The top city with the most 4-year colleges in Alabama is Montgomery, AL with a total of 10 colleges with 16,623 students enrolled.While Montgomery has the most individual colleges, it is not the city with the most students. Tuscaloosa has the largest student population with 46,216 students enrolled (4 colleges) in Alabama. You can check the largets cities by student population in Alabama here.
The largest college in Montgomery is Auburn University at Montgomery with 5,217 students enrolled.
Other top cities in Alabama include
- Birmingham, AL (8 colleges, 42,812 students). The largest college in Birmingham is University of Alabama at Birmingham with 20,905 students.
- Mobile, AL (8 colleges, 21,203 students). The leading institution in Mobile is University of South Alabama with 14,003 students.
- Huntsville, AL (7 colleges, 11,260 students). The most prominent college in Huntsville is Sam Houston State University with 21,039 students.
- Tuscaloosa, AL (4 colleges, 46,216 students). The biggest institution in Tuscaloosa is The University of Alabama with 40,846 students.
- Dothan, AL (4 colleges, 4,999 students). The leading institution in Dothan is Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine with 778 students.
- Troy, AL (2 colleges, 13,658 students). The leading institution in Troy is Troy University with 13,658 students.
- Florence, AL (2 colleges, 10,382 students). The most prominent college in Florence is University of North Alabama with 10,204 students.
- Selma, AL (2 colleges, 2,020 students). The largest college in Selma is Selma University with 95 students.
- Phenix City, AL (2 colleges, 1,705 students). The largest college in Phenix City is Troy University-Phenix City Campus.
Alabama Cities with Most Colleges
The following table lists cities with the most number of 4-year colleges in Alabama, including the total number of schools, total enrollment, undergraduate and graduate students
, along with the distribution of men and women students across institutions. Click on any city to explore detailed information about colleges in that area. Each page also includes information about community colleges and trade schoools in the metropolitan region and nearby cities.