Birmingham, AL · CDS 2025–2026 · City: Midsize · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting
| Total all undergraduates | 11,959 | |
| Total all graduate | 8,946 | |
| Grand total all students | 20,905 |
| Total applicants | 11,379 | |
| Total admitted | 10,034 | |
| Total enrolled | 2,014 | |
| Overall admit rate | 88.2% | |
| Admit rate — women | 89.9% | |
| Admit rate — men | 85.3% | |
| Yield rate | 20.1% |
| 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? | — | — |
| % submitting SAT | 4.0% | |
| % submitting ACT | 43.0% | |
| SAT EBRW 25th %ile | 600 | |
| SAT EBRW 75th %ile | 710 | |
| SAT Math 25th %ile | 610 | |
| SAT Math 75th %ile | 740 | |
| ACT Comp 25th %ile | 23 | |
| ACT Comp 75th %ile | 30 | |
| % in top 10% of HS class | 24.0% | |
| % in top 25% of HS class | 47.0% |
| 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 |
| Avg need-based grant | $6,808 | |
| Avg % of need met | 37.0% | |
| % with 100% of need met | — | — |
| Avg merit grant (no need) | $8,977 | |
| Avg loan debt at graduation | $21,383 |
| # offered place on waitlist | — | — |
| # admitted from waitlist | — | — |
| Waitlist admit rate | — | — |
| Transfer applicants (total) | 2,226 | |
| Transfer admit rate | 83.6% |
| Student-faculty ratio | 18:1 | |
| % faculty full-time | — | — |
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.
| Admit rate (Scorecard) | 88.2% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| Average net price (public) | $18,749 | Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| Average net price (private) | — | — |
| 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 rate | 81.0% | 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 | $64,969 | Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars |
| % receiving a Pell Grant | 34.3% | Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS) |
| % receiving a federal loan | 41.5% | Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS) |
| Paid in full | 6.0% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| Making progress | 18.8% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| Not making progress | 27.8% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| Discharged | 0.6% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| Defaulted | 6.0% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| % part-time | 18.1% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % white | 46.5% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Black | 27.1% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Hispanic/Latino | 8.6% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Asian | 9.4% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.1% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.1% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % two or more races | 5.2% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % nonresident/international | 2.4% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % race/ethnicity unknown | 0.7% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % women | 46.7% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % men | 53.3% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % white | 65.2% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Black | 7.0% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Hispanic/Latino | 3.8% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Asian | 16.4% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.3% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.1% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % two or more races | 1.2% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % nonresident/international | 5.9% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % race/ethnicity unknown | 0.1% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.
| Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services | 21.3% |
| Health Professions And Related Programs | 19.3% |
| Biological And Biomedical Sciences | 14.5% |
| Psychology | 9.2% |
| Engineering | 6.5% |
| Education | 5.5% |
| Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services | 3.4% |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting And Related Protective Services | 3.4% |