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.
- Top 2%Undergraduates
- Top 16%Graduation rate (4-year)
- Top 21%Full-time retention
- Top 21%Average SAT
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
- $22,1501,290th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $11,900751st cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $33,2001,367th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $32,024999th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $22,750972nd lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $59,221579th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $52,233443rd highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 73.7%325th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 86.1%385th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 75.8%772nd most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1287219th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 26270th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 32,32342nd largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 19.0:11,815th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 18.0%1,823rd highest of 2,140 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
Deadlines and essay flags come from the Common App Requirements Grid, joined by school name. Always confirm against the school’s own admissions page before applying.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 71 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Management Information Systems and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $73,251 | $71,015 |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $69,710 | $75,832 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $67,995 | $64,281 |
| Mechanical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $67,402 | $65,281 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $65,486 | — |
| Chemical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $62,508 | $67,995 |
| Civil EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $61,651 | $58,402 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBusiness | bachelors | $56,979 | $56,351 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $56,748 | $56,459 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $53,883 | $53,537 |
| MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | $53,775 | $42,188 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $52,107 | $52,643 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1831source
- Athletic nickname: "Crimson Tide"source
- Mascot: Big Alsource
- Bryant–Denny Stadium seats about 101,821source
- Competes in NCAA Division Isource
- School colors: Crimson and Whitesource
- Campus size: about 1,970 acressource
- Athletic conference: SECsource
- A [[National Sea Grant College Program institutionsource
- A Sea grant]] institutionsource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space grant]] institutionsource
- Football rivalry: Alabama–Clemson (since 1900)source
- Football rivalry: Alabama–Florida (since 1916)source
- Football rivalry: Alabama–Georgia (since 1895)source
- Football rivalry: Alabama–Georgia Tech (since 1902)source
- Football rivalry: Alabama–LSU (since 1895)source
- Football rivalry: Alabama–Ole Miss (since 1894)source
- Football rivalry: Alabama–Penn State (since 1959)source
- Football rivalry: Battle for Highway 82 (since 1896)source
- Plays for the "James E. Foy, V-ODK Sportsmanship Trophy" (since 1893)source
- Football rivalry: Third Saturday in October (since 1901)source
- Fight song: ""[[Yea Alabama"source
- Notable alum: Jimmy Walessource
- Notable alum: Harper Leesource
- Notable alum: Edward O. Wilsonsource
- Notable alum: Timothy Learysource
- Notable alum: Lady Bird Johnsonsource
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)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Football
- Golf
- Gymnastics
- Rowing
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming and Diving (combined)
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
- Gymnastics: 2012, 2011
- Softball: 2012
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websiteua.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 100751)
- Compare colleges in ALRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in AlabamaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: The University of Alabama vs Auburn UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 12 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
- MethodologyWhat these figures do and do not capture
- How to read a school page end to endStats, standings, lists, athletics, news — one profile, many jobs. Know which panel answers which question.
- Sticker price is a trapPublished tuition is a starting rumor. Net price is closer to what families actually pay.
- What acceptance rate actually measuresSelectivity is a competition statistic — not a quality score, and not your personal odds.
- A plan from eighth grade — without fake certaintySchool-anchored milestones, sports scarcity honesty, and EC playbooks — not invented admit odds.