UA Housing Costs

What Are the Living Expenses at UA?

There are additional costs associated with college other than tuition. Find out below exactly how much you will be spending to attend The University of Alabama.

On this page you will find:

• Living Expenses Outline
• Room & Board Trends and Total Expenses
• Meal Plans and Housing Requirements
• References

Housing and Meal Plan Costs at UA

Housing and meal plans are priced out separately here. The standard student paid $7,750 in 2026, and the cost of a typical dining plan was $4,616. Taken together, a typical student living on campus at The University of Alabama budgeted around $27,586 in 2026 across housing, dining, books and other living expenses.

The following table outlines average expected costs for both on-campus and off-campus housing, meals and other expenses at The University of Alabama.

Room & Board Over Four Years? Projected Four-Year Total: $119,954

Room and board is a moving target: it tends to creep up every year you are enrolled. Estimating the trend now makes for a more accurate four-year budget.

At the projected rate, four years of on-campus living costs would total roughly $119,954 by the time you graduate.

This is how on-campus room and board has tracked over the last few years, plus a forward projection, at The University of Alabama.

* estimated

Room and board changed an average of 4.4% annually. If current trends continue, incoming first-year students would pay about $28,506 in housing, food and other costs their first year.

Continuing the same trend, the final-year cost would be roughly $31,514 for a four-year (bachelor’s) degree, and about $29,466 in their second and final year.

Across all four years, on-campus living costs would total approximately $119,954 for a bachelor’s, while two years would run about $57,972 over a two-year associate program.

Do Not Ignore Yearly Increases

Most schools raise housing and dining costs gradually each year, so today’s figure is unlikely to be what you pay all four years.

Living and Dining on Campus at UA

Schools may offer meal plans where the number of meals per week can vary. This school offers meal plans based on the number of meals per week. See the table below to find out the number of meals per week in the maximum meal plan offered. The table below outlines what this school reports about on-campus housing.

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References

• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Deutschlandreform under License More about our data sources and methodologies.