Alabama Private Colleges with the Most Online Enrollment

In Alabama, 21,784 students enrolled online exclusively, and the number of online students decreased by 485 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 17,763 out of 17,763.00 total students (100.00%) among 8 Alabama colleges that offer online programs.

Faulkner University with 1,472 online students and Strayer University-Alabama with 1,327 online students are following it in Largest Online Alabama Private Colleges ranking.

Columbia Southern University stays at first place of the largest online college ranking since last year. Faulkner University ranked 2nd, up 1 place from 3rd last year.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $18,410 and graduate tuition & fees is $13,702 for the academic year 2024-2025.

At these Largest Online Alabama Private Colleges, the average acceptance rate is 77.33%, and the average SAT score is 1,150, making them not only cost-effective but also accessible options for a wide range of students.

Comparison between Largest Online Alabama Private Colleges

Table. Largest Online Alabama Private Colleges Comparison
School NameOnline EnrollmentTotal PopulationUndergraduateGraduateMenWomenUndergraduate Tuition & Fees
1
-		Columbia Southern University Orange Beach, ALPrivate, 4-year 17,763
724		17,76312,2135,55011,0256,738$6,224
2
1		Faulkner University Montgomery, ALPrivate, 4-year 1,472
244		3,0861,7581,3281,2981,788$23,920
3
1		Strayer University-Alabama Birmingham, ALPrivate, 4-year 1,327
266		1,3291,1961332501,079$13,920
4
-		Amridge University Montgomery, ALPrivate, 4-year 639
3		639243396273366$10,470
5
8		Miles College Fairfield, ALPrivate, 4-year 585
487		1,1801,180-605575$13,314
6
9		Samford University Birmingham, ALPrivate, 4-year 412
346		6,0974,2101,8872,0624,035$40,150
7
2		United States Sports University Daphne, ALPrivate, 4-year 267
1		367234133260107$20,700
8
-		Herzing University-Birmingham Birmingham, ALPrivate, 4-year 195
29		444442246398$13,450
9
2		South University-Montgomery Montgomery, ALPrivate, 4-year 185
11		303299458245$17,895
10
1		Spring Hill College Mobile, ALPrivate, 4-year 163
14		919782137411508$24,054
Average2,3013,2132,2561,0631,6291,584$18,410