AL $33,200 $33,040 38,644 5,820 239 11
Central Alabama Community CollegeAlexander City, AL $8,850 - 1,777 392 34 1
Athens State UniversityAthens, AL $17,370 $16,920 2,894 1,832 90 63
Auburn University at MontgomeryMontgomery, AL $20,092 $19,018 5,109 993 79 8
Auburn UniversityAuburn, AL $33,944 $33,908 31,764 3,101 285 50
Birmingham-Southern CollegeBirmingham, AL $22,750 $8,400 975 - 31
Chattahoochee Valley Community CollegePhenix City, AL $8,850 - 1,641 250 34
South University-MontgomeryMontgomery, AL $16,452 $16,536 361 198 20 17
Enterprise State Community CollegeEnterprise, AL $8,850 - 2,010 568 31 12
Coastal Alabama Community CollegeBay Minette, AL $8,790 - 6,800 1,789 53 3
Faulkner UniversityMontgomery, AL $23,920 $16,025 2,817 1,137 63
Gadsden State Community CollegeGadsden, AL $7,080 - 4,352 1,155 62 12
George C Wallace Community College-DothanDothan, AL $8,730 - 3,832 637 43 7
George C Wallace State Community College-HancevilleHanceville, AL $8,790 - 5,965 1,172 80 6
George C Wallace State Community College-SelmaSelma, AL $8,490 - 1,860 874 26
Herzing University-BirminghamBirmingham, AL $13,420 $9,160 578 197 41 36
Huntingdon CollegeMontgomery, AL $28,650 $14,300 817 - 33
Heritage Christian UniversityFlorence, AL $11,982 $5,742 143 110 4 4
J. F. Drake State Community and Technical CollegeHuntsville, AL $8,940 - 976 100 36
Jacksonville State UniversityJacksonville, AL $22,716 $17,640 9,632 2,087 87 31
Jefferson State Community CollegeBirmingham, AL $8,850 - 8,431 3,008 42 6
John C Calhoun State Community CollegeTanner, AL $8,870 - 8,163 2,949 32 4
Lawson State Community CollegeBirmingham, AL $8,790 - 2,919 604 67
University of West AlabamaLivingston, AL $20,090 $13,546 5,860 4,362 56 17
Lurleen B Wallace Community CollegeAndalusia, AL $8,790 - 1,929 496 31
Marion Military InstituteMarion, AL $15,538 - 320 - 2
Miles CollegeFairfield, AL $12,714 - 1,258 109 28
University of MobileMobile, AL $26,120 $14,380 1,804 84 67 3
University of MontevalloMontevallo, AL $26,730 $26,532 2,586 193 42
Northwest Shoals Community CollegeMuscle Shoals, AL $8,881 - 4,032 614 53 5
University of North AlabamaFlorence, AL $22,190 $18,900 9,830 3,346 115 42
Northeast Alabama Community CollegeRainsville, AL $8,790 - 2,590 807 43
Oakwood UniversityHuntsville, AL $21,838 $14,516 1,470 109 80 14
Reid State Technical CollegeEvergreen, AL $10,700 - 434 17 16
Bishop State Community CollegeMobile, AL $9,090 - 2,968 368 61
Samford UniversityBirmingham, AL $38,144 $22,604 5,682 218 143 27
Selma UniversitySelma, AL $4,800 $4,800 50 35 9
Shelton State Community CollegeTuscaloosa, AL $8,877 - 4,166 1,315 55 4
Snead State Community CollegeBoaz, AL $9,028 - 2,507 1,324 26 3
University of South AlabamaMobile, AL $18,652 $17,680 13,438 3,953 129 13
Spring Hill CollegeMobile, AL $23,270 $7,854 1,046 128 67 26
Stillman CollegeTuscaloosa, AL $11,392 - 744 223 17 6
Talladega CollegeTalladega, AL $15,650 $17,753 903 266 30 30
H Councill Trenholm State Community CollegeMontgomery, AL $8,700 - 1,984 648 57 2
Troy UniversityTroy, AL $19,584 $17,100 14,156 7,151 92 48
Tuskegee UniversityTuskegee, AL $23,440 $24,224 2,570 2 70
United States Sports AcademyDaphne, AL $18,900 $19,440 240 240 12 12
Bevill State Community CollegeJasper, AL $8,234 - 3,703 855 48 9
Southern Union State Community CollegeWadley, AL $8,790 - 4,386 645 52 4
Remington College-Mobile CampusMobile, AL $20,476 - 255 - 9
Huntsville Bible CollegeHuntsville, AL $4,730 $4,814 92 14 13
Strayer University-AlabamaBirmingham, AL $13,920 $15,135 1,380 1,380 37 37
Columbia Southern UniversityOrange Beach, AL $5,808 $3,820 15,948 15,948 58 58
Fortis Institute-BirminghamBirmingham, AL $14,741 - 381 - 8
Ross Medical Education Center-HuntsvilleHuntsville, AL $16,297 - 85 - 3
Average$15,477 $16,633 4,877 1,375 58.5667 17.3750