Alabama offers a wide range of Colleges choices for international students thinking of studying there. International students may not know what each state is like and how many Colleges may be located there. Therefore, in order to make your Alabama research easier, we’ve sorted some key city data below.
On this page below the city data, you’ll also find a list of the Universities and Colleges in Birmingham. Clicking on the Colleges's name will take you to a profile containing contact information, program facts, tuition and fees, affiliation and accreditation, admission requirements, information on student enrollment, and much more. Being able to see all the college options in a city can help you decide whether college or university study in Birmingham is right for you.
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BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA QUICK STATSCounty: Jefferson
Elevation: 600 feet
Land Area: 149.9 square miles
Population Density: 1526 people per square mile
Population: 228,798
Races (City): Black (73.5%), White Non-Hispanic (23.5%), Hispanic (1.6%), Two or more races (0.8%), Other race (0.6%)
Ancestries (City): United States (3.9%), English (3.2%), Irish (2.8%), German (2.3%), Subsaharan African (1.4%), Scotch-Irish (1.1%)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (567.5 miles , pop. 1,953,631)
Nearest cities: Homewood, AL (2.0 miles ), Mountain Brook, AL (2.2 miles ), Tarrant, AL (2.3 miles ), Forestdale, AL (2.5 miles ), Fultondale, AL (2.5 miles ), Cahaba Heights, AL (2.5 miles ), Vestavia Hills, AL (2.6 miles ), Fairfield, AL (2.6 miles )
Birmingham Compared to State Average: Median household income below state average. Median house value significantly below state average. Black race population percentage significantly above state average. Hispanic race population percentage below state average. Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA EDUCATION FACTS
Educational Attainment
School Enrollment
Educational Attainment
Grad Degree
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
8
Educational Attainment
Bachelor's Degree
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
13
Educational Attainment
Associate's Degree
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
6
Educational Attainment
Some College/No Degree
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
22
Educational Attainment
High School Graduate
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
33
Educational Attainment
Not a High School Graduate
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
19
Population 25 and Older:140,420
Pre kindergarten through grade 8
32,139
Grades 9 through 12
12,614
College or graduate school
14,744
Total Enrolled:59,497
High school or higher: 75.50%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.50%
Graduate or professional degree: 6.60%
Colleges/Universities in Birmingham:
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM Full-time enrollment: 12,178, Location: ADMINISTRATION BLDG SUITE 1070, Public, Website: www.uab.edu, Offers Doctor's degree SAMFORD UNIVERSITY FT enrollment: 4,106, Location: 800 LAKESHORE DR, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.samford.edu, Offers Doctor's degree JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FT enrollment: 3,279, Location: 2601 CARSON RD, Public, Website: www.jscc.cc.al.us VIRGINIA COLLEGE-BIRMINGHAM FT enrollment: 1,564, Location: 65 BAGBY DR, Private, for-profit, Website: www.vc.edu BIRMINGHAM SOUTHERN COLLEGE FT enrollment: 1,416, Location: 900 Arkadelphia Road, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.bsc.edu, Offers Master's degree LAWSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FT enrollment: 1,251, Location: 3060 WILSON RD SW, Public, Website: www.ls.cc.al.us HERZING COLLEGE FT enrollment: 453, Location: 280 W VALLEY AVE, Private, for-profit, Website: herzing.edu/birmingham ITT TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FT enrollment: 362, Location: 500 RIVERHILLS BUSINESS PK, Private, for-profit, Website: www.itt-tech.edu SOUTHEASTERN BIBLE COLLEGE FT enrollment: 46, Location: 3001 HWY 280 E, Private, not-for-profit ALABAMA STATE COLLEGE OF BARBER STYLING FT enrollment: 11, Location: 9480 PARKWAY E, Private, for-profit ROEBUCK BEAUTY SCHOOL Location: 9098A PARKWAY E, Private, for-profit NORTH ALABAMA SKILLS CENTER Location: 2112 11TH AVE S STE 201, Public CENTER POINT BEAUTY SCHOOL Location: 2328 FIRST ST NE, Private, for-profit CARRAWAY METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER SCH OF RAD TECHN Location: 1600 CARRAWAY BLVD, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.carraway.org ANDREW JACKSON UNIVERSITY Location: 10 OLD MONTGOMERY HWY, Private, not-for-profit, Offers Master's degree ACADEMY OF HAIR DESIGN Location: 1573 CENTER POINT RD, Private, for-profit BIRMINGHAM-EASONIAN BAPTIST BIBLE COLLEGE Location: 630 ISHKOODA RD, Private, not-for-profit EAST LAKE BEAUTY COLLEGE Location: 6732 1ST AVE S, Private, for-profit FAULKNER UNIVERSITY-BIRMINGHAM Location: 2970 LORNA RD, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.faulkner.edu FAITH GRANT COLLEGE Location: 1823 20TH ST ENSLEY, Private, not-for-profit)
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Birmingham:
BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 21 miles, SUMITON, AL, Full-time enrollment: 2,670 UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO about 29 miles, MONTEVALLO, AL, FT enrollment: 2,651 GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE about 36 miles, HANCEVILLE, AL, FT enrollment: 3,272 UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA about 48 miles, TUSCALOOSA, AL, FT enrollment: 17,453 SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 49 miles, TUSCALOOSA, AL, FT enrollment: 3,635 JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY about 64 miles, JACKSONVILLE, AL, FT enrollment: 6,418 GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 67 miles, GADSDEN, AL, FT enrollment: 3,360
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