Best ROI Colleges in Alabama
25 schools ranked by median earnings divided by average net price — the schools where the math actually works. Updated from the latest federal filings.
Includes two-year, technical and community colleges alongside four-year universities — the typeis shown under each name. Schools appear only where the underlying figures exist: a real undergraduate population and a published graduation rate. Satellite campuses that repeat a parent institution's numbers are collapsed into one entry.
| # | School | Earnings ÷ Net Price | Net Price | Grad Rate | Earnings 10yr | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George C Wallace Community College-Dothan Dothan · community | 26.8× | $1,170 | 36.4% | $31,399 | — |
| 2 | Reid State Technical College Evergreen · community | 16.7× | $1,739 | 50.3% | $28,982 | — |
| 3 | Northeast Alabama Community College Rainsville · community | 12.7× | $2,756 | 46.3% | $34,913 | — |
| 4 | Northwest Shoals Community College Muscle Shoals · community | 11.9× | $2,838 | 37.2% | $33,828 | — |
| 5 | Lurleen B Wallace Community College Andalusia · community | 11.6× | $2,792 | 42.5% | $32,307 | — |
| 6 | Snead State Community College Boaz · community | 11.0× | $3,249 | 34.1% | $35,735 | — |
| 7 | Gadsden State Community College Gadsden · community | 9.4× | $3,515 | 31.2% | $32,937 | — |
| 8 | Chattahoochee Valley Community College Phenix City · community | 8.6× | $4,244 | 28.8% | $36,438 | — |
| 9 | Marion Military Institute Marion · community | 6.9× | $8,627 | 32.3% | $59,644 | 97.0% |
| 10 | Southern Union State Community College Wadley · community | 6.0× | $6,142 | 30.3% | $36,597 | — |
| 11 | Bevill State Community College Jasper · community | 5.7× | $5,937 | 35.9% | $34,107 | — |
| 12 | Bishop State Community College Mobile · community | 5.5× | $5,397 | 28.0% | $29,916 | — |
| 13 | Lawson State Community College Birmingham · community | 5.1× | $6,275 | 24.0% | $31,701 | — |
| 14 | John C Calhoun State Community College Tanner · community | 5.0× | $7,660 | 29.9% | $38,192 | — |
| 15 | J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College Huntsville · community | 4.7× | $6,005 | 20.7% | $28,281 | — |
| 16 | Jefferson State Community College Birmingham · community | 4.5× | $9,086 | 21.5% | $40,719 | — |
| 17 | Columbia Southern University Orange Beach · private | 4.4× | $14,580 | 47.9% | $63,534 | — |
| 18 | H Councill Trenholm State Community College Montgomery · community | 3.9× | $8,325 | 39.5% | $32,183 | — |
| 19 | University of North Alabama Florence · public | 3.7× | $12,170 | 53.8% | $45,415 | 87.3% |
| 20 | University of West Alabama Livingston · public | 3.5× | $12,684 | 42.5% | $44,232 | 42.6% |
| 21 | George C Wallace State Community College-Selma Selma · community | 3.4× | $9,272 | 30.4% | $31,598 | — |
| 22 | Enterprise State Community College Enterprise · community | 3.4× | $12,609 | 22.9% | $42,572 | — |
| 23 | Auburn University at Montgomery Montgomery · public | 3.4× | $13,224 | 44.7% | $44,391 | 91.6% |
| 24 | University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville · public | 3.3× | $18,796 | 59.6% | $61,767 | 68.6% |
| 25 | Jacksonville State University Jacksonville · public | 3.2× | $14,279 | 56.5% | $45,235 | 77.7% |
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