There are 84 colleges in Alabama - 42 public and 42 private schools. The 2024 average undergraduate tuition of the Alabama colleges is $10,747 for state residents and $18,841 for out-of-state students.

44 Alabama cities have at least one college and, of them, Montgomery has the most of 10 colleges. It has 8 four-year colleges and 1 community college with a total of 15,778 students. Birmingham and Mobile also has a number of colleges of 8 and 8 colleges respectively.

The following table shows the Alabama colleges by city. The 2024 tuition & fees based on 4-year colleges' cost. You can view the list of colleges and average statistics for each city by following the link on the city name. Furthermore, you can sort the table by each column by touching/clicking the colum title.

84 Alabama Colleges by City
CityNumber of SchoolsUnder-graduate TuitionGraduate TuitionPopulationStudents to Faculty
Total4-yearCommunity CollegesTrade SchoolsTotalUnder.Graduate
Montgomery 10811 $19,083
($10,159)		 $16,120
($9,610)		 15,778 12,396 3,382 13 to 1
Birmingham 853- $22,020
($8,832)		 $15,171
($8,424)		 41,985 31,217 10,768 18 to 1
Mobile 8332 $22,681
($9,676)		 $13,305
($9,040)		 19,831 14,540 5,291 17 to 1
Huntsville 7412 $16,315
($11,878)		 $14,938
($11,686)		 11,923 9,790 2,133 12 to 1
Dothan 4211 $19,584
($9,792)		 - 4,720 3,959 761 9 to 1
Tuscaloosa 4211 $22,296
($11,900)		 $33,040
($11,740)		 43,598 37,412 6,186 16 to 1
Troy 22-- $14,688
($9,792)		 $17,100
($8,550)		 14,156 10,768 3,388 8 to 1
Florence 22-- $17,086
($11,990)		 $12,321
($9,990)		 9,973 7,296 2,677 13 to 1
Selma 211- $4,800 $4,800 1,910 1,891 19 10 to 1
Hoover 2--2 - - 251 251 - 16 to 1
Phenix City 211- $19,584
($9,792)		 - 1,641 1,641 - 8 to 1
Daphne 11-- $18,900 $19,440 240 108 132 11 to 1
Jacksonville 11-- $22,716
($12,426)		 $17,640
($11,304)		 9,632 8,310 1,322 19 to 1
Wadley 1-1- - - 4,386 4,386 - 19 to 1
Livingston 11-- $20,090
($10,990)		 $13,546
($6,868)		 5,860 2,427 3,433 18 to 1
Alexander City 1-1- - - 1,777 1,777 - 16 to 1
Orange Beach 11-- $5,808 $3,820 15,948 11,330 4,618 28 to 1
Marion 1-1- - - 320 320 - 11 to 1
Auburn 11-- $33,944
($12,536)		 $33,908
($12,524)		 31,764 25,379 6,385 20 to 1
Midfield 1--1 - - 12 12 - 12 to 1
Enterprise 1-1- - - 2,010 2,010 - 17 to 1
Bessemer 1--1 - - 37 37 - 13 to 1
Muscle Shoals 1-1- - - 4,032 4,032 - 16 to 1
Gadsden 1-1- - - 4,352 4,352 - 17 to 1
Saraland 1--1 - - - - - -
Evergreen 1-1- - - 434 434 - 14 to 1
Talladega 11-- $15,650 $17,753 903 835 68 22 to 1
Normal 11-- $18,634
($10,024)		 $21,574
($11,542)		 6,007 5,206 801 19 to 1
Tuskegee 11-- $23,440 $24,224 2,570 2,100 470 7 to 1
Deatsville 1--1 - - 768 768 - 11 to 1
Jasper 1-1- - - 3,703 3,703 - 13 to 1
Tanner 1-1- - - 8,163 8,163 - 20 to 1
Madison 1--1 - - 110 110 - 18 to 1
Andalusia 1-1- - - 1,929 1,929 - 16 to 1
Athens 11-- $17,370
($9,840)		 $16,920
($10,536)		 2,894 2,520 374 14 to 1
Fairfield 11-- $12,714 - 1,258 1,258 - 14 to 1
Jackson 1--1 - - 43 43 - 20 to 1
Montevallo 11-- $26,730
($13,710)		 $26,532
($11,916)		 2,586 2,172 414 12 to 1
Bay Minette 1-1- - - 6,800 6,800 - 15 to 1
Redstone Arsenal 11-- $8,304 - - - - -
Rainsville 1-1- - - 2,590 2,590 - 17 to 1
Albertville 1--1 - - 45 45 - 7 to 1
Boaz 1-1- - - 2,507 2,507 - 21 to 1
Hanceville 1-1- - - 5,965 5,965 - 19 to 1