University of Alabama at Birmingham
University of Alabama at Birmingham admitted 88% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 1210–1450 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $15,630 a year. Within six years, 66% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 88%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 1210–1450
- ACT middle 50%
- 23–30
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $27,987 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $15,630 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $13,073 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $9,812 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $23,684 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 66%
- Students who return for a second year
- 80%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $59,631 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,250
Students
- Undergraduates
- 11,635
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 39%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 18 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Business, management and marketing
- 21%
- Health professions
- 19%
- Biological and biomedical sciences
- 14%
- Psychology
- 9%
- Engineering
- 7%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Dakota State University SD · 88% admitted
- University of St Thomas MN · 85% admitted
- Wheaton College IL · 87% admitted
- School of Visual Arts NY · 93% admitted
- Houghton University NY · 89% admitted
- Otis College of Art and Design CA · 82% admitted
More colleges in Alabama
- The University of Alabama AL · 77% admitted
- Auburn University AL · 46% admitted
- Troy University AL · 96% admitted
- University of South Alabama AL · 71% admitted
- Jacksonville State University AL · 78% admitted
- University of Alabama in Huntsville AL · 69% admitted
- Alabama A & M University AL · 58% admitted
- University of North Alabama AL · 87% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.