University of Alabama

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach National
Population 220,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 95 (20%)
Sunshine Hours 2,738 (70%)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (67%)

Honors College

Name Honors College
Students 7,200 (23%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 31,827
Men / Women 44% / 56%
From State 40%
From Region 18%
Athletes 668 (2.2%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 71%
Black 11%
Hispanic 8%
Mixed 4%
Asian 1%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Capstone College of Nursing 393 10% 79% 2% 11% 4% 0% $92,538 91 +0.03 90 98% 3.5%
Nursing 393 — 10% 79% 2% 11% 4% 0% $92,538 61 +0.03 90 98% 3.5% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Sciences 1,852 34% 76% 2% 10% 7% 1% $65,594 30 +0.27 59 96% 7.6%
Data Science 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $105,438 29 -0.26 96 — — — — —
Chemistry 68 +6 40% 85% 3% 6% 3% 1% $70,781 50 -0.08 69 100% — — — —
Geology 10 — 80% 90% 0% 10% 0% 0% $63,377 49 -0.15 54 95% — — — —
Marine Science 18 — 22% 89% 0% 0% 11% 0% $26,995 0 -3.43 1 100% — — — —
Mathematics 57 +40 58% 74% 5% 0% 9% 2% $80,173 51 -0.20 81 97% — — — —
Physics 14 +5 71% 57% 0% 21% 14% 7% $78,576 35 -0.36 80 — — — — —
Biology 219 +2 33% 77% 2% 9% 7% 2% $69,083 63 +0.31 66 98% — — — —
Microbiology 7 — 43% 86% 0% 14% 0% 0% $64,910 17 -0.72 58 — — — — —
Neuroscience 6 — 17% 83% 17% 0% 0% 0% $64,236 30 -0.24 56 — — — — —
Environmental Science 35 — 43% 89% 3% 3% 0% 3% $61,894 69 +0.41 50 100% — — — —
Communicative Disorders 66 — 3% 85% 0% 6% 6% 0% $61,997 49 -0.01 51 98% — — — —
Economics 94 +92 67% 80% 3% 2% 9% 0% $100,842 67 +0.11 95 — — — — —
African American Studies 6 +1 67% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $72,203 84 +1.03 72 — — — — —
American Studies 1 +2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $84,333 98 +2.00 85 100% — — — —
English 65 +28 23% 72% 0% 17% 6% 0% $47,027 23 -0.66 13 95% — — — —
History 62 +38 61% 82% 3% 5% 3% 0% $62,381 82 +0.53 52 94% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 67 — 40% 72% 0% 13% 10% 1% $64,448 86 +0.68 57 88% 7.6% — — —
Liberal Arts 10 — 50% 60% 0% 20% 10% 0% $61,826 81 +0.43 50 — — — — —
Modern Languages 14 +16 43% 86% 0% 0% 7% 0% $59,717 59 +0.15 45 — — — — —
Philosophy 13 +8 69% 77% 0% 8% 0% 0% $62,045 58 +0.05 51 — — — — —
Religious Studies 3 +7 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,213 89 +1.03 43 — — — — —
Spanish 15 +35 7% 73% 0% 13% 7% 0% $60,581 63 +0.23 47 100% — — — —
Anthropology 21 +3 24% 67% 0% 19% 10% 0% $46,391 6 -0.95 12 95% — — — —
Geography 13 +1 54% 85% 8% 0% 8% 0% $62,974 60 +0.10 53 — — — — —
International Studies 31 — 32% 71% 0% 6% 10% 0% $72,390 54 -0.02 72 80% — — — —
Political Science 197 +28 41% 74% 2% 11% 9% 0% $73,241 58 +0.08 73 98% — — — —
Psychology 311 +27 17% 74% 1% 11% 8% 1% $63,374 93 +1.26 54 95% — — — —
Art History 2 +2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,838 52 -0.15 19 96% — — — —
Dance 24 +4 0% 88% 4% 8% 0% 0% $44,742 65 +0.22 10 90% — — — —
Graphic Design 13 — 8% 92% 0% 8% 0% 0% $68,054 79 +0.62 64 98% — — — —
Music 17 +18 41% 82% 0% 6% 6% 0% $56,330 92 +1.03 36 96% — — — —
Studio Art 19 +5 11% 58% 5% 21% 5% 0% $49,838 67 +0.32 19 96% — — — —
Theatre 27 +3 30% 74% 0% 19% 7% 0% $41,640 40 -0.19 6 100% — — — —
Criminology and Criminal Justice 326 +41 36% 74% 2% 14% 6% 0% $60,422 57 +0.07 47 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Communication and Information Sciences 700 28% 83% 1% 8% 5% 0% $69,749 43 +0.19 68 96% 7.5%
Advertising 113 +2 25% 85% 2% 4% 5% 1% $77,498 54 -0.01 79 97% 7.5% — — —
Communication Studies 192 +14 32% 83% 0% 9% 6% 1% $63,456 59 +0.15 55 95% 7.6% — — —
Creative Media 74 +1 51% 80% 0% 8% 4% 0% $62,765 56 +0.08 53 94% — — — —
Journalism 93 +1 42% 74% 1% 13% 5% 0% $59,892 41 -0.27 45 94% — — — —
Public Relations 228 +5 12% 86% 0% 6% 6% 0% $77,498 71 +0.54 79 97% 7.5% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education 410 27% 79% 1% 10% 5% 0% $61,264 13 +0.38 49 97%
Kinesiology 246 — 34% 75% 2% 11% 5% 0% $63,416 60 +0.19 54 — — — — —
Educational Neuroscience 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,852 62 +0.17 53 — — — — —
Elementary Education 87 — 3% 84% 0% 5% 6% 0% $56,743 83 +0.66 37 97% — — — —
Secondary Education 37 — 43% 86% 0% 11% 3% 0% $56,743 62 +0.20 37 97% — — — —
Special Education 20 — 0% 95% 0% 5% 0% 0% $59,147 67 +0.49 43 98% — — — —
Music Education 18 — 56% 83% 0% 11% 6% 0% $65,195 100 +1.98 59 96% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Engineering 689 74% 81% 3% 4% 5% 3% $111,643 98 +0.54 98 98% 4.1%
Aerospace Engineering 67 — 76% 78% 4% 4% 0% 4% $100,239 38 -0.31 94 97% — — — —
Architectural Engineering 16 — 25% 81% 0% 0% 12% 0% $95,432 72 +0.44 92 — — — — —
Chemical Engineering 79 — 51% 77% 5% 3% 4% 5% $117,642 90 +1.24 98 99% — — — —
Civil Engineering 80 +1 64% 94% 1% 2% 1% 0% $100,613 91 +1.18 94 98% — — — —
Computer Engineering — — — — — — — — $115,279 58 -0.08 98 100% — — — —
Computer Engineering 26 — 81% 77% 0% 8% 8% 0% $121,349 71 +0.20 99 — — — — —
Construction Engineering 14 +1 93% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $96,404 77 +0.58 92 — — — — —
Electrical Engineering 64 — 84% 83% 2% 5% 2% 3% $115,279 58 -0.08 98 100% — — — —
Environmental Engineering 14 — 50% 79% 0% 14% 7% 0% $85,465 45 +0.01 86 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 178 +1 83% 89% 3% 2% 4% 1% $105,036 81 +0.73 96 98% 4.1% — — —
Metallurgical Engineering 13 — 92% 77% 0% 0% 15% 8% $100,432 78 +0.67 94 — — — — —
Computer Science 127 — 77% 69% 6% 6% 9% 6% $133,208 71 +0.24 99 97% — — — —
Cyber Security 11 — 73% 82% 9% 0% 0% 9% $121,679 93 +1.48 99 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Human Environmental Sciences 777 20% 72% 1% 13% 8% 1% $62,515 17 -0.04 52 94% 8.7%
Food and Nutrition 72 +1 11% 72% 0% 3% 15% 6% $60,730 33 -0.31 47 94% 8.0% — — —
Athletic Training — — — — — — — — $62,971 31 -0.46 53 100% — — — —
Public Health 173 +1 10% 59% 2% 23% 8% 0% $62,455 42 -0.25 52 94% 8.9% — — —
Consumer Sciences 56 — 73% 84% 0% 7% 7% 0% $75,406 60 -0.11 76 93% 6.9% — — —
Hospitality Management 91 +1 13% 88% 0% 3% 5% 0% $65,251 78 +0.42 59 90% 9.0% — — —
Sport Management 61 +6 59% 70% 0% 20% 2% 2% $62,367 56 +0.12 52 — — — — —
Child Development 5 +1 40% 80% 0% 20% 0% 0% $50,422 29 -0.34 20 95% 10.2% — — —
Human Development and Family Studies 87 +3 3% 71% 0% 10% 13% 0% $50,422 29 -0.34 20 95% 10.2% — — —
Human Environmental Sciences 96 — 36% 61% 0% 20% 11% 2% $65,022 66 +0.42 58 91% 8.2% — — —
Early Childhood Education 15 — 0% 73% 7% 13% 0% 0% $50,422 38 -0.28 20 95% 10.2% — — —
Apparel and Textiles 59 — 5% 75% 2% 12% 3% 0% $60,601 38 -0.10 47 94% — — — —
Interior Design 62 — 2% 87% 3% 6% 0% 0% $68,054 47 -0.00 64 98% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Culverhouse College of Business 2,005 60% 82% 2% 5% 5% 0% $91,613 91 +0.33 90 98% 6.1%
Business Cybersecurity 82 +3 88% 93% 0% 4% 0% 0% $90,183 43 -0.18 89 100% — — — —
Accounting 255 +31 50% 82% 1% 4% 5% 0% $99,892 79 +0.83 94 99% — — — —
Finance 547 +76 76% 86% 2% 3% 4% 0% $102,445 66 +0.12 95 98% — — — —
General Business 262 +5 68% 79% 2% 5% 5% 1% $71,165 45 -0.34 70 — — — — —
Information Resources Management 11 +5 73% 55% 0% 36% 9% 0% $118,565 93 +1.50 98 99% — — — —
Management 195 +28 59% 81% 2% 9% 6% 1% $77,938 66 +0.02 79 94% 6.1% — — —
Management Information Systems 131 +3 69% 74% 5% 11% 5% 2% $118,565 93 +1.50 98 99% — — — —
Marketing 522 +44 38% 82% 1% 4% 7% 0% $84,483 74 +0.54 85 97% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Social Work 56 9% 61% 0% 32% 0% 0% $53,794 2 +0.06 29 96% 9.7%
Social Work 56 — 9% 61% 0% 32% 0% 0% $53,794 50 +0.06 29 96% 9.7% — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $12,484
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $35,628
Est. In-State Cost $16,149
Est. Out-of-State Cost $46,088
ROI Percentile 80th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 90%
4-Year Graduation Rate 57%
6-Year Graduation Rate 73%
Transfer-Out Rate 17%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 34.0% 2,338 56% 82% 2% 5% 6% 0% $89,175 69 +0.31 88 97% 7.1%
Social Sciences 20.4% 1,406 26% 76% 1% 11% 7% 0% $65,620 75 +0.38 60 95% 8.2%
Health Sciences 12.8% 878 16% 74% 2% 13% 5% 0% $76,155 46 +0.02 77 97% 5.2%
Engineering 8.0% 551 73% 84% 3% 3% 4% 2% $106,473 67 +0.59 96 98% 4.1%
Professional 4.7% 326 36% 74% 2% 14% 6% 0% $60,422 27 +0.07 47 — —
Humanities 3.7% 256 41% 74% 1% 13% 6% 0% $59,012 73 +0.23 43 93% 7.6%
Arts 3.5% 241 13% 80% 2% 11% 3% 0% $58,321 75 +0.25 41 96% —
Life & Natural Sciences 3.4% 232 33% 78% 3% 9% 7% 2% $68,832 55 +0.26 66 98% —
Computer Science 3.2% 221 81% 78% 4% 5% 5% 4% $116,544 61 +0.14 98 98% —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.4% 167 49% 80% 3% 5% 7% 2% $69,477 24 -0.51 67 98% —
Education 2.3% 159 12% 85% 1% 7% 4% 0% $56,449 70 +0.44 36 97% 10.2%
Agriculture & Food Science 1.6% 107 21% 78% 1% 3% 10% 5% $61,111 56 -0.07 48 96% 8.0%

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $62.0M #81 58% $1.0M 43 #85 350 28
Physical Sciences & Math $53.0M #67 69% $0.0M 39 #80 260 21
Humanities & Social Sciences $31.4M #75 28% $0.4M 60 #88 168 5
Business & Economics $18.8M #26 14% $0.0M 10 #131 18 —
Computer Science $17.1M #58 37% $0.1M 3 #161 49 —
Health Sciences $14.1M #122 58% $0.1M 13 #120 46 —
Education $9.1M #57 51% $0 56 #45 — —
Life & Natural Sciences $8.0M #177 70% $0.1M 8 #159 65 12
Agriculture & Food Science $0.0M #311 60% $0 2 #102 — —
Total $213M #121 51% $1.8M 234 #103 956 66

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 147 $3.4M $3.4M $0
Football 132 $146.3M $81.5M $64.8M
Baseball 49 $6.7M $6.7M $0
Swimming & Diving 40 $2.1M $2.1M $0
Basketball 20 $24.4M $15.2M $9.2M
Golf 10 $1.9M $1.9M $0
Tennis 6 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Total 320 $186.0M $112.0M $74.0M
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 124 $3.4M $3.4M $0
Rowing 115 $3.6M $3.6M $0
Soccer 39 $3.1M $3.1M $0
Swimming & Diving 36 $2.2M $2.2M $0
Basketball 30 $5.4M $5.4M $0
Volleyball 22 $2.7M $2.7M $0
Softball 21 $3.9M $3.9M $0
Gymnastics 19 $3.6M $3.6M $0
Tennis 10 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Golf 8 $1.8M $1.8M $0
Total 348 $31.0M $31.0M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 271 $6.8M $6.8M $0
Football 132 $146.3M $81.5M $64.8M
Rowing 115 $3.6M $3.6M $0
Swimming & Diving 76 $4.3M $4.3M $0
Basketball 50 $29.8M $20.7M $9.2M
Baseball 49 $6.7M $6.7M $0
Soccer 39 $3.1M $3.1M $0
Volleyball 22 $2.7M $2.7M $0
Softball 21 $3.9M $3.9M $0
Gymnastics 19 $3.6M $3.6M $0
Golf 18 $3.7M $3.7M $0
Tennis 16 $2.5M $2.5M $0
Total 668 $244.6M $229.9M $14.6M

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 71%
Yield (non-ED) 18%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 71% 71% 71%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy required
Submitted Test Scores 72%
SAT Range 1100 – 1360
SAT Math Range 530 – 680
SAT RW Range 560 – 680