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University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, AL · CDS 20252026 · City: Midsize · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
88.2%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
20.1%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
37.0%
Total cost — out-of-state
$42,720
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
18:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$21,383

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates11,959
Total all graduate8,946
Grand total all students20,905

Admissions

Total applicants11,379
Total admitted10,034
Total enrolled2,014
Overall admit rate88.2%
Admit rate — women89.9%
Admit rate — men85.3%
Yield rate20.1%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?No
ED closing date
ED notification date
# admitted under ED plan
Offers Early Action plan?No
EA closing date
EA notification date
Restrictive Early Action?

Test Scores

% submitting SAT4.0%
% submitting ACT43.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile600
SAT EBRW 75th %ile710
SAT Math 25th %ile610
SAT Math 75th %ile740
ACT Comp 25th %ile23
ACT Comp 75th %ile30
% in top 10% of HS class24.0%
% in top 25% of HS class47.0%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$11,640
Tuition — out-of-state$28,980
Required fees$500
Room and board$13,240
Total cost — in-state$25,380
Total cost — out-of-state$42,720

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$6,808
Avg % of need met37.0%
% with 100% of need met
Avg merit grant (no need)$8,977
Avg loan debt at graduation$21,383

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist
# admitted from waitlist
Waitlist admit rate
Transfer applicants (total)2,226
Transfer admit rate83.6%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio18:1
% faculty full-time

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)88.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)$18,749Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (private)

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)66.1%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)54.6%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate81.0%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$64,969Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant34.3%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan41.5%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full6.0%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress18.8%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress27.8%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged0.6%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Defaulted6.0%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019

Undergraduates

% part-time18.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white46.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black27.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino8.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian9.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races5.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international2.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown0.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women46.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men53.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white65.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black7.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino3.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian16.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races1.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international5.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services21.3%
Health Professions And Related Programs19.3%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences14.5%
Psychology9.2%
Engineering6.5%
Education5.5%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services3.4%
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting And Related Protective Services3.4%