Public colleges
Public Colleges in Alabama
CampusPin lists 37 public colleges and universities in Alabama, about 63.8% of the state's 58 institutions. Public colleges charge state residents a lower in-state rate, with a median published in-state tuition of $11,119 in this snapshot.
Alabama public colleges by the numbers
- Public colleges
- 37
- Share of state colleges
- 63.8%
- Median in-state tuition
- $11,119
- Median out-of-state tuition
- $20,978
- Out-of-state premium
- +$9,859
- National public in-state median
- $8,994
Counts and shares come from CampusPin's committed institution-distribution snapshot; tuition medians are the published public-university figures from the tuition-by-state snapshot. Published prices are before financial aid; net price is typically lower. Residency rules determine in-state eligibility.
Public universities in Alabama
- Alabama A & M UniversityNormal · $10,024 in-state
- Alabama State UniversityMontgomery · $11,248 in-state
- Athens State UniversityAthens · $10,952 in-state
- Auburn UniversityAuburn · $12,536 in-state
- Auburn University at MontgomeryMontgomery · $9,436 in-state
- Jacksonville State UniversityJacksonville · $12,426 in-state
- The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa · $11,900 in-state
- Troy UniversityTroy · $9,792 in-state
- University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham · $8,832 in-state
- University of Alabama in HuntsvilleHuntsville · $11,770 in-state
- University of MontevalloMontevallo · $13,710 in-state
- University of North AlabamaFlorence · $11,990 in-state
- University of South AlabamaMobile · $9,676 in-state
- University of West AlabamaLivingston · $10,990 in-state
Public community colleges in Alabama
- Bevill State Community CollegeJasper · $4,678
- Bishop State Community CollegeMobile · $5,280
- Central Alabama Community CollegeAlexander City · $5,040
- Chattahoochee Valley Community CollegePhenix City · $5,040
- Coastal Alabama Community CollegeBay Minette · $4,980
- Enterprise State Community CollegeEnterprise · $5,040
- Gadsden State Community CollegeGadsden · $4,032
- George C Wallace Community College-DothanDothan · $4,920
- George C Wallace State Community College-HancevilleHanceville · $4,980
- George C Wallace State Community College-SelmaSelma · $4,680
- H Councill Trenholm State Community CollegeMontgomery · $4,890
- J. F. Drake State Community and Technical CollegeHuntsville · $5,130
- Jefferson State Community CollegeBirmingham · $5,040
- John C Calhoun State Community CollegeTanner · $5,060
- Lawson State Community CollegeBirmingham · $4,980
- Lurleen B Wallace Community CollegeAndalusia · $4,980
- Marion Military InstituteMarion · $9,538
- Northeast Alabama Community CollegeRainsville · $4,980
- Northwest Shoals Community CollegeMuscle Shoals · $5,071
- Reid State Technical CollegeEvergreen · $6,100
- Shelton State Community CollegeTuscaloosa · $5,067
- Snead State Community CollegeBoaz · $5,472
- Southern Union State Community CollegeWadley · $4,980
Public vs private in Alabama
Public colleges are state-supported and charge residents a lower in-state rate; private colleges set one tuition for all students but often discount it heavily with institutional aid. Compare net price and outcomes, not just sticker price, on each profile. Our cost and outcomes by state research shows how the median net price and graduation rate vary from one state to the next.
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Data sources & methodology
Public-college counts and tuition for Alabama come from CampusPin's committed institution-distribution and tuition-by-state snapshots; the college list is compiled live from each institution's record.
Sources used across this page
Not every source informs every figure. Each data point draws on the source appropriate to it see the relevant section and the data dictionary for field-level provenance.
IPEDS / NCES College Navigator
Federal enrollment, admissions, tuition, retention, and program data. Released annually with a 1–2 year lag.
U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard
Net price by income band, post-graduation earnings, and federal aid context.
Institutional websites
Each school's official admissions, registrar, and financial-aid pages are the authoritative source for current details.
Where a value is unavailable it is shown as unavailable, never as 0, free, or a negative judgment. Always confirm final details with the institution before applying.
Suggested citation
CampusPin. Public Colleges in Alabama. Retrieved from https://campuspin.com/public-colleges-in/alabama