thumb|300px|alt=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]]
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. Calhoun Community College in Tanner, Alabama is the largest two-year college, with an enrollment of 14,641. 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. There are also 8 four-year and 3 two-year historically black colleges and universities which is more than any other state.
The majority of Alabama's colleges and universities are accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), although several are accredited by the Association for Biblical Higher Education (ABHE), the Council on Occupational Education (COE), 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. 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. The Birmingham School of Law and Miles Law School (unaffiliated with Miles College) are state accredited law programs.
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
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!scope="col"| Institution
!scope="col"| Location(s)
!scope="col"| Control
!scope="col"| Type
!scope="col"| Enrollment<br /><small>(Fall 2024)</small>
!scope="col"| Founded
!scope="col"| Accreditation|group="lower-alpha"
| style="text-align:center;"| Public
| Research
university
| style="text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"| 1875
| SACS
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!scope="row"| Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine
| Dothan
| style="text-align:center;"| Private
| Medical school
| style="text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"| 2010
| AOA's COCA
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!scope="row"| Alabama State University
| SACS
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!scope="row"| Amridge University
| Montgomery
| style="text-align:center;"| Private<br /><small>(Churches of Christ)</small>
| Special-focus institution (Bible college)
| style="text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"| 1967
| SACS
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!scope="row"| Athens State University
| Athens
| style="text-align:center;"| Public
| Baccalaureate college
| style="text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"| 1822
| SACS
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!scope="row"| Auburn University
| Auburn
| style="text-align:center;"| Public
| Research university
| style="text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"| 1856
| SACS
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!scope="row"| Auburn University at Montgomery
| Montgomery
| style="text-align:center;"| Public
| Master's university
| style="text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"| 1967
| SACS
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!scope="row"| Bevill State Community College
| Sumiton