For Alabama 4-Year Colleges, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $11,304 for Alabama residents and $18,841 for out-of-state students.

For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $10,414 for Alabama residents and $16,800 for out-of-state students.

Samford University has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $38,144 and Huntsville Bible College has the lowest tuition & fees of $4,730 among Alabama 4-Year Colleges. For graduate programs, Auburn University has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $33,908 and Columbia Southern University has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $3,820 among Alabama 4-Year Colleges.

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Costs of Attendance (COA)

The average COA of Alabama 4-Year Colleges in 2024 is $26,735 for state residents and $34,272 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.

Table. 2024 Average Costs of Attendance for Alabama 4-Year Colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$11,304$18,841$10,414$16,800
Books & Supplies$1,226$1,226
Room & Board$9,857$9,857
Other Expenses$4,349$4,349
COA$26,735$34,272$25,845$32,231

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Alabama 4-Year Colleges is $11,304 for state residents and $18,841 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Alabama 4-Year Colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.

Table. 2024 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Alabama 4-Year Colleges (2020-2024)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2019-2020$8,998$1,430$17,724$1,160
2020-2021$8,777$1,349$17,277$1,146
2021-2022$9,231$1,509$17,318$1,002
2022-2023$9,411$1,559$17,247$1,005
2023-2024$9,634$1,670$17,733$1,107
*The amount of tuition for 2023-2024 includes fees.

Graduate Programs Tuition & Fees

The average graduate program tuition & fees of Alabama 4-Year Colleges in 2024 is $10,414 for state residents and $16,800 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Alabama 4-Year Colleges over last 5 years.

Table. 2024 Average Graduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Alabama 4-Year Colleges (2020-2024)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2019-2020$8,588$1,070$14,949$904
2020-2021$8,622$1,054$15,686$957
2021-2022$8,763$1,133$15,999$966
2022-2023$8,918$1,136$16,045$964
2023-2024$9,187$1,227$15,730$1,069

Tuition Per Credit Hour (Part-time Students and Over Credits)

The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Alabama 4-Year Colleges in 2024 is $508 for state residents and $697 for out-of-state students.

The graduate average cost per credit hour is $601 for state residents and $873 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.

Table. 2024 Average Cost Per Credit Hour for Alabama 4-Year Colleges (2020-2024)
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
2019-2020$492$666 $525$785
2020-2021$505$686 $539$814
2021-2022$500$684 $546$822
2022-2023$492$675 $537$813
2023-2024$508$697 $601$873

Alabama 4-Year Colleges Living Costs

The average living costs of Alabama 4-Year Colleges in 2024 is $14,206 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $15,939 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.

The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for Alabama 4-Year Colleges.

Table. 2024 Average Living Costs for Alabama 4-Year Colleges (2020-2024)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2019-2020 $9,438$4,019 $9,372$4,239
2020-2021 $9,547$4,073 $9,422$5,352
2021-2022 $9,609$4,105 $10,026$4,901
2022-2023 $9,826$4,208 $10,138$4,950
2023-2024 $9,857$4,349 $10,676$5,263