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The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL · Public · Midsize city · Carnegie R1/R2

Public institution in Tuscaloosa, AL · 32,323 undergraduates · 76% acceptance rate · $59,221 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$22,1501,287th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$11,900749th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$33,2001,354th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$32,024997th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$22,750965th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$59,221577th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$52,233442nd highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
73.7%323rd highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
86.1%382nd highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
75.8%762nd most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1287219th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
26270th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
32,32342nd largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
19.0:11,798th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
18.0%1,807th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 182 mi (ATL)

On 2 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$40
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 71 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Management Information Systems and ServicesBusinessbachelors$73,251$71,015
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$69,710$75,832
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$67,995$64,281
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$67,402$65,281
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$65,486—
Chemical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$62,508$67,995
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$61,651$58,402
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBusinessbachelors$56,979$56,351
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$56,748$56,459
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$53,883$53,537
MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$53,775$42,188
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$52,107$52,643

Campus facts

Athletics — 12 sports

NCAA Division I-FBS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $17,188,945 (M $9,257,661 · W $7,931,284)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to The University of Alabama’s 32,323 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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