Total Student Population Comparison
The total student population of selected colleges is 19,395 with 8,062 female students and 11,333 male students. This enrollment statistics is based on the latest data from IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education for academic year 2024-2025. The following table compares the student population for both undergraduate and graduate schools between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, Columbia Southern University has the most enrolled students of 17,763, while South University-Montgomery has the least number of students of 303 for both in graduate and undergraduate programs.
| Name | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| South University-Montgomery | 303 | 58 | 245 |
| Strayer University-Alabama | 1,329 | 250 | 1,079 |
| Columbia Southern University | 17,763 | 11,025 | 6,738 |
| ITT Technical Institute-Bessemer | Enrollment information is not available. | ||
| ITT Technical Institute-Madison | Enrollment information is not available. | ||
| Brown Mackie College-Birmingham | Enrollment information is not available. | ||
| Total | 19,395 | 11,333 | 8,062 |
Undergraduate Student Population
The total undergraduate population of selected colleges is 13,708 with 5,608 female students and 8,100 male students. The following table compares 2024-2025 undergraduate enrollment between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, Columbia Southern University has the most enrolled undergraduate students of 12,213, while South University-Montgomery has the least number of undergraduate students of 299.
| Name | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| South University-Montgomery | 299 | 56 | 243 |
| Strayer University-Alabama | 1,196 | 229 | 967 |
| Columbia Southern University | 12,213 | 7,815 | 4,398 |
| ITT Technical Institute-Bessemer | Enrollment information is not available. | ||
| ITT Technical Institute-Madison | Enrollment information is not available. | ||
| Brown Mackie College-Birmingham | Enrollment information is not available. | ||
| Total | 13,708 | 8,100 | 5,608 |
Graduate Student Population
The total graduate population of selected colleges is 5,687 with 2,454 female students and 3,233 male students. The following table compares 2023-2024 graduate enrollment between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, Columbia Southern University has the most enrolled graduate students of 5,550, while South University-Montgomery has the least number of graduate students of 4.
| Name | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| South University-Montgomery | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Strayer University-Alabama | 133 | 21 | 112 |
| Columbia Southern University | 5,550 | 3,210 | 2,340 |
| ITT Technical Institute-Bessemer | Enrollment information is not available. | ||
| ITT Technical Institute-Madison | Enrollment information is not available. | ||
| Brown Mackie College-Birmingham | Enrollment information is not available. | ||
| Total | 5,687 | 3,233 | 2,454 |
Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment
The following table compares 2023-2024 distance learning enrollment for both undergraduate and graduate programs between selected colleges. In undergraduate programs, out of total 13,708 students, 13,589 students (99.13%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 46 students (0.34%) have learned from at least one online course. For graduate schools, out of total 5,687 students, 5,686 students (99.98%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 1 students (0.02%) have learned from at least one online course.
| Name | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Online Exclusively | Some Online Classes | Total | Online Exclusively | Some Online Classes | |
| South University-Montgomery | 299 | 181 (60.54%) |
45 (15.05%) | 4 | 4 (100.00%) |
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| Brown Mackie College-Birmingham | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/29/2017) | |||||
| Strayer University-Alabama | 1,196 | 1,195 (99.92%) |
1 (0.08%) | 133 | 132 (99.25%) |
1 (0.75%) |
| Columbia Southern University | 12,213 | 12,213 (100.00%) |
- | 5,550 | 5,550 (100.00%) |
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| Average | 13,708 | 13,589 (99.13%) |
46 (0.34%) |
5,687 | 5,686 (99.98%) |
1 (0.02%) |
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