University of Alabama in Huntsville

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 500,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 95 (20%)
Sunshine Hours 2,641 (57%)
Days Without Precipitation 249 (55%)

Honors College

Name Honors College
Students 800 (13%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 5,952
Men / Women 60% / 40%
From State 67%
From Region 22%
Athletes 390 (6.9%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 67%
Black 9%
Hispanic 8%
Mixed 5%
Asian 4%
Native American 1%
International 1%

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
College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences 198 27% 73% 5% 8% 9% 1% $54,631 3 -0.02 39 95%
English 21 +2 19% 90% 0% 0% 5% 0% $51,561 50 -0.10 30 100% — — — —
Foreign Languages 7 +1 29% 57% 0% 0% 43% 0% $53,046 33 -0.45 35 — — — — —
History 18 +3 44% 89% 0% 0% 6% 0% $49,481 19 -0.73 25 — — — — —
Philosophy 2 +1 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,114 50 -0.17 51 — — — — —
Writing 4 — 0% 75% 25% 0% 0% 0% $48,435 32 -0.49 22 — — — — —
Communication Arts 15 — 13% 80% 0% 7% 0% 0% $61,769 54 -0.01 57 95% — — — —
Political Science 17 +1 35% 59% 0% 18% 12% 0% $67,497 39 -0.35 69 — — — — —
Psychology 35 +1 20% 71% 6% 3% 9% 3% $41,963 1 -1.99 10 100% — — — —
Sociology 11 +6 18% 73% 9% 18% 0% 0% $48,735 16 -0.74 23 — — — — —
Art 53 +1 30% 60% 9% 11% 13% 0% $63,304 96 +1.77 61 90% — — — —
Music 6 +1 67% 83% 0% 17% 0% 0% $49,832 63 +0.33 26 — — — — —
Theatre 9 — 22% 89% 0% 11% 0% 0% $47,490 80 +0.59 20 — — — — —
⇅ 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 Business 312 66% 68% 5% 11% 7% 0% $88,617 87 -0.03 90 95% 5.3%
Information Systems 106 +1 75% 68% 7% 8% 8% 0% $95,418 49 -0.14 93 97% 4.8% — — —
Accounting 27 +2 48% 78% 4% 4% 7% 0% $84,137 48 -0.19 87 95% 5.8% — — —
Business Administration 14 — 79% 71% 0% 14% 7% 0% $79,166 68 +0.08 83 — — — — —
Economics 12 — 75% 75% 0% 8% 8% 0% $90,271 49 -0.29 91 — — — — —
Finance 44 — 82% 68% 11% 9% 5% 2% $97,619 54 -0.05 94 100% — — — —
Management 78 +1 60% 60% 3% 17% 6% 0% $82,010 71 +0.23 85 90% 6.0% — — —
Marketing 31 — 35% 74% 6% 13% 3% 0% $76,744 53 -0.06 81 94% 4.8% — — —
⇅ 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 61 44% 69% 7% 8% 7% 2% $54,512 3 -0.53 39 93%
Kinesiology 33 — 55% 64% 9% 9% 9% 3% $58,243 39 -0.41 49 93% — — — —
Sport and Fitness Management 7 — 71% 71% 0% 14% 0% 0% $58,243 41 -0.32 49 93% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 4 — 0% 75% 0% 25% 0% 0% $49,077 28 -0.48 24 — — — — —
Early Childhood Special Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,623 21 -0.69 21 — — — — —
Elementary Education 8 — 0% 75% 12% 0% 0% 0% $46,977 17 -0.79 19 91% — — — —
Secondary Education 8 — 50% 75% 0% 0% 12% 0% $46,977 13 -0.95 19 91% — — — —
⇅ 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 438 78% 81% 3% 3% 5% 2% $101,589 95 -0.43 96 96%
Aerospace Engineering 117 — 77% 80% 3% 3% 3% 3% $91,969 8 -1.39 92 100% — — — —
Chemical Engineering 22 — 59% 91% 0% 0% 9% 0% $105,855 54 +0.03 97 87% — — — —
Civil Engineering 24 — 62% 88% 0% 0% 4% 0% $87,591 22 -0.68 89 100% — — — —
Computer Engineering 29 — 76% 86% 0% 3% 3% 0% $110,084 42 -0.33 98 91% — — — —
Computer Engineering 46 — 98% 65% 9% 4% 9% 2% $110,084 42 -0.33 98 91% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 51 — 90% 82% 0% 2% 6% 0% $109,138 38 -0.37 98 99% — — — —
Industrial and Systems Engineering 47 — 66% 83% 2% 6% 6% 2% $102,999 22 -0.69 96 94% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 102 — 76% 80% 5% 3% 6% 2% $104,327 78 +0.64 97 98% — — — —
⇅ 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 Nursing 148 14% 72% 0% 12% 8% 1% $87,326 85 -0.49 89 96% 4.2%
Nursing 148 — 14% 72% 0% 12% 8% 1% $87,326 34 -0.49 89 96% 4.2% — — —
⇅ 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 Professional Studies 42 62% 69% 0% 14% 2% 2% $72,678 52 -1.33 76
Engineering Technology 13 — 77% 69% 0% 8% 0% 0% $83,893 26 -0.40 87 — — — — —
Professional Studies 29 — 55% 69% 0% 17% 3% 3% $67,652 3 -1.75 69 — — — — —
⇅ 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 Science 307 64% 78% 5% 4% 6% 1% $95,183 93 +0.06 93 95%
Computer Science 142 +1 85% 79% 5% 4% 4% 0% $119,832 50 -0.15 99 — — — — —
Chemistry 9 +4 44% 89% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,726 58 +0.01 75 — — — — —
Earth System Science 28 — 50% 96% 0% 0% 0% 0% $76,400 89 +1.02 81 — — — — —
Mathematical Sciences 27 +3 70% 78% 4% 4% 11% 4% $80,385 52 -0.19 84 100% — — — —
Physics 24 +3 62% 88% 0% 0% 8% 4% $81,052 43 -0.18 85 — — — — —
Biological Sciences 77 +2 30% 66% 8% 6% 10% 1% $68,894 62 +0.28 71 93% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $12,746
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $28,094
Est. In-State Cost $16,488
Est. Out-of-State Cost $36,342
ROI Percentile 89th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 84%
4-Year Graduation Rate 42%
6-Year Graduation Rate 64%
Transfer-Out Rate 20%

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
Engineering 29.1% 438 78% 81% 3% 3% 5% 2% $101,589 51 -0.43 96 96% —
Computer Science 16.5% 248 81% 74% 6% 6% 6% 0% $109,397 49 -0.14 98 97% 4.8%
Business & Economics 14.1% 213 62% 68% 5% 12% 6% 0% $84,235 61 +0.02 87 94% 5.7%
Health Sciences 12.0% 181 21% 70% 2% 12% 8% 1% $82,024 70 -0.47 85 95% 4.2%
Physical Sciences & Math 5.8% 88 59% 88% 1% 1% 6% 2% $78,413 48 +0.22 82 100% —
Social Sciences 5.2% 78 22% 71% 4% 9% 6% 1% $52,292 19 -1.07 32 99% —
Life & Natural Sciences 5.1% 77 30% 66% 8% 6% 10% 1% $68,894 56 +0.28 71 93% —
Arts 4.5% 68 32% 66% 7% 12% 10% 0% $60,022 82 +1.48 53 90% —
Humanities 3.5% 52 29% 85% 2% 0% 10% 0% $51,091 26 -0.40 29 100% —
Professional 2.8% 42 62% 69% 0% 14% 2% 2% $72,679 61 -1.33 76 — —
Education 1.4% 21 19% 76% 5% 5% 5% 0% $47,408 13 -0.79 20 91% —

Research R2

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $54.7M #96 77% $0.3M 22 #124 164 —
Physical Sciences & Math $46.9M #71 79% $0.4M 14 #155 103 16
Computer Science $37.9M #16 89% $0.2M 3 #161 31 —
Education $5.8M #87 11% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $4.2M #113 27% $0.0M — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $1.9M #266 34% $0 3 #204 24 1
Humanities & Social Sciences $1.8M #264 10% $0.0M — — 11 —
Health Sciences $1.3M #224 3% $0 3 #201 16 —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Total $154M #135 75% $0.9M 45 #269 349 17

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 D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 177 $687K $687K $0
Lacrosse 54 $682K $682K $0
Baseball 44 $684K $684K $0
Soccer 35 $433K $433K $0
Basketball 19 $760K $760K $0
Total 225 $3.2M $3.2M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 102 $598K $598K $0
Lacrosse 34 $529K $529K $0
Soccer 31 $440K $440K $0
Softball 20 $647K $647K $0
Volleyball 20 $476K $476K $0
Basketball 16 $621K $621K $0
Total 165 $3.3M $3.3M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 279 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Lacrosse 88 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Soccer 66 $874K $874K $0
Baseball 44 $684K $684K $0
Basketball 35 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Softball 20 $647K $647K $0
Volleyball 20 $476K $476K $0
Total 390 $8.8M $8.8M $0

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 74%
Yield (non-ED) 23%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 74% 74% 74%

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.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 61%
SAT Range 1210 – 1410
SAT Math Range 610 – 720
SAT RW Range 600 – 690