The Cheapest Colleges in Alabama by Average Net Price for 2023
The lowest net price colleges in Alabama are ranked by the average net price paid. Net price is the average cost paid as determined by tuition minus scholarship and grant financial aid and grant financial aid and may be a more accurate estimation of real life costs than published tuition. Discount from list price represents the effective percent discount from published costs that students averaged. Please note that net price varies on a student by student basis based on finanical situation and no financial aid is guaranteed. Columbia Southern University leads the list with a $11,241 average annual net price paid in 2014-2015.
Net price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2019/2020 academic year.
| College | Net Price | Discount |
|---|---|---|
#1 Columbia Southern UniversityOrange Beach, Private For Profit |
$11,241 | 20% |
#2 Southeastern Bible CollegeBirmingham, Private Not For Profit |
$13,171 | 29% |
#3 Troy UniversityTroy, Public Not For Profit |
$13,257 | 27% |
#4 University of North AlabamaFlorence, Public Not For Profit |
$13,279 | 34% |
#5 Alabama State UniversityMontgomery, Public Not For Profit |
$13,282 | 29% |
#6 Heritage Christian UniversityFlorence, Private Not For Profit |
$13,571 | 26% |
#7 Jacksonville State UniversityJacksonville, Public Not For Profit |
$13,616 | 34% |
#8 Auburn University at MontgomeryMontgomery, Public Not For Profit |
$14,182 | 19% |
#9 Miles CollegeFairfield, Private Not For Profit |
$14,740 | 27% |
#10 University of South AlabamaMobile, Public Not For Profit |
$14,822 | 19% |
#11 Alabama A & M UniversityNormal, Public Not For Profit |
$15,373 | 27% |
#12 University of West AlabamaLivingston, Public Not For Profit |
$15,685 | 21% |
#13 Amridge UniversityMontgomery, Private Not For Profit |
$16,602 | 5% |
#14 University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, Public Not For Profit |
$16,978 | 23% |
#15 University of Alabama at HuntsvilleHuntsville, Public Not For Profit |
$16,990 | 31% |
#16 Talladega CollegeTalladega, Private Not For Profit |
$17,180 | 28% |
#17 Judson CollegeMarion, Private Not For Profit |
$17,706 | 44% |
#18 University of MontevalloMontevallo, Public Not For Profit |
$18,702 | 24% |
#19 Faulkner UniversityMontgomery, Private Not For Profit |
$19,889 | 40% |
#20 Stillman CollegeTuscaloosa, Private Not For Profit |
$19,922 | 15% |