What colleges in Alabama actually cost
The sticker price is not what most families pay. Every Alabama college below shows its published cost of attendance beside the average net price families in the lowest reported income band actually paid after grants and scholarships — no account needed.
- Colleges
- 65
- in Alabama with net-price data
- Median sticker price
- $22,758
- a year, across the 65 with a cost of attendance
- Median college's avg. net price, under $30,000
- $13,869
- after grants — the median of each college's average, across the 64 that report this band
| College | City | Sticker price | Avg. net price (income band) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama A & M University | Normal | $27,153 | $16,500Under $30,000 |
| Alabama School of Nail Technology & Cosmetology | Jackson | $26,107 | $21,654Under $30,000 |
| Alabama State University | Montgomery | $23,586 | $19,711Under $30,000 |
| Auburn University | Auburn | $34,919 | $16,681Under $30,000 |
| Auburn University at Montgomery | Montgomery | $21,353 | $11,706Under $30,000 |
| Bevill State Community College | Jasper | $13,827 | $5,204Under $30,000 |
| Bishop State Community College | Mobile | $13,085 | $5,157Under $30,000 |
| Blue Cliff Career College | Mobile | $20,175 | $12,573Under $30,000 |
| Brown Beauty Barber School | Bessemer | $32,112 | $24,717Under $30,000 |
| Central Alabama Community College | Alexander City | $21,413 | $15,042Under $30,000 |
| Chattahoochee Valley Community College | Phenix City | $12,600 | $3,275Under $30,000 |
| Coastal Alabama Community College | Bay Minette | $20,605 | $11,916Under $30,000 |
| Columbia Southern University | Orange Beach | $18,226 | $12,913Under $30,000 |
| Enterprise State Community College | Enterprise | $19,956 | $11,191Under $30,000 |
| Faulkner University | Montgomery | $37,626 | $23,385Under $30,000 |
| Fortis College | Mobile | $25,710 | $18,949Under $30,000 |
| Fortis College-Dothan | Dothan | $25,168 | $18,428Under $30,000 |
| Fortis College-Montgomery | Montgomery | $27,286 | $20,901Under $30,000 |
| Fortis Institute-Birmingham | Birmingham | $32,927 | $25,257Under $30,000 |
| Gadsden State Community College | Gadsden | $10,189 | $3,438Under $30,000 |
| George C Wallace Community College-Dothan | Dothan | $9,308 | $1,199Under $30,000 |
| George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville | Hanceville | $19,008 | $11,719Under $30,000 |
| George C Wallace State Community College-Selma | Selma | $19,175 | $8,948Under $30,000 |
| H Councill Trenholm State Community College | Montgomery | $16,971 | $7,847Under $30,000 |
| Heritage Christian University | Florence | $20,909 | $15,833$30,000–$48,000 |
| Herzing University-Birmingham | Birmingham | $27,750 | $19,913Under $30,000 |
| Huntingdon College | Montgomery | $40,908 | $20,435Under $30,000 |
| J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College | Huntsville | $14,456 | $5,916Under $30,000 |
| Jacksonville State University | Jacksonville | $24,257 | $12,472Under $30,000 |
| Jefferson State Community College | Birmingham | $14,814 | $6,836Under $30,000 |
| John C Calhoun State Community College | Tanner | $13,073 | $5,217Under $30,000 |
| Lawson State Community College | Birmingham | $14,895 | $6,102Under $30,000 |
| Lurleen B Wallace Community College | Andalusia | $12,392 | $2,054Under $30,000 |
| Marion Military Institute | Marion | $18,743 | $7,471Under $30,000 |
| Miles College | Fairfield | $21,154 | $13,907Under $30,000 |
| New Beginning College of Cosmetology | Albertville | $18,619 | $13,830Under $30,000 |
| Northeast Alabama Community College | Rainsville | $11,620 | $1,451Under $30,000 |
| Northwest Shoals Community College | Muscle Shoals | $11,340 | $1,356Under $30,000 |
| Oakwood University | Huntsville | $40,176 | $23,999Under $30,000 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Birmingham | Hoover | $22,896 | $15,899Under $30,000 |
| Reid State Technical College | Evergreen | $10,739 | $735Under $30,000 |
| Remington College-Mobile Campus | Mobile | $32,998 | $25,859Under $30,000 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Huntsville | Huntsville | $23,774 | $18,928Under $30,000 |
| Samford University | Birmingham | $57,456 | $22,716Under $30,000 |
| Shelton State Community College | Tuscaloosa | $20,350 | $14,091Under $30,000 |
| Snead State Community College | Boaz | $11,220 | $2,256Under $30,000 |
| South University-Montgomery | Montgomery | $34,793 | $27,444Under $30,000 |
| Southern Union State Community College | Wadley | $13,637 | $3,543Under $30,000 |
| Spring Hill College | Mobile | $39,936 | $15,598Under $30,000 |
| Stillman College | Tuscaloosa | $26,107 | $14,804Under $30,000 |
| Talladega College | Talladega | $25,185 | $12,835Under $30,000 |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Huntsville | Huntsville | $19,936 | $15,180Under $30,000 |
| The University of Alabama | Tuscaloosa | $33,382 | $19,169Under $30,000 |
| Troy University | Troy | $23,165 | $12,656Under $30,000 |
| Tuskegee University | Tuskegee | $43,454 | $34,324Under $30,000 |
| United States Sports University | Daphne | $32,606 | $21,550Under $30,000 |
| University Academy of Hair Design | Tuscaloosa | $15,855 | $12,018Under $30,000 |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham | Birmingham | $28,145 | $16,172Under $30,000 |
| University of Alabama in Huntsville | Huntsville | $27,392 | $16,192Under $30,000 |
| University of Mobile | Mobile | $41,115 | $17,550Under $30,000 |
| University of Montevallo | Montevallo | $27,398 | $14,471Under $30,000 |
| University of North Alabama | Florence | $23,786 | $9,741Under $30,000 |
| University of South Alabama | Mobile | $25,476 | $12,657Under $30,000 |
| University of West Alabama | Livingston | $22,758 | $12,179Under $30,000 |
| Winonah's International School of Cosmetology | Hoover | $17,030 | $14,175Under $30,000 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, 2024 data release. Sticker price is the college's cost of attendance (the published figure, or the sum of its published components). Net price is the average paid by students who received federal aid, grouped by household income. Averages from past students — your family's cost could be higher or lower.
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