University of Alabama at Birmingham

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 900,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 95 (20%)
Sunshine Hours 2,738 (70%)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (66%)

Honors College

Name Honors College
Students 2,000 (20%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 10,093
Men / Women 37% / 63%
From State 81%
From Region 12%
Athletes 416 (4.4%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 45%
Black 27%
Asian 10%
Hispanic 9%
Mixed 5%
International 3%
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
Collat School of Business 554 54% 54% 8% 19% 10% 4% $76,500 63 -0.49 82 95% 6.3%
Information Systems 71 — 69% 39% 14% 24% 11% 3% $92,329 43 -0.29 93 96% 5.7% — — —
Accounting 98 +2 40% 56% 11% 14% 11% 5% $86,283 53 -0.05 89 93% 6.6% — — —
Business Administration 45 +1 69% 71% 7% 13% 2% 0% $72,172 49 -0.28 78 94% 6.7% — — —
Economics 17 +1 71% 71% 0% 0% 24% 6% $81,282 29 -0.63 86 — — — — —
Entrepreneurship 31 +1 52% 55% 0% 29% 3% 6% $66,229 35 -0.42 69 — — — — —
Finance 84 +1 71% 50% 14% 15% 14% 5% $80,964 23 -0.63 86 98% 4.7% — — —
Human Resource Management 25 +1 28% 40% 0% 40% 12% 0% $65,204 18 -0.78 68 100% 6.3% — — —
Management 98 +1 62% 58% 5% 20% 6% 3% $72,172 49 -0.28 78 94% 6.7% — — —
Marketing 85 +2 27% 55% 6% 16% 13% 4% $60,987 7 -1.29 59 93% 7.1% — — —
⇅ 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 1,242 32% 51% 11% 22% 7% 1% $61,705 15 -0.44 61 93% 8.9%
Computer Science 100 +1 73% 54% 14% 15% 9% 5% $119,440 50 -0.16 99 95% — — — —
Digital Forensics 25 — 56% 72% 0% 0% 8% 4% $86,105 33 -0.40 89 — — — — —
Chemistry 35 — 40% 69% 6% 9% 9% 0% $64,658 19 -0.67 66 94% — — — —
Mathematics 11 +1 36% 36% 9% 36% 9% 0% $56,830 5 -1.08 49 91% — — — —
Physics 7 — 71% 57% 0% 14% 14% 14% $73,917 20 -0.70 80 — — — — —
Bioinformatics 5 — 60% 40% 60% 0% 0% 0% $63,821 17 -0.68 65 — — — — —
Biology 108 +1 33% 52% 9% 19% 9% 2% $62,934 32 -0.41 63 96% — — — —
Cancer Biology 19 — 32% 37% 37% 5% 5% 11% $63,910 17 -0.67 65 — — — — —
Genetics and Genomic Sciences 43 — 19% 53% 21% 7% 12% 0% $63,419 16 -0.72 64 — — — — —
Immunology 15 — 33% 67% 20% 7% 7% 0% $63,351 16 -0.93 64 — — — — —
Neuroscience 105 +4 44% 39% 43% 5% 7% 1% $62,831 26 -0.36 63 83% — — — —
African American Studies 2 — 50% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $54,249 40 -0.40 42 — — — — —
English 36 +2 25% 61% 6% 19% 6% 0% $55,047 67 +0.32 44 95% — — — —
Foreign Languages 25 — 40% 48% 8% 12% 12% 0% $54,100 35 -0.35 42 — — — — —
General Studies 66 — 41% 30% 6% 50% 5% 2% $52,973 31 -0.42 39 92% — — — —
History 24 +6 58% 58% 8% 17% 4% 0% $56,272 55 -0.06 47 91% — — — —
Liberal Arts 13 — 31% 38% 8% 23% 8% 8% $52,973 31 -0.42 39 92% — — — —
Philosophy 12 +3 42% 33% 25% 17% 25% 0% $57,784 43 -0.27 52 — — — — —
Professional Writing 3 — 33% 33% 33% 33% 0% 0% $52,614 56 +0.02 38 — — — — —
Anthropology 14 +3 36% 43% 7% 36% 0% 0% $50,256 23 -0.60 31 92% — — — —
Communication Studies 81 +3 31% 57% 2% 28% 4% 0% $52,686 17 -0.86 38 93% — — — —
Political Science 24 +2 29% 46% 12% 17% 12% 0% $65,824 33 -0.47 69 93% — — — —
Psychology 272 +8 9% 49% 7% 30% 6% 1% $50,568 25 -0.68 32 94% 9.2% — — —
Social Sciences 5 +2 0% 20% 40% 0% 20% 0% $46,938 7 -0.90 23 80% — — — —
Social Work 30 — 3% 63% 0% 23% 7% 0% $49,466 24 -0.45 29 94% — — — —
Sociology 22 +1 23% 50% 5% 18% 9% 0% $57,509 59 +0.06 51 91% — — — —
Art 30 — 27% 70% 0% 20% 7% 0% $50,599 70 +0.40 32 89% — — — —
Music 14 — 57% 43% 7% 43% 7% 0% $48,874 58 +0.23 28 96% — — — —
Musical Theatre 10 — 30% 70% 0% 30% 0% 0% $41,577 28 -0.56 12 100% — — — —
Theatre 12 — 33% 58% 0% 8% 25% 0% $41,577 40 -0.20 12 100% — — — —
Criminal Justice 74 +1 26% 54% 0% 30% 7% 1% $58,057 44 -0.25 52 97% 7.9% — — —
⇅ 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 Education 163 34% 59% 3% 29% 6% 0% $59,889 10 +0.03 57 96%
Kinesiology 124 — 42% 53% 4% 33% 6% 0% $62,441 53 +0.08 62 98% — — — —
Elementary Education 33 — 3% 79% 0% 18% 0% 0% $51,779 51 -0.08 35 89% — — — —
Secondary Education 6 — 33% 67% 0% 17% 17% 0% $51,779 33 -0.39 35 89% — — — —
⇅ 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 Engineering 192 69% 59% 12% 12% 8% 4% $97,457 93 -0.19 95 98%
Biomedical Engineering 59 — 53% 49% 22% 10% 7% 5% $86,103 13 -1.08 89 100% — — — —
Civil Engineering 30 — 63% 53% 7% 20% 10% 3% $94,284 64 +0.28 94 96% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 36 — 92% 69% 3% 14% 8% 0% $103,089 19 -0.66 97 98% — — — —
Engineering 9 — 33% 67% 22% 0% 11% 0% $137,341 98 +2.95 100 98% — — — —
Materials Engineering 6 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $93,814 44 -0.07 93 100% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 52 — 77% 62% 10% 13% 8% 6% $101,790 69 +0.33 96 97% — — — —
Undeclared Engineering — — — — — — — — $113,012 92 +1.10 98 — — — — —
⇅ 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 Health Professions 225 23% 44% 12% 27% 8% 2% $64,758 25 -0.34 67 96% 7.9%
Biomedical Sciences 132 — 27% 42% 17% 23% 9% 1% $62,934 26 -0.59 63 96% — — — —
Biobehavioral Nutrition and Wellness 13 — 15% 85% 0% 8% 8% 0% $61,680 38 -0.22 61 — — — — —
Health Education and Promotion 6 — 17% 33% 0% 67% 0% 0% $54,745 15 -0.96 44 95% — — — —
Health Care Management 74 — 18% 42% 5% 32% 7% 4% $69,366 71 +0.16 74 96% 7.9% — — —
⇅ 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 Nursing 372 18% 56% 4% 24% 9% 3% $90,299 90 -0.19 92 96%
Nursing 372 — 18% 56% 4% 24% 9% 3% $90,299 49 -0.19 92 96% — — — —
⇅ 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 Public Health 84 27% 32% 15% 38% 5% 2% $64,476 24 -0.07 66 95%
Public Health 83 — 28% 31% 16% 39% 5% 2% $64,469 53 -0.06 66 95% — — — —
Rehabilitation Science 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,137 34 -0.33 67 — — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,558
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $24,003
Est. In-State Cost $12,364
Est. Out-of-State Cost $31,050
ROI Percentile 76th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 80%
4-Year Graduation Rate 44%
6-Year Graduation Rate 64%
Transfer-Out Rate 19%

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
Health Sciences 20.7% 586 24% 52% 6% 28% 8% 2% $80,339 64 -0.13 85 96% —
Business & Economics 19.7% 557 47% 54% 7% 20% 10% 4% $73,536 36 -0.43 79 95% 6.6%
Social Sciences 15.8% 448 15% 51% 6% 28% 6% 1% $51,985 18 -0.65 36 94% 9.2%
Life & Natural Sciences 15.1% 427 33% 46% 23% 14% 8% 1% $63,026 27 -0.52 63 92% —
Computer Science 6.9% 196 69% 51% 12% 16% 10% 4% $105,367 41 -0.24 97 96% 5.7%
Engineering 6.8% 192 69% 59% 12% 12% 8% 4% $97,457 28 -0.19 95 98% —
Humanities 6.4% 181 39% 43% 8% 30% 7% 1% $54,306 47 -0.20 42 92% —
Professional 2.6% 74 26% 54% 0% 30% 7% 1% $58,057 21 -0.25 52 97% 7.9%
Arts 2.3% 66 35% 62% 2% 24% 9% 0% $47,226 28 +0.11 23 94% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.9% 53 43% 60% 6% 15% 9% 2% $64,256 11 -0.76 66 93% —
Education 1.4% 39 8% 77% 0% 18% 3% 0% $51,779 37 -0.12 35 89% —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.5% 13 15% 85% 0% 8% 8% 0% $61,680 58 -0.22 61 — —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences $600M #21 58% $58.3M 40 #45 123 167
Life & Natural Sciences $204M #26 57% $10.8M 69 #35 458 85
Engineering $30.2M #136 58% $1.8M 14 #160 117 23
Humanities & Social Sciences $9.1M #153 88% $0 16 #200 130 5
Education $8.1M #64 13% $0 4 #388 — —
Physical Sciences & Math $7.4M #195 83% $0.1M 16 #143 125 11
Computer Science $1.2M #214 90% $0.1M 5 #138 18 —
Business & Economics $0.6M #238 76% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 2 #102 23 5
Total $861M #38 58% $71.1M 166 #129 994 296

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
Football 120 $14.4M $13.2M $1.3M
Baseball 45 $1.7M $1.6M $82K
Soccer 29 $1.1M $1.0M $56K
Basketball 16 $5.3M $5.0M $345K
Golf 10 $558K $512K $46K
Tennis 7 $363K $317K $46K
Rifle 1 $43K $36K $7K
Total 228 $23.5M $21.7M $1.9M
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 94 $1.2M $1.1M $75K
Soccer 33 $1.3M $1.2M $54K
Softball 27 $1.2M $1.1M $62K
Beach Volleyball 20 $590K $542K $47K
Volleyball 18 $1.1M $1.0M $46K
Basketball 15 $2.6M $2.4M $142K
Bowling 12 $397K $351K $46K
Golf 10 $536K $490K $46K
Tennis 8 $617K $571K $46K
Rifle 5 $219K $181K $38K
Total 188 $9.7M $9.1M $605K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 120 $14.4M $13.2M $1.3M
Track & Field (combined) 94 $1.2M $1.1M $75K
Soccer 62 $2.3M $2.2M $111K
Baseball 45 $1.7M $1.6M $82K
Basketball 31 $7.9M $7.4M $488K
Softball 27 $1.2M $1.1M $62K
Beach Volleyball 20 $590K $542K $47K
Golf 20 $1.1M $1.0M $92K
Volleyball 18 $1.1M $1.0M $46K
Tennis 15 $980K $888K $92K
Bowling 12 $397K $351K $46K
Rifle 6 $263K $217K $46K
Total 416 $43.9M $40.8M $3.1M

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 94%
Yield (non-ED) 24%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 94% 94% 94%
Unhooked Early Decision 0% 0% —

Hooked: legacy, recruited athletes, and faculty-related

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 52%
SAT Range 1250 – 1420
SAT Math Range 600 – 730
SAT RW Range 620 – 720