Private Colleges in Alabama

The 2023 Directory of Alabama Private Colleges and Costs

Alabama Private Colleges, Cost and Affordability for 2022

How much does it cost to attend private college in Alabama?   The average annual in-state four year, not for profit private college tuition in Alabama was $15,644 for the 2021-2022 academic year. This is a change of ($1,144) from the 2019-2020 average of $16,788 and represents a -6.81% annual decline. The list of Alabama private colleges below provides school specific cost and value rating.

Our guide surveyed tuition data from the 31 private colleges and universities in Alabama, the most popular being Columbia Southern University with 11,110 full time students and an in-state tuition list price of $5,640. Samford University is the most expensive private school in Alabama with an in-state tuition of $34,410.

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<Academic Rating is a CollegeCalc proprietary national percentile ranking of a college's overall difficulty and educational effectiveness. An average score is 50. Dollar value is a measure of a school's academic rating compared with the average net price paid. Colleges which are ranked "n/a" didn't report sufficient data to formulate a score. Learn more about our ratings.

All price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's 2020-2021 IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2021-2022 academic year.

Explore Alabama Colleges

School Tuition Rating Value
Amridge University

Montgomery, Alabama

$6,000 NA NA
Birmingham Southern College

Birmingham, Alabama

$18,850 63 56
Brown Mackie College Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama

$11,772 NA NA
Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, Alabama

$5,640 NA NA
Concordia College Selma

Selma, Alabama

$9,920 NA NA
Faulkner University

Montgomery, Alabama

$21,500 43 36
Fortis College Mobile

Mobile, Alabama

$14,664 NA NA
Fortis College Montgomery

Montgomery, Alabama

$15,402 NA NA
Heritage Christian University

Florence, Alabama

$10,152 NA NA
Herzing University Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama

$13,320 NA NA
Huntingdon College

Montgomery, Alabama

$26,400 40 18
Huntsville Bible College

Huntsville, Alabama

$4,440 NA NA
Judson College

Marion, Alabama

$17,240 NA NA
Miles College

Fairfield, Alabama

$11,164 NA NA
Oakwood University

Huntsville, Alabama

$18,974 NA NA
Prince Institute of Professional Studies Inc

Montgomery, Alabama

$9,450 NA NA
Remington College Mobile Campus

Mobile, Alabama

$17,773 NA NA
Samford University

Birmingham, Alabama

$34,410 72 64
Selma University

Selma, Alabama

$7,200 NA NA
Southeastern Bible College

Birmingham, Alabama

$12,150 NA NA