List of colleges and universities in Alabama explained

There are 60 colleges and universities in the U.S. state of Alabama. The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa is the largest university in the state with 38,100 enrolled for fall 2019.^[1] Jefferson State Community College in Birmingham, Alabama is the largest two-year college, with an enrollment of just over 8,000. The smallest institution is Heritage Christian University, a Churches of Christ-affiliated seminary, with an enrollment of 86 students. The oldest institution is Athens State University in Athens founded in 1822.^[2] There are also 8 four-year and 3 two-year historically black colleges and universities which is more than any other state.^[3]

The majority of Alabama's colleges and universities are accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS),^[4] although several are accredited by the Association for Biblical Higher Education (ABHE),^[5] the Council on Occupational Education (COE),^[6] or the Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC).

The University of Alabama at Birmingham, the University of South Alabama, the Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine, and the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine feature the only medical schools in the state.^[7] The University of Alabama School of Law, the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University, and the Thomas Goode Jones School of Law at Faulkner University are American Bar Association-accredited law schools.^[8] The Birmingham School of Law and Miles Law School (unaffiliated with Miles College) are state accredited law programs.^[9]

There are four institutions of higher learning in Alabama that are listed among Tier 1 national universities by U.S. News & World Report - The University of Alabama (UA), Auburn University (AU), the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), and The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH).

These four universities are also classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity: "The University of Alabama, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, The University of Alabama in Huntsville, and Auburn University as of February 2022.

Institutions

Institution	Location(s)^[10]	Control	Type^[11]	Enrollment (Fall 2022)	Founded	Accreditation
Air University	Montgomery	Public (Air Force)	Master's university		1946	SACS
Alabama A&M University	Normal	Public	Master's university		1875^[12]	SACS
Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine	Dothan	Private	Medical school		2010	AOA's COCA
Alabama State University	Montgomery	Public	Master's university		1867^[13]	SACS
Amridge University	Montgomery	Private (Churches of Christ)	Special-focus institution (Bible college)		1967^[14]	SACS
Athens State University	Athens	Public	Baccalaureate college		1822^[15]	SACS
Auburn University	Auburn	Public	Research university		1856^[16]	SACS
Auburn University at Montgomery	Montgomery	Public	Master's university		1967^[17]	SACS
Bevill State Community College	Sumiton	Public	Associate's college		1963^[18]	SACS
Birmingham School of Law	Birmingham	Private	Law school		1915^[19]	Alabama Bar Association
Bishop State Community College	Mobile	Public	Associate's college		1927^[20]	SACS
Calhoun Community College	Tanner	Public	Associate's college		1965^[21]	SACS
Central Alabama Community College	Alexander City	Public	Associate's college		1989^[22]	SACS
Chattahoochee Valley Community College	Phenix City	Public	Associate's college		1974^[23]	SACS
Coastal Alabama Community College	Bay Minette	Public	Associate's college		1965^[24]	SACS
Columbia Southern University	Orange Beach	Private (For-profit)	Master's university		1993	DEAC
Community College of the Air Force	Montgomery	Public (Air Force)	Associate's college		1979	SACS
Enterprise State Community College	Enterprise	Public	Associate's college		1965^[25]	SACS
Faulkner University	Montgomery	Private (Churches of Christ)	Baccalaureate college		1942^[26]	SACS
Gadsden State Community College	Gadsden	Public	Associate's college		1985^[27]	SACS
H. Councill Trenholm State Community College	Montgomery	Public	Associate's college		1966^[28]	SACS
Heritage Christian University	Florence	Private (Churches of Christ)	Special-focus institution (Bible college)		1971^[29]	ABHE
Highlands College	Birmingham	Private (Association of Related Churches)	Special-focus institution (Bible college)		2011^[30]	ABHE (candidate)^[31]
Huntingdon College	Montgomery	Private (United Methodist Church)	Baccalaureate college		1854^[32]	SACS
Huntsville Bible College	Huntsville	Private (Interdenominational)	Special-focus institution (Bible college)		1986^[33]	ABHE
J.F. Drake State Community and Technical College	Huntsville	Public	Associate's college		1961^[34]	SACS
J. F. Ingram State Technical College	Deatsville	Public	Associate's college		1965^[35]	COE
Jacksonville State University	Jacksonville	Public	Master's university		1883^[36]	SACS
Jefferson State Community College	Birmingham	Public	Associate's college		1965^[37]	SACS
Lawson State Community College	Birmingham	Public	Associate's college		1950^[38]	SACS
Lurleen B. Wallace Community College	Andalusia	Public	Associate's college		1969^[39]	SACS
Marion Military Institute	Marion	Public	Associate's college		1842^[40]	SACS
Miles College	Fairfield	Private (Christian Methodist Episcopal Church)	Baccalaureate college		1905^[41]	SACS
Miles Law School	Fairfield	Private	Law school		1974	Alabama Bar Association
Northeast Alabama Community College	Rainsville	Public	Associate's college		1963^[42]	SACS
Northwest–Shoals Community College	Muscle Shoals	Public	Associate's college		1993^[43]	SACS
Oakwood University	Huntsville	Private (Seventh-day Adventist Church)	Baccalaureate college		1896^[44]	SACS
Reid State Technical College	Evergreen	Public	Associate's college		1966^[45]	COE
Samford University	Birmingham	Private (Christian)	Master's university		1841^[46]	SACS
Selma University	Selma	Private (National Missionary Baptist Convention of America)	Special-focus institution (Bible college)		1878^[47]	ABHE
Shelton State Community College	Tuscaloosa	Public	Associate's college		1979^[48]	SACS
Snead State Community College	Boaz	Public	Associate's college		1898^[49]	SACS
Southern Union State Community College	Wadley	Public	Associate's college		1994^[50]	SACS
Spring Hill College	Mobile	Private (Roman Catholic Church)	Master's university		1830^[51]	SACS
Stillman College	Tuscaloosa	Private (Presbyterian Church of the USA)	Baccalaureate college		1876^[52]	SACS
Talladega College	Talladega	Private (United Church of Christ)	Baccalaureate college		1867^[53]	SACS
Troy University	Troy	Public	Master's university		1887^[54]	SACS
Tuskegee University	Tuskegee	Private	Baccalaureate college		1881^[55]	SACS
United States Sports Academy	Daphne	Private	Special-focus institution		1972^[56]	SACS
University of Alabama	Tuscaloosa	Public	Research university		1831^[57]	SACS
University of Alabama at Birmingham	Birmingham	Public	Research university		1966^[58]	SACS
University of Alabama in Huntsville	Huntsville	Public	Research university		1949^[59]	SACS
University of Mobile	Prichard	Private (Southern Baptist Convention)	Master's university		1961^[60]	SACS
University of Montevallo	Montevallo	Public	Master's university		1896^[61]	SACS
University of North Alabama	Florence	Public	Master's university		1830^[62]	SACS
University of South Alabama	Mobile	Public	Research university		1963^[63]	SACS
University of West Alabama	Livingston	Public	Master's university		1835^[64]	SACS
Wallace Community College	Dothan	Public	Associate's college		1949^[65]	SACS
Wallace Community College Selma	Selma	Public	Associate's college		1963^[66]	SACS
Wallace State Community College	Hanceville	Public	Associate's college		1966^[67]	SACS

Out-of-state institutions

Institution	Location(s)	Control	Accreditation	Notes
Columbia College Missouri	Redstone Arsenal^[68]	Private	HLC
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine	Auburn	Private	AOA's COCA	VCOM-Auburn is located on the Auburn University campus.^[69]
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University	Huntsville, Fort Novosel, Mobile	Private	SACS	ERAU has four instructional sites in Alabama: one in Huntsville,^[70] one at Fort Novosel,^[71] and two in Mobile.^[72] ^[73]
Florida Institute of Technology	Huntsville^[74]	Private	SACS
Southeastern University	Birmingham, Cullman, Florence, Huntsville	Private (Assemblies of God)	SACS	Students are able to pursue a degree from Southeastern University while dually-enrolled at Highlands College in Birmingham.^[75] Additionally, SEU has instructional sites at four churches in Birmingham, Cullman, Florence, and Huntsville.^[76]
United States Army Command and General Staff College	Redstone Arsenal^[77]	Public (Army)	HLC

Additionally, several for-profit colleges and universities based in other states have campuses in Alabama:

• Fortis Institute has campuses in Birmingham, Dothan, Foley, Mobile, and Montgomery
• Herzing University has a campus in Birmingham
• Remington College has a campus in Mobile
• South University has a campus in Montgomery
• Strayer University has campuses in Birmingham, Decatur, Huntsville, and Montgomery

Defunct institutions

Institution	Location(s)	Control	Type	Founded	Closed	Ref
Alabama Presbyterian College	Anniston	Private	Baccalaureate college	1906	1918	^[78]
Concordia College Alabama	Selma	Private (Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod)	Baccalaureate college	1922	2018	^[79]
Daniel Payne College	Birmingham	Private (AME)	Baccalaureate college	1889	1979	^[80]
Judson College	Marion	Private (Southern Baptist Convention)	Baccalaureate college	1838^[81]	2021	^[82]
Southeastern Bible College	Birmingham	Private (Interdenominational)	Special-focus institution (Bible college)	1934^[83]	2017	^[84]
Southern Benedictine College	Cullman	Private (Catholic)	Baccalaureate college	1929	1979	^[85]
Virginia College	Birmingham	Private (for-profit)	Baccalaureate/Associate's college	1983	2018	^[86]
Birmingham–Southern College	Birmingham	Private (United Methodist Church)	Baccalaureate college	1856^[87]	2024	^[88]

See also

• List of college athletic programs in Alabama
• Higher education in the United States
• List of American institutions of higher education
• List of recognized higher education accreditation organizations

External links

• Department of Education listing of accredited institutions in Alabama

Notes and References

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