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University of Alabama

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach National
Location Tuscaloosa, AL
Population 220,000
Website https://www.ua.edu/
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 32,323
Men / Women 44% / 56%
White 67%
Black 15%
Hispanic 7%
Mixed 3%
Asian 2%
International 1%
Native American 0%
From State 40%
From Region 18%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Business & Economics 32%
Humanities & Social Sciences 29%
Health Sciences 13%
Engineering 10%
Life & Natural Sciences 6%
Arts 3%
Computer Science 3%
Education 3%
Physical Sciences & Math 2%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $12,180
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $34,172
Est. In-State Cost $15,756
Est. Out-of-State Cost $44,205
10-Year ROI $171,000
ROI Percentile 68th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 89%
4-Year Graduation Rate 57%
6-Year Graduation Rate 73%
Transfer-Out Rate 17%

Weather

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

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 75%
Yield (Unbound) 18%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1
Expenditure
Engineering, Computing & Math $82M #79
Humanities & Social Sciences $18M #89
Life & Natural Sciences $72M #128
Graduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 288 #78
Engineering, Computing & Math 53 #97
Life & Natural Sciences 103 #196

Honors College

Name Honors College
Students 7,200 (22%)

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy required
Submitted Test Scores 58%
SAT Range 1210 – 1360
SAT Math Range 580 – 710
SAT RW Range 590 – 690
ACT Range 24 – 31

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).

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Capstone College of Nursing 360 11% / 89% 0% $80,311 100%
Nursing 360 — 11% / 89% 0% $80,311 87 100%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 1,790 33% / 67% 0% $55,821 93%
Chemistry 41 +8 39% / 61% 0% $74,963 82 93%
Geology 15 — 40% / 60% 0% $60,104 57 95%
Marine Science 13 — 15% / 85% 0% $25,391 1 100%
Mathematics 53 +35 58% / 42% 2% $69,002 74 88%
Physics 9 +8 56% / 44% 0% $73,038 80 —
Biology 219 +4 36% / 64% 0% $61,478 60 91%
Environmental Science 45 +1 20% / 80% 0% $66,481 70 100%
Microbiology 15 — 40% / 60% 0% $57,809 51 —
Neuroscience 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $55,811 45 —
Communicative Disorders 67 +3 1% / 99% 0% $54,812 42 95%
Economics 94 +93 61% / 39% 0% $74,361 81 —
African American Studies 7 — 29% / 71% 0% $63,013 63 —
American Studies 2 +1 50% / 50% 0% $83,580 89 96%
Anthropology 23 +5 48% / 52% 4% $38,674 6 87%
Criminology and Criminal Justice 266 +35 34% / 66% 0% $54,602 42 —
English 65 +26 28% / 72% 0% $44,593 14 94%
Geography 16 +2 50% / 50% 0% $54,000 40 —
Geography — — — — $54,537 41 —
History 66 +36 55% / 45% 0% $56,524 47 98%
Interdisciplinary Studies 70 — 36% / 64% 1% $52,664 36 86%
International Studies 27 +4 30% / 70% 4% $58,536 53 94%
Liberal Arts 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $51,842 33 —
Modern Languages 11 +18 36% / 64% 0% $55,714 45 —
Philosophy 12 +9 50% / 50% 0% $54,199 40 —
Political Science 185 +35 48% / 52% 0% $61,049 59 94%
Psychology 342 +11 16% / 84% 0% $47,796 22 95%
Religious Studies 2 +9 100% / 0% 0% $50,614 30 —
Spanish 11 +20 27% / 73% 0% $57,228 49 100%
Art History 2 +1 100% / 0% 0% $45,258 16 88%
Dance 29 +8 7% / 93% 0% $50,709 30 96%
Graphic Design 14 — 29% / 71% 0% $57,905 51 91%
Music 28 +14 25% / 75% 4% $31,033 2 79%
Studio Art 27 +1 22% / 78% 0% $45,258 16 88%
Theatre 12 +3 8% / 92% 0% $27,525 2 96%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Communication and Information Sciences 628 32% / 68% 0% $57,952 94%
Advertising 86 +1 34% / 66% 0% $64,089 65 95%
Communication Studies 158 +10 42% / 58% 0% $52,949 37 91%
Creative Media 88 +5 47% / 53% 0% $47,815 22 96%
Journalism 88 +2 47% / 53% 0% $56,575 47 96%
Public Relations 208 +4 12% / 88% 0% $64,089 65 95%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education 391 24% / 76% 1% $52,661 94%
Kinesiology 226 — 34% / 66% 1% $54,819 42 —
Educational Neuroscience 6 — 0% / 100% 0% $52,846 36 —
Elementary Education 87 — 1% / 99% 0% $48,985 25 94%
Secondary Education 25 — 40% / 60% 0% $48,985 25 94%
Special Education 33 — 0% / 100% 0% $50,092 28 91%
Music Education 14 — 57% / 43% 0% $53,220 38 97%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Engineering 770 76% / 24% 6% $94,635 97%
Aerospace Engineering 92 — 79% / 21% 2% $93,809 95 100%
Architectural Engineering 6 — 33% / 67% 0% $85,418 90 —
Chemical Engineering 123 — 59% / 41% 15% $97,080 96 92%
Civil Engineering 97 +1 78% / 22% 9% $86,784 91 100%
Computer Engineering 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $108,377 98 96%
Computer Engineering 24 — 79% / 21% 0% $105,266 98 —
Construction Engineering 20 — 70% / 30% 0% $86,876 91 —
Electrical Engineering 46 — 74% / 26% 9% $108,377 98 96%
Environmental Engineering 13 — 69% / 31% 15% $77,092 84 —
Mechanical Engineering 231 — 87% / 13% 3% $91,807 94 97%
Metallurgical Engineering 8 — 38% / 62% 0% $87,261 91 —
Computer Science 105 +3 77% / 23% 2% $102,009 97 96%
Cyber Security 3 — 100% / 0% 0% $94,307 95 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Human Environmental Sciences 759 17% / 83% 1% $51,380 96%
Food and Nutrition 102 +2 6% / 94% 1% $55,862 45 100%
Athletic Training 27 — 7% / 93% 0% $50,065 28 100%
Public Health 154 — 10% / 90% 1% $50,556 30 100%
Consumer Sciences 47 — 64% / 36% 2% $58,969 54 94%
Hospitality Management 83 — 20% / 80% 0% $52,250 35 96%
Sport Management 33 +1 52% / 48% 0% $54,031 40 —
Child Development 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $44,281 14 94%
Human Development and Family Studies 93 +1 1% / 99% 0% $44,281 14 94%
Human Environmental Sciences 111 — 31% / 69% 2% $48,766 25 89%
Early Childhood Education 24 — 0% / 100% 0% $44,281 14 94%
Apparel and Textiles 35 — 6% / 94% 0% $52,091 34 100%
Interior Design 47 — 2% / 98% 0% $57,905 51 91%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Culverhouse College of Business 1,841 58% / 42% 0% $81,646 97%
Business Cybersecurity 93 +8 80% / 20% 0% $79,720 86 100%
Accounting 238 +25 53% / 47% 0% $79,435 86 100%
Finance 454 +95 75% / 25% 0% $84,758 90 97%
General Business 270 +5 61% / 39% 1% $76,497 83 —
Management 185 +25 53% / 47% 0% $69,113 74 92%
Management Information Systems 125 +6 67% / 33% 0% $110,434 98 99%
Marketing 476 +39 39% / 61% 0% $80,393 87 98%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Social Work 66 9% / 91% 0% $50,275 97%
Social Work 66 — 9% / 91% 0% $50,275 29 97%

Rankings

Fun and Games

Party til You Drop (Out) Party Schools
Legendary

Politically Incorrect

Equal Opportunity Objectification Most Attractive Men
Greek God Territory
I'm Getting Cancelled in 3, 2, 1... Most Attractive Women
Instagram vs Reality (It's Real)

Engineering

Is It a Solid? Is It a Liquid? Yes. Materials Engineering
Composite Crew
WD-40 & Duct Tape Mechanical Engineering & Robotics
The Kinetic Energy Cartel

Health Sciences

Future Heroes (With 12-Hour Shifts) Nursing
Clinical Hours
Walk It Off Rehabilitation
Heat, Ice, Repeat

Business & Economics

It's Basic Supply and Demand, Bro Economics
Comparative Advantage State Anchors

Humanities & Social Sciences

Nosy for a Living Journalism
Statehouse Press-Corps Factories
Professional Yapping Media & Communication Studies
State-Funded Media Monoliths
Spin Class Professional Communication
State-Flagship Spin Machines