Total Student Population Comparison
The total student population of Colleges in Alabama is 315,413 with 183,939 female students and 131,474 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 Colleges in Alabama.
Among the Colleges in Alabama, The University of has the most enrolled students of 40,846, while Midfield Institute of Cosmetology has the least number of students of 9 for both in graduate and undergraduate programs.
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Undergraduate Student Population
The total undergraduate population of Colleges in Alabama is 260,566 with 150,425 female students and 110,141 male students. The following table compares 2024-2025 undergraduate enrollment between Colleges in Alabama.
Among the Colleges in Alabama, The University of has the most enrolled undergraduate students of 34,389, while Midfield Institute of Cosmetology has the least number of undergraduate students of 9.
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Graduate Student Population
The total graduate population of Colleges in Alabama is 54,847 with 33,514 female students and 21,333 male students. The following table compares 2023-2024 graduate enrollment between Colleges in Alabama.
Among the Colleges in Alabama, University of at Birmingham has the most enrolled graduate students of 8,946, while Herzing University-Birmingham has the least number of graduate students of 2.
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| Name | Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A & M University | 925 | 304 | 621 | |
| University of at Birmingham | 8,946 | 3,444 | 5,502 | |
| Amridge University | 396 | 188 | 208 | |
| University of in Huntsville | 1,764 | 955 | 809 | |
| State University | 560 | 170 | 390 | |
| The University of | 6,457 | 2,398 | 4,059 | |
| Athens State University | 451 | 159 | 292 | |
| Auburn University at Montgomery | 1,892 | 936 | 956 | |
| Auburn University | 6,238 | 2,953 | 3,285 | |
| South University-Montgomery | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| Faulkner University | 1,328 | 509 | 819 | |
| Herzing University-Birmingham | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Huntingdon College | 12 | 7 | 5 | |
| Heritage Christian University | 85 | 71 | 14 | |
| Jacksonville State University | 1,292 | 437 | 855 | |
| University of West | 3,837 | 887 | 2,950 | |
| University of Mobile | 237 | 79 | 158 | |
| University of Montevallo | 446 | 101 | 345 | |
| University of North | 2,542 | 761 | 1,781 | |
| Oakwood University | 49 | 19 | 30 | |
| Samford University | 1,887 | 592 | 1,295 | |
| Selma University | 13 | 8 | 5 | |
| University of South | 4,762 | 1,024 | 3,738 | |
| Spring Hill College | 137 | 76 | 61 | |
| Talladega College | 59 | 25 | 34 | |
| Troy University | 3,436 | 1,398 | 2,038 | |
| Tuskegee University | 462 | 117 | 345 | |
| United States Sports Academy | 133 | 93 | 40 | |
| Huntsville Bible College | 34 | 16 | 18 | |
| Strayer University- | 133 | 21 | 112 | |
| Columbia Southern University | 5,550 | 3,210 | 2,340 | |
| College of Osteopathic Medicine | 778 | 373 | 405 | |
| University of System Office | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Birmingham-Southern College | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Concordia College | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Jefferson Davis Community College | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Judson College | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Southern Community College | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Southeastern Bible College | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| State College of Barber Styling | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| ITT Technical Institute-Bessemer | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Virginia College-Birmingham | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Virginia College-Huntsville | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Mitchell Cosmetology College | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Fortis College-Foley | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Southeastern School of Cosmetology | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Virginia College-Mobile | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| ITT Technical Institute-Mobile | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| University of Phoenix- | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| ITT Technical Institute-Madison | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Virginia College-Montgomery | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Hair Academy | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Brown Mackie College-Birmingham | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Strayer University - Decatur Campus | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Troy University-Phenix City Campus | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Troy University-Montgomery Campus | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Troy University-Dothan Campus | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Troy University-Online | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Columbia College - Redstone Arsenal | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Strayer University-Huntsville Campus | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Strayer University - Montgomery Campus | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| School of Nail Technology & CosmetologySaraland | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Total | 54,847 | 21,333 | 33,514 | |
Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment
The following table compares 2023-2024 distance learning enrollment for both undergraduate and graduate programs between Colleges in Alabama. In undergraduate programs, out of total 257,947 students, 60,208 students (23.34%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 89,025 students (34.51%) have learned from at least one online course. For graduate schools, out of total 54,069 students, 30,160 students (55.78%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 5,812 students (10.75%) have learned from at least one online course.
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| Name | Undergraduate | Graduate | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Online Exclusively | Some Online Classes | Total | Online Exclusively | Some Online Classes | ||
| Alabama A & M University | 6,370 | 257 (4.03%) |
4,422 (69.42%) | 925 | 68 (7.35%) |
399 (43.14%) | |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham | 11,959 | 2,288 (19.13%) |
6,983 (58.39%) | 8,946 | 3,514 (39.28%) |
1,682 (18.80%) | |
| Amridge University | 243 | 243 (100.00%) |
- | 396 | 396 (100.00%) |
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| University of Alabama in Huntsville | 6,800 | 440 (6.47%) |
4,072 (59.88%) | 1,764 | 484 (27.44%) |
250 (14.17%) | |
| Alabama State University | 3,521 | 244 (6.93%) |
2,864 (81.34%) | 560 | 304 (54.29%) |
216 (38.57%) | |
| Alabama School of Nail Technology & Cosmetology - Saraland | Alabama School of Nail Technology & Cosmetology - Saraland does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| The University of Alabama | 34,389 | 3,400 (9.89%) |
11,217 (32.62%) | 6,457 | 2,889 (44.74%) |
682 (10.56%) | |
| Central Alabama Community College | 2,140 | 487 (22.76%) |
778 (36.36%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Athens State University | 2,535 | 1,702 (67.14%) |
640 (25.25%) | 451 | 439 (97.34%) |
10 (2.22%) | |
| Auburn University at Montgomery | 3,325 | 843 (25.35%) |
1,403 (42.20%) | 1,892 | 513 (27.11%) |
479 (25.32%) | |
| Auburn University | 27,907 | 1,409 (5.05%) |
10,339 (37.05%) | 6,238 | 1,846 (29.59%) |
532 (8.53%) | |
| Chattahoochee Valley Community College | 1,705 | 210 (12.32%) |
540 (31.67%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| South University-Montgomery | 299 | 181 (60.54%) |
45 (15.05%) | 4 | 4 (100.00%) |
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| Enterprise State Community College | 2,699 | 752 (27.86%) |
738 (27.34%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Coastal Alabama Community College | 7,553 | 2,323 (30.76%) |
2,218 (29.37%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Faulkner University | 1,758 | 772 (43.91%) |
334 (19.00%) | 1,328 | 700 (52.71%) |
47 (3.54%) | |
| Gadsden State Community College | 5,071 | 1,060 (20.90%) |
1,746 (34.43%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| New Beginning College of Cosmetology | New Beginning College of Cosmetology does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| George C Wallace Community College-Dothan | 4,044 | 696 (17.21%) |
1,048 (25.91%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville | 6,424 | 1,292 (20.11%) |
2,066 (32.16%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| George C Wallace State Community College-Selma | 1,925 | 890 (46.23%) |
392 (20.36%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Herzing University-Birmingham | 442 | 193 (43.67%) |
122 (27.60%) | 2 | 2 (100.00%) |
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| Huntingdon College | 880 | - | 154 (17.50%) | 12 | - | - | |
| Heritage Christian University | 93 | 75 (80.65%) |
11 (11.83%) | 85 | 84 (98.82%) |
1 (1.18%) | |
| J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College | 1,187 | 217 (18.28%) |
403 (33.95%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| J F Ingram State Technical College | J F Ingram State Technical College does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Jacksonville State University | 8,663 | 1,430 (16.51%) |
4,778 (55.15%) | 1,292 | 928 (71.83%) |
248 (19.20%) | |
| Jefferson State Community College | 9,240 | 3,199 (34.62%) |
2,085 (22.56%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| John C Calhoun State Community College | 9,119 | 3,101 (34.01%) |
2,630 (28.84%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Lawson State Community College | 3,453 | 746 (21.60%) |
1,126 (32.61%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| University of West Alabama | 2,983 | 1,745 (58.50%) |
421 (14.11%) | 3,837 | 3,381 (88.12%) |
170 (4.43%) | |
| Lurleen B Wallace Community College | 2,062 | 599 (29.05%) |
755 (36.61%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Marion Military Institute | 332 | - | 98 (29.52%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Miles College | 1,180 | 585 (49.58%) |
263 (22.29%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| University of Mobile | 1,308 | 50 (3.82%) |
- | 237 | 5 (2.11%) |
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| University of Montevallo | 2,642 | 514 (19.45%) |
1,181 (44.70%) | 446 | 205 (45.96%) |
81 (18.16%) | |
| Northwest Shoals Community College | 4,665 | 1,094 (23.45%) |
1,308 (28.04%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| University of North Alabama | 7,662 | 1,126 (14.70%) |
3,317 (43.29%) | 2,542 | 2,180 (85.76%) |
119 (4.68%) | |
| Northeast Alabama Community College | 3,208 | 835 (26.03%) |
860 (26.81%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Oakwood University | 1,177 | 29 (2.46%) |
523 (44.44%) | 49 | 45 (91.84%) |
4 (8.16%) | |
| Reid State Technical College | 641 | 17 (2.65%) |
289 (45.09%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Bishop State Community College | 4,001 | 612 (15.30%) |
1,062 (26.54%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Samford University | 4,210 | 46 (1.09%) |
608 (14.44%) | 1,887 | 366 (19.40%) |
284 (15.05%) | |
| Selma University | 82 | - | 80 (97.56%) | 13 | - | 13 (100.00%) | |
| Shelton State Community College | 4,601 | 1,628 (35.38%) |
1,356 (29.47%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Snead State Community College | 2,917 | 1,609 (55.16%) |
806 (27.63%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| University of South Alabama | 9,241 | 778 (8.42%) |
4,481 (48.49%) | 4,762 | 3,106 (65.22%) |
290 (6.09%) | |
| Spring Hill College | 782 | 42 (5.37%) |
201 (25.70%) | 137 | 121 (88.32%) |
5 (3.65%) | |
| Stillman College | 731 | 152 (20.79%) |
579 (79.21%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Talladega College | 701 | 48 (6.85%) |
641 (91.44%) | 59 | 59 (100.00%) |
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| H Councill Trenholm State Community College | 2,046 | 708 (34.60%) |
707 (34.56%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Troy University | 10,222 | 4,296 (42.03%) |
2,289 (22.39%) | 3,436 | 2,684 (78.11%) |
290 (8.44%) | |
| Tuskegee University | 2,659 | 29 (1.09%) |
- | 462 | 13 (2.81%) |
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| United States Sports Academy | 234 | 134 (57.26%) |
92 (39.32%) | 133 | 133 (100.00%) |
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| Bevill State Community College | 4,378 | 992 (22.66%) |
1,053 (24.05%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Southern Union State Community College | 5,063 | 665 (13.13%) |
2,315 (45.72%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Remington College-Mobile Campus | 257 | - | 257 (100.00%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Fortis College | Fortis College does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Paul Mitchell the School-Huntsville | Paul Mitchell the School-Huntsville does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Blue Cliff Career College | Blue Cliff Career College does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Huntsville Bible College | 64 | 17 (26.56%) |
17 (26.56%) | 34 | 9 (26.47%) |
9 (26.47%) | |
| 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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| Paul Mitchell the School-Birmingham | Paul Mitchell the School-Birmingham does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Fortis College-Dothan | Fortis College-Dothan does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Fortis College-Montgomery | Fortis College-Montgomery does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Fortis Institute-Birmingham | 613 | - | 224 (36.54%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Cardiac and Vascular Institute of Ultrasound | Cardiac and Vascular Institute of Ultrasound does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| University Academy of Hair Design | University Academy of Hair Design does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| The Salon Professional Academy-Huntsville | The Salon Professional Academy-Huntsville does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine | Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Ross Medical Education Center-Huntsville | 132 | - | 87 (65.91%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Midfield Institute of Cosmetology | Midfield Institute of Cosmetology does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Alabama School of Nail Technology & Cosmetology | Alabama School of Nail Technology & Cosmetology does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Brown Beauty Barber School | Brown Beauty Barber School does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Winonah's International School of Cosmetology | Winonah's International School of Cosmetology does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Average | 257,947 | 60,208 (23.34%) |
89,025 (34.51%) |
54,069 | 30,160 (55.78%) |
5,812 (10.75%) | |
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