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University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, AL · Public · Midsize city · Carnegie R1/R2 · UAB

Public institution in Birmingham, AL · 12,118 undergraduates · 88% acceptance rate · $54,501 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
$17,727869th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$8,832462nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$21,864958th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$27,826855th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$22,300923rd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$54,501817th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$46,572758th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
62.6%672nd highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
82.0%567th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
88.4%1,176th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1251272nd highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
27222nd highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
12,118209th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
18.0:11,696th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
33.2%1,027th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 137 mi (ATL)

On 1 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 46 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$72,134$70,456
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$64,493$59,253
Materials EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$59,124$64,990
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$57,318$60,623
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$55,964$56,776
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$53,916$55,753
Management Information Systems and ServicesBusinessbachelors$52,420$52,107
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$49,990$45,696
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$44,495$44,021
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$44,356$40,605
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$41,342$45,529
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professionsbachelors$38,289$37,424

Campus facts

Athletics — 12 sports

NCAA Division I-FBS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $8,298,059 (M $4,603,918 · W $3,593,526 · Coed $100,615)

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

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to University of Alabama at Birmingham’s 12,118 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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