Alabama Private colleges 2025 Average Tuition

For Alabama Private colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $18,000.

Samford University has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $40,150 and Huntsville Bible College has the lowest tuition & fees of $4,730 among Alabama Private colleges. For graduate programs, Tuskegee University has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $26,228 and Selma University has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $4,800 among Alabama Private colleges.

Costs of Attendance (COA)

The average COA of Alabama Private colleges in 2025 is $32,761 including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.

Table. 2025 Average Costs of Attendance for Alabama Private colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
Tuition & Fees$18,000$13,861
Books & Supplies$1,059$1,059
Room & Board$9,245$9,245
Other Expenses$4,458$4,458
COA$32,761$28,623

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Alabama Private colleges is $18,000. The average tuition is computed based on the largest program's tuition at each trade school.

The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Alabama Private colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.

Table. 2025 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Alabama Private colleges (2021-2025)
TuitionFees
2020-2021$17,212$1,247
2021-2022$16,383$1,113
2022-2023$16,000$1,071
2023-2024$16,427$1,251
2024-2025$16,686$1,313
*The amount of tuition for 2024-2025 includes fees.

Graduate Programs Tuition & Fees

The average graduate program tuition & fees of Alabama Private colleges in 2025 is $13,861.

The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Alabama Private colleges over last 5 years.

Table. 2025 Average Graduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Alabama Private colleges (2021-2025)
TuitionFees
2020-2021$12,507$1,013
2021-2022$13,294$952
2022-2023$13,099$932
2023-2024$12,529$1,108
2024-2025$12,574$1,287

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

The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Alabama Private colleges in 2025 is $657.

The graduate average cost per credit hour is $626.

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

Table. 2025 Average Cost Per Credit Hour for Alabama Private colleges (2021-2025)
UndergraduateGraduate
2020-2021$662$634
2021-2022$642$641
2022-2023$608$604
2023-2024$633$615
2024-2025$657$626

Alabama Private colleges Living Costs

The average living costs of Alabama Private colleges in 2025 is $13,703 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $15,762 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 Private colleges.

Table. 2025 Average Living Costs for Alabama Private colleges (2021-2025)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2020-2021 $9,523$4,269 $9,895$4,773
2021-2022 $9,320$4,374 $10,440$4,869
2022-2023 $9,511$4,481 $10,292$4,843
2023-2024 $9,001$4,451 $10,846$5,089
2024-2025 $9,245$4,458 $10,671$5,091