College ROI in Alabama
See the strongest eligible ROI and value signals, then browse every covered college located in the state.
STATE PRICE CONTEXT · 2024
Alabama's everyday prices are 11.2% below the U.S. average
This statewide BEA benchmark helps put college budgets in context. It is not tuition, a campus-specific cost estimate or an input to our ROI rankings.
- Overall prices
- 88.8
- Housing
- 61.8
- Utilities
- 84.6
Best estimated 10-year return
21 colleges meet the consistent ROI screen.
1University of Alabama in HuntsvilleHuntsville · Public+32%2Auburn UniversityAuburn · Public−16%3The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa · Public−33%4University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham · Public−38%5Tuskegee UniversityTuskegee · Private nonprofit−51%6Samford UniversityBirmingham · Private nonprofit−56%7University of South AlabamaMobile · Public−56%8Auburn University at MontgomeryMontgomery · Public−60%9University of West AlabamaLivingston · Public−64%10Huntingdon CollegeMontgomery · Private nonprofit−70%
Most earnings per price dollar
Observed five-year earnings divided by annual average net price.
1University of North AlabamaFlorence · Public4.2×2University of West AlabamaLivingston · Public4.2×3University of Alabama in HuntsvilleHuntsville · Public4.2×4Auburn University at MontgomeryMontgomery · Public4.1×5Jacksonville State UniversityJacksonville · Public3.6×6University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham · Public3.2×7University of South AlabamaMobile · Public3.2×8Troy UniversityTroy · Public3.1×9Alabama A&M UniversityNormal · Public3.0×10The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa · Public2.8×
LOW DEBT · SOLID COMPLETION
Where completer borrowers leave with less federal debt
Limited to currently operating colleges with at least 500 students and a completion rate at or above the Alabama median among debt-reporting colleges.
1Northeast Alabama Community CollegeRainsville · Public$6,100median federal debt56%college completion2Snead State Community CollegeBoaz · Public$9,000median federal debt49%college completion3George C Wallace State Community College-HancevilleHanceville · Public$11,000median federal debt51%college completion4Samford UniversityBirmingham · Private nonprofit$19,500median federal debt77%college completion5University of Alabama in HuntsvilleHuntsville · Public$20,705median federal debt64%college completion6Auburn UniversityAuburn · Public$21,000median federal debt82%college completion7University of North AlabamaFlorence · Public$22,077median federal debt55%college completion8Jacksonville State UniversityJacksonville · Public$22,189median federal debt55%college completion9University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham · Public$22,300median federal debt64%college completion10The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa · Public$22,750median federal debt73%college completion
Debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded. This view does not rank ROI or guarantee affordability.ALL COLLEGES IN AL
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82 matching colleges · page 3 of 4
The directory includes every College Scorecard institution assigned to Alabama, including online-only colleges at their federal administrative location and historical records marked as not currently operating. Online-only colleges are labeled and excluded from state top-10 lists because their students are not confined to that state. “Not available” means a required federal value was missing or suppressed. Top-10 ROI eligibility requires current operating status, a reported bachelor’s-level program, at least 500 students, observed earnings and average net price of at least $1,000.