List of colleges and universities in Alabama

There are 61 colleges and universities in the U.S. state of Alabama. The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa is the largest university in the state with 30,127 enrolled for fall 2010.[1] Calhoun Community College in Decatur is the largest two-year college, with an enrollment of 12,134. The smallest institution is Heritage Christian University, a Churches of Christ-afflilated seminary, with an enrollment of 88 students. The oldest institutions are the public University of North Alabama in Florence and the Catholic Church-affiliated Spring Hill College in Mobile, both founded in 1830.[2][3]

The majority are accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS),[4] but four are accredited by the Association for Biblical Higher Education (ABHE),[5] four by the Council on Occupational Education (COE),[6] and one by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS).[7] There are also 8 four-year and 3 two-year historically black colleges and universities.[8]

The University of Alabama at Birmingham and the University of South Alabama feature the only two medical schools in the state.[9] 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.[10] The Birmingham School of Law and Miles Law School (unaffiliated with Miles College) are unaccredited law programs.[11]

Contents

Institutions

List of Colleges and Universities in Alabama
School Location(s)[12] Control Type[lower-alpha 1] Enrollment[12]
(Fall 2010)		 Founded Accreditation[12]
Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University[lower-alpha 2] Normal Public Master's university &100000000000058140000005,814 1875[13] SACS
Alabama Southern Community College Monroeville[lower-alpha 3] Public Associate's college &100000000000015030000001,503 1991[14][lower-alpha 4] SACS
Alabama State University[lower-alpha 2] Montgomery Public Master's university &100000000000057050000005,705 1867[15] SACS
Amridge University Montgomery Private
(Churches of Christ)		 Special-focus institution (Bible college) &10000000000000749000000749 1967[16] SACS
Athens State University Athens Public Baccalaureate college &100000000000036210000003,621 1843[17] SACS
Auburn University Auburn Public Research university &1000000000002507800000025,078 1859[18] SACS
Auburn University at Montgomery Montgomery Public Master's university &100000000000058170000005,817 1967[19] SACS
Bevill State Community College Sumiton[lower-alpha 5] Public Associate's college &100000000000047040000004,704 1963[20] SACS
Birmingham–Southern College Birmingham Private
(United Methodist Church)		 Baccalaureate college &100000000000015420000001,542 1856[21] SACS
Bishop State Community College[lower-alpha 2] Mobile Public Associate's college &100000000000037250000003,725 1927[22] SACS
Calhoun Community College Decatur[lower-alpha 6] Public Associate's college &1000000000001213400000012,134 1965[23][lower-alpha 7] SACS
Central Alabama Community College Alexander City[lower-alpha 8] Public Associate's college &100000000000024470000002,447 1989[24][lower-alpha 9] SACS
Chattahoochee Valley Community College Phenix City Public Associate's college &100000000000017310000001,731 1974[25] SACS
Community College of the Air Force Montgomery Public
(Air Force)		 Associate's college &10000000000000000000000[lower-alpha 10] 1979[26][lower-alpha 11] SACS[lower-alpha 12]
Concordia College[lower-alpha 2] Selma Private
(Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod)		 Baccalaureate college &10000000000000652000000652 1922[28] SACS
Enterprise State Community College Enterprise Public Associate's college &100000000000029190000002,919 1965[29] SACS
Faulkner State Community College Bay Minette[lower-alpha 13] Public Associate's college &100000000000046200000004,620 1965[30] SACS
Faulkner University Montgomery Private
(Churches of Christ)		 Baccalaureate college &100000000000031260000003,126 1942[31] SACS
Gadsden State Community College[lower-alpha 2] Gadsden[lower-alpha 14] Public Associate's college &100000000000070310000007,031 1985[32][lower-alpha 15] SACS
H. Councill Trenholm State Technical College Montgomery Public Associate's college &100000000000017580000001,758 1966[33] COE
Heritage Christian University Florence Private
(Churches of Christ)		 Special-focus institution (Bible college) &1000000000000008800000088 1971[34] ABHE
Huntingdon College Montgomery Private
(United Methodist Church)		 Baccalaureate college &100000000000011070000001,107 1854[35] SACS
Huntsville Bible College Huntsville Private
(Interdenominational)		 Special-focus institution (Bible college) &1000000000000009500000095 1986[36] ABHE
J. F. Drake State Technical College Huntsville Public Associate's college &100000000000015570000001,557 1961[37] COE[lower-alpha 16]
J. F. Ingram State Technical College Deatsville Public Associate's college &10000000000000551000000551 1965[38] COE
Jacksonville State University Jacksonville Public Master's university &100000000000095040000009,504 1883[39] SACS
Jefferson Davis Community College Brewton[lower-alpha 17] Public Associate's college &100000000000013140000001,314 1990[40][lower-alpha 18] SACS
Jefferson State Community College Birmingham[lower-alpha 19] Public Associate's college &100000000000096880000009,688 1965[41] SACS
Judson College Marion Private
(Southern Baptist Convention)		 Baccalaureate college &10000000000000322000000322 1838[42] SACS
Lawson State Community College Birmingham Public Associate's college &100000000000048630000004,863 1950[43] SACS
Lurleen B. Wallace Community College Andalusia[lower-alpha 20] Public Associate's college &100000000000019280000001,928 1969[44] SACS
Marion Military Institute Marion Public Associate's college &10000000000000454000000454 1842[45] SACS
Miles College[lower-alpha 2] Fairfield Private
(Christian Methodist Episcopal Church)		 Baccalaureate college &100000000000016680000001,668 1905[46] SACS
Northeast Alabama Community College Rainsville Public Associate's college &100000000000034350000003,435 1963[47] SACS
Northwest–Shoals Community College Muscle Shoals[lower-alpha 21] Public Associate's college &100000000000044890000004,489 1993[48][lower-alpha 22] SACS
Oakwood University[lower-alpha 2] Huntsville Private
(Seventh-day Adventist Church)		 Baccalaureate college &100000000000019150000001,915 1896[49] SACS
Reid State Technical College Evergreen Public Associate's college &10000000000000743000000743 1966[50] COE
Samford University Birmingham Private
(Southern Baptist Convention)		 Research university &100000000000047150000004,715 1841[51] SACS
Selma University[lower-alpha 2] Selma Private
(National Missionary Baptist Convention of America)		 Special-focus institution (Bible college) &10000000000000472000000472 1878[52] ABHE
Shelton State Community College[lower-alpha 2] Tuscaloosa Public Associate's college &100000000000060750000006,075 1979[53][lower-alpha 23] SACS
Snead State Community College Boaz Public Associate's college &100000000000024830000002,483 1898[54] SACS
Southeastern Bible College Birmingham Private
(Interdenominational)		 Special-focus institution (Bible college) &10000000000000195000000195 1934[55] ABHE
Southern Union State Community College Wadley[lower-alpha 24] Public Associate's college &100000000000048520000004,852 1994[56][lower-alpha 25] SACS
Spring Hill College Mobile Private
(Roman Catholic Church)		 Master's university &100000000000016010000001,601 1830[57] SACS
Stillman College[lower-alpha 2] Tuscaloosa Private
(Presbyterian Church of the USA)		 Baccalaureate college &100000000000010560000001,056 1876[58] SACS
Talladega College[lower-alpha 2] Talladega Private
(United Church of Christ)		 Baccalaureate college &10000000000000706000000706 1867[59] SACS
Troy University Troy[lower-alpha 26] Public Master's university &1000000000002832200000028,322 1887[61] SACS
Tuskegee University[lower-alpha 2] Tuskegee Private Baccalaureate college &100000000000029460000002,946 1881[62] SACS
United States Sports Academy Daphne Private Special-focus institution &10000000000000508000000508 1972[63] SACS
University of Alabama Tuscaloosa Public Research university &1000000000003012700000030,127 1831[64] SACS
University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham Public Research university &1000000000001754300000017,543 1966[65] SACS
University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville Public Research university &100000000000076140000007,614 1969[66] SACS
University of Mobile Prichard Private
(Southern Baptist Convention)		 Master's university &100000000000016730000001,673 1961[67] SACS
University of Montevallo Montevallo Public Master's university &100000000000030450000003,045 1896[68] SACS
University of North Alabama Florence Public Master's university &100000000000072090000007,209 1830[69] SACS
University of South Alabama Mobile Public Master's university &1000000000001477600000014,776 1963[70] SACS
University of West Alabama Livingston Public Master's university &100000000000050940000005,094 1835[71] SACS
Virginia College Birmingham[lower-alpha 27] Private
(for-profit)		 Baccalaureate/Associate's college &1000000000001096100000010,961 1983[73] ACICS
Wallace Community College Dothan[lower-alpha 28] Public Associate's college &100000000000048740000004,874 1949[74] SACS
Wallace Community College Selma Selma Public Associate's college &100000000000021160000002,116 1963[75] SACS
Wallace State Community College Hanceville Public Associate's college &100000000000063710000006,371 1966[76] SACS

Out-of-state institutions

Six for-profit schools based in other states offer programs at locations in Alabama:[12]

Defunct institutions

Two now-defunct institutions were located in Alabama:

Defunct institutions
School Location Control Type Founded Closed Ref
Daniel Payne College Birmingham Private
(AME)		 Baccalaureate college 1889 1979 [77]
Southern Benedictine College Cullman Private
(Catholic)		 Baccalaureate college 1929 1979 [78]

Notes

  1. ^ School types are based on the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Historically black college or university[8]
  3. ^ Alabama Southern has locations in Monroeville, Thomasville, Gilbertown, and Jackson.[12]
  4. ^ Created in 1991 as a merger of two institutions, both founded in 1965[14]
  5. ^ Bevill State has locations in Sumiton, Fayette, Hamilton, and Jasper.[12]
  6. ^ Calhoun has locations in Decatur, Huntsville, and at the Limestone Correctional Facility.[12]
  7. ^ Created in 1965 as a merger of two institutions founded in 1947 and 1963[23]
  8. ^ Central Alabama has locations in Alexander City and Childersburg.[12]
  9. ^ Created in 1989 as a merger of two institutions, both founded in 1963[24]
  10. ^ The Community College of the Air Force enrolls over 370,000 students at sites in 36 states, the District of Columbia, and six foreign locations. It is unclear how many are located in Alabama.[26]
  11. ^ Founded in 1972 in Texas, moved to Alabama in 1979[26]
  12. ^ The Community College of the Air Force is accredited by SACS through its parent organization, Air University.[27]
  13. ^ Faulkner State has locations in Bay Minette, Fairhope, and Gulf Shores.[12]
  14. ^ Gadsden State has locations in Gadsden and Anniston.[12]
  15. ^ Created in 1985 as a merger of three institutions founded in 1925, 1960, and 1965[32]
  16. ^ SACS lists Drake State as a "Candidate Institution".[4]
  17. ^ Jefferson Davis has locations in Brewton and Atmore.[12]
  18. ^ Created in 1990 as a merger of two institutions founded in 1963 and 1972[40]
  19. ^ Jefferson State has locations in Birmingham and Hoover.[12]
  20. ^ Lurleen B. Wallace has locations in Andalusia, Greenville, and Opp.[12]
  21. ^ Northwest–Shoals has locations in Brewton and Phil Campbell.[12]
  22. ^ Created in 1993 as a merger of two institutions founded in 1963 and 1966[48]
  23. ^ Created in 1979 as a merger of two institutions founded in 1952 and 1972[53]
  24. ^ Southern Union has locations in Andalusia, Opelika, and Valley.[12]
  25. ^ Created in 1994 as a merger of two institutions founded in 1922 and 1963[56]
  26. ^ Troy has locations in Troy, Dothan, Montgomery, and Phenix City, in addition to locations in 15 other states and 6 countries.[60]
  27. ^ Virginia College has locations in Birmingham, Huntsville, Mobile, and Montgomery, in addition to 21 locations in other states.[72]
  28. ^ Wallace has locations in Dothan, Eufaula, and Fort Rucker.[12]

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