Alabama Liberal Arts Colleges

There are 9 liberalarts colleges located throughout Alabama (2 public colleges and 7 private colleges), serving 15,111 students.

Alabama Liberal Arts College by County:

Town
College
# Students
  Athens
3,415
  Birmingham
1,231
  Fairfield
Miles College
(Private not-for-profit)
1,639
  Huntsville
Oakwood University
(Private not-for-profit)
1,936
  Marion
Judson College
(Private not-for-profit)
368
  Montgomery
Huntingdon College
(Private not-for-profit)
1,110
  Montgomery
Faulkner University
(Private not-for-profit)
3,193
  Talladega
Talladega College
(Private not-for-profit)
1,200
  Tuscaloosa
Stillman College
(Private not-for-profit)
1,019

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