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University of Alabama in Huntsville

Huntsville, AL · Public · Midsize city · Carnegie R1/R2 · UAH · UAH University of Alabama Huntsville

Public institution in Huntsville, AL · 6,650 undergraduates · 74% acceptance rate · $61,767 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
$19,8801,059th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$11,770742nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$24,6621,053rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$27,098812th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$20,705723rd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$61,767483rd highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$55,610331st highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
61.9%691st highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
80.5%641st highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
74.3%725th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1321167th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
28177th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
6,650389th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
17.0:11,581st smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
22.5%1,572nd highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 97 mi (BNA)

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 39 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$66,821$62,012
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$64,493$63,997
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$63,275$60,452
Computer EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$63,005$59,846
Industrial EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$61,516$55,547
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$58,943$62,012
Engineering, GeneralEngineeringbachelors$58,221$54,644
PhysicsPhysical Sciencesbachelors$57,318—
MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$55,964—
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$51,213$50,554
Management Information Systems and ServicesBusinessbachelors$50,606$48,823
Chemical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$48,432—

Campus facts

Athletics — 7 sports

NCAA Division II without football · NCAA Division II

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $2,856,753 (M $1,353,130 · W $1,503,623)

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

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to University of Alabama in Huntsville’s 6,650 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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