The University of Alabama Business Programs

The University of Alabama is a public institution located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Tuscaloosa is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

The University of Alabama Rankings

We have ranked UA as #273 out of 1,477 colleges and universities in the country in our 2023 Best Colleges list. It is also ranked #2 out of 21 schools in Alabama.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at UA.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#2	Most Popular Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#3	Most Popular Managerial Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#4	Best Management Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#4	Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#8	Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#12	Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#16	Most Popular Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#24	Most Popular Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#84	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#90	Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards UA has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#9	Best Business/Managerial Economics Schools	College Factual
#16	Best Management Information Systems Schools	College Factual
#41	Best Marketing Schools	College Factual
#53	Best Accounting Schools	College Factual
#54	Best Finance & Financial Management Schools	College Factual
#93	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual

Where Is The University of Alabama?

Contact details for UA are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	739 University Blvd, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0100
Phone:	205-348-6010
Website:	www.ua.edu/
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/UniversityofAlabama
Twitter:	http://www.twitter.com/UofAlabama

How Do I Get Into UA?

You can apply to UA online at: apply.ua.edu/

Admission Requirements for UA

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into UA?

The acceptance rate at The University of Alabama is 80%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 38% of accepted students are men and 62% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 81%, and the acceptance rate for women is 80%.

Average Test Scores

About 23% of students accepted to UA submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 540 and 660. Math scores were between 530 and 670.

UA received ACT scores from 77% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 23 and 33. Math scores were between 21 and 29. Composite scores were between 23 and 31.

Can I Afford The University of Alabama?

The overall average net price of UA is $38,877. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At UA, approximately 41% of students took out student loans averaging $10,714 a year. That adds up to $42,856 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UA is 4.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

The University of Alabama Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 31,670 undergraduate students at UA, with 27,750 being full-time and 3,920 being part-time.

There are also 6,170 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 27,750 full-time undergraduates at UA, 45% are male and 55% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of The University of Alabama students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	358
Black or African American	2,711
Hispanic or Latino	1,366
White	21,517
International Students	541
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,257

Geographic Diversity

Alabama students aren't the only ones who study at The University of Alabama. At this time, 49 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 82 countries are represented at UA. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Saudi Arabia, and India.

Online Learning at The University of Alabama

In 2019-2020, 34,134 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UA has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 12th most popular in Alabama for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of UA

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at The University of Alabama was $11,620 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $31,090. The following table shows how UA is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Tax Law/Taxation	#1	#1
Restaurant/Food Services Management	#1	#4
Management Science	#10	#13
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	#13	#40
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	#16	#16
Marketing	#22	#52
Hospitality Management	#22	#51
General Hospitality Administration/Management	#31	#64

Online Growth Rankings of UA

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at The University of Alabama was 22.8%. This is the #875 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UA regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at UA ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at UA.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Tax Law/Taxation	#7

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

The University of Alabama Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	605	137	4	746
Finance	615	46	1	662
General Business Administration and Management	404	200	1	605
Accounting	315	89	2	406
Business Economics	212	0	0	212
Public Relations	194	0	0	194
Advertising	123	23	0	146
General Management Information Systems	112	12	0	124
General Hospitality Administration/Management	99	11	0	110
Management Science	69	17	2	88
Tax Law/Taxation	0	31	0	31
Taxation	0	17	0	17
Business Statistics	0	16	0	16
Restaurant/Food Services Management	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	2,748	599	10	3,357

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Deutschlandreform under License

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