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University of Alabama at Birmingham

Basic Information

Type Public

Geographical Reach Regional

Location Birmingham, AL

Population 900,000

Website http://www.uab.edu/

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 12,118

Men / Women 37% / 63%

White 47%

Black 25%

Hispanic 8%

Asian 7%

Mixed 5%

International 2%

Native American 0%

From State 81%

From Region 12%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees

Humanities & Social Sciences 24%

Business & Economics 20%

Health Sciences 20%

Life & Natural Sciences 16%

Computer Science 7%

Engineering 6%

Arts 3%

Education 2%

Physical Sciences & Math 2%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,098

Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $22,562

Est. In-State Cost $11,769

Est. Out-of-State Cost $29,186

10-Year ROI $165,000

ROI Percentile 65th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 80%

4-Year Graduation Rate 44%

6-Year Graduation Rate 64%

Transfer-Out Rate 19%

Weather

Comfortable Days 95 (20%)

Sunshine Hours 2,738 (70%)

Days Without Precipitation 255 (66%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes

Acceptance Rate 72%

Yield (Unbound) 20%

Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1

Expenditure

Life & Natural Sciences	$812M	#27
Humanities & Social Sciences	$9M	#136
Engineering, Computing & Math	$32M	#140

Graduate Degrees

Life & Natural Sciences	746	#14
Engineering, Computing & Math	23	#157
Humanities & Social Sciences	22	#354

Honors College

Name Honors College

Students 2,000 (17%)

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional

Submitted Test Scores 47%

SAT Range 1250 – 1400

SAT Math Range 610 – 740

SAT RW Range 600 – 710

ACT Range 23 – 30

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

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
Collat School of Business	543	58% / 42%	5%	$65,558		95%
Information Systems	66 +3	73% / 27%	0%	$74,931	86	96%
Accounting	113 —	50% / 50%	2%	$63,551	73	95%
Business Administration	60 —	65% / 35%	0%	$62,800	71	95%
Economics	19 —	63% / 37%	5%	$70,229	82	—
Entrepreneurship	14 +2	57% / 43%	0%	$61,094	68	—
Finance	72 +1	79% / 21%	11%	$71,298	83	94%
Human Resource Management	39 —	21% / 79%	3%	$60,545	67	100%
Management	83 —	65% / 35%	7%	$62,800	71	95%
Marketing	77 +1	40% / 60%	9%	$62,426	71	92%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Arts and Sciences	1,291	35% / 65%	3%	$52,768		94%
Computer Science	108 —	72% / 28%	12%	$101,625	98	97%
Digital Forensics	21 +1	62% / 38%	5%	$69,382	81	—
Chemistry	47 —	36% / 64%	4%	$59,510	65	91%
Mathematics	17 +1	18% / 82%	0%	$52,520	49	91%
Physics	7 —	100% / 0%	0%	$65,674	76	—
Bioinformatics	4 —	25% / 75%	25%	$56,521	59	—
Biology	127 —	30% / 70%	4%	$55,561	57	93%
Cancer Biology	16 —	25% / 75%	6%	$56,520	59	—
Genetics and Genomic Sciences	24 —	29% / 71%	0%	$56,489	59	—
Immunology	30 +1	33% / 67%	0%	$56,390	59	—
Neuroscience	91 —	44% / 56%	4%	$55,867	58	—
African American Studies	2 —	50% / 50%	0%	$45,715	29	—
Anthropology	10 +1	40% / 60%	0%	$31,351	4	100%
Communication Studies	58 +1	40% / 60%	2%	$39,661	14	94%
Criminal Justice	89 +1	34% / 66%	1%	$48,974	38	95%
English	45 +8	20% / 80%	0%	$36,019	8	92%
Foreign Languages	18 +3	22% / 78%	0%	$47,332	33	—
General Studies	79 —	37% / 63%	1%	$50,137	42	97%
History	33 +9	64% / 36%	0%	$47,929	35	100%
Liberal Arts	14 +1	29% / 71%	7%	$50,137	42	97%
Philosophy	11 +7	55% / 45%	0%	$44,285	25	—
Political Science	33 +2	45% / 55%	0%	$43,603	23	85%
Professional Writing	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$41,264	17	—
Psychology	234 +3	19% / 81%	1%	$44,287	25	94%
Social Sciences	2 +1	0% / 100%	0%	$50,950	44	90%
Social Work	50 —	8% / 92%	0%	$45,369	28	96%
Sociology	36 —	28% / 72%	0%	$38,987	13	83%
Art	45 —	31% / 69%	0%	$41,015	17	89%
Music	16 —	62% / 38%	0%	$40,933	16	100%
Musical Theatre	9 —	44% / 56%	0%	$36,430	9	100%
Theatre	14 —	7% / 93%	0%	$36,430	9	100%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
School of Education	166	31% / 69%	1%	$47,417		94%
Kinesiology	101 —	41% / 59%	1%	$47,189	33	95%
Early Childhood Education	15 —	0% / 100%	0%	$47,772	35	91%
Elementary Education	35 —	6% / 94%	3%	$47,772	35	91%
Secondary Education	15 —	60% / 40%	0%	$47,772	35	91%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
School of Engineering	166	73% / 27%	7%	$90,369		98%
Biomedical Engineering	50 —	48% / 52%	10%	$85,321	93	100%
Civil Engineering	24 —	88% / 12%	0%	$84,553	92	91%
Electrical Engineering	32 —	88% / 12%	16%	$99,457	98	100%
Engineering	6 —	50% / 50%	0%	$129,181	100	98%
Materials Engineering	12 —	75% / 25%	0%	$88,034	94	95%
Mechanical Engineering	42 —	88% / 12%	2%	$87,901	94	97%
Undeclared Engineering	— —	—	—	$101,647	98	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
School of Health Professions	296	24% / 76%	1%	$56,483		94%
Biobehavioral Nutrition and Wellness	11 —	9% / 91%	0%	$53,057	50	—
Biomedical Sciences	165 —	32% / 68%	2%	$55,561	57	93%
Health Education and Promotion	11 —	9% / 91%	0%	$54,885	55	—
Health Care Management	109 —	17% / 83%	0%	$58,386	63	96%