List of colleges and universities in Alabama

The smallest institution is Heritage Christian University, a Churches of Christ-affiliated seminary, with an enrollment of 86 students.

[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.

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

A collage of buildings and structures on campuses of colleges and universities in Alabama. Left: a red brick bell tower topped with white concrete, top center: a dark brown brick building fronted with four white ionic columns, right: a red brick building topped with a clock tower, bottom center: a red brick Gothic Revival building.
Clockwise from left: Denny Chimes at the University of Alabama , Rogers Hall at the University of North Alabama , Samford Hall at Auburn University , Flowers Hall at Huntingdon College