In Alabama, 19,525 students enrolled online exclusively, and the number of online students decreased by 777 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 8 Alabama colleges that offer online programs.

Strayer University-Alabama with 1,380 online students and Faulkner University with 1,137 online students are following it in The largest online Alabama Private Colleges ranking.

Key Admission and Academic Facts of The Largest Online Alabama Private Colleges

Columbia Southern University has the most online students with 15,948 students and Strayer University-Alabama has the second highest online population with 1,380 students.

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

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $16,986 and graduate tuition & fees is $14,840 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 84.87% and the average SAT score is 1,100 at the schools.

The average graduation rate is 36.13% and the students to faculty ratio is 18 to 1 over the 10 colleges.

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

Table. The Largest Online Alabama Private Colleges Comparison
School NameOnline EnrollmentTotal PopulationUndergraduate EnrollmentGraduation EnrollmentMen EnrollmentWomen EnrollmentUndergraduate Tuition & Fees
1
-		Columbia Southern University Orange Beach, ALPrivate, 4-year 15,948
464		15,94811,3304,6189,9466,002$5,808
2
-		Strayer University-Alabama Birmingham, ALPrivate, 4-year 1,380
35		1,3801,2371432651,115$13,920
3
-		Faulkner University Montgomery, ALPrivate, 4-year 1,137
46		2,8171,7921,0251,1531,664$23,920
4
-		Amridge University Montgomery, ALPrivate, 4-year 647
76		647228419278369$10,470
5
1		Talladega College Talladega, ALPrivate, 4-year 266
8		90383568453450$15,650
6
4		United States Sports Academy Daphne, ALPrivate, 4-year 240
72		24010813217565$18,900
7
-		Stillman College Tuscaloosa, ALPrivate, 4-year 223
1		744744-328416$11,392
8
3		Samford University Birmingham, ALPrivate, 4-year 218
161		5,6823,6722,0101,8243,858$38,144
9
1		South University-Montgomery Montgomery, ALPrivate, 4-year 198
9		3613154649312$18,238
10
1		Herzing University-Birmingham Birmingham, ALPrivate, 4-year 197
7		5785708126452$13,420
Average2,0452,9302,0839411,4601,470$16,986