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Most affordable colleges in Alabama
Alabama has 52 schools with usable net price coverage across the main college types families compare most often. Start with the type of school you are considering, then click into an individual Worth-It Score when you want the deeper affordability and outcome read.
Most affordable public universities in Alabama
13 public universities in Alabama report net price data, ranging from $10,441 at the lowest to higher costs at more selective schools. The median net price across these is $14,781. Alabama's public universities run a bit higher than the national average for the kind. The list below shows the most affordable options, ranked by net price.
Most affordable private colleges in Alabama
14 private colleges in Alabama report net price data, ranging from $8,499 at the lowest to higher costs at more selective schools. The median net price across these is $20,387. Alabama's private colleges run a bit higher than the national average for the kind. The list below shows the most affordable options, ranked by net price.
Most affordable for-profit colleges in Alabama
3 for-profit colleges in Alabama report net price data, ranging from $14,085 at the lowest to higher costs at more selective schools. The median net price across these is $22,923. Alabama's for-profit colleges run notably less expensive than the national average for the kind. The list below shows the most affordable options, ranked by net price.
Most affordable community colleges in Alabama
22 community colleges in Alabama report net price data, ranging from $1,425 at the lowest to higher costs at more selective schools. The median net price across these is $6,633. Alabama's community colleges cost about the same as the national average for the kind. The list below shows the most affordable options, ranked by net price.
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Affordability rankings use publicly available federal higher-ed cost data. Net price reflects the average cost a family pays after grants and scholarships are subtracted from total cost of attendance, for the 2022-23 reporting year. Rankings include only institutions that report net price data.