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University of Alabama at Birmingham is a public institution located in Birmingham, Alabama. The city atmosphere of Birmingham makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

649 Undergraduate Degrees
346 Graduate Degrees
$30,291 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
81% Acceptance Rate

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University of Alabama at Birmingham Rankings

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 UAB.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#1 Most Popular General Sales & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Most Popular Online Management Information Systems Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#2 Best Management Information Systems Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#10 Most Popular Management Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#89 Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#113 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

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

Rank Ranking Name Source
#20 Best Management Information Systems Colleges for Veterans College Factual
#40 Best Accounting Colleges for Veterans College Factual
#45 Best General Business Administration and Management Colleges for Veterans College Factual
#46 Best Business Administration & Management Colleges for Veterans College Factual
#50 Best Marketing Colleges for Veterans College Factual
#59 Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges for Veterans College Factual

Where Is University of Alabama at Birmingham?

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Contact details for UAB are given below.

Contact Details
Address: Administration Bldg Suite 1070, Birmingham, AL 35294-0110
Phone: 205-934-4011
Website: www.uab.edu
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/uab.edu

How Do I Get Into UAB?

You can apply to UAB online at: https://www.uab.edu/admissions/apply

Admission Requirements for UAB

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into UAB?

81% Acceptance Rate
64% Of Accepted Are Women
14% Submit SAT Scores
The acceptance rate at University of Alabama at Birmingham is 81%. 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 36% of accepted students are men and 64% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 79%, and the acceptance rate for women is 82%.

Average Test Scores

About 14% of students accepted to UAB submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 560 and 668. Math scores were between 530 and 660.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for University of Alabama at Birmingham  ( 560 to 668 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for University of Alabama at Birmingham  ( 530 to 660 )
200
800
UAB received ACT scores from 98% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 22 and 33. Math scores were between 20 and 27. Composite scores were between 22 and 30.

ACT English Scores for University of Alabama at Birmingham  ( 22 to 33 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for University of Alabama at Birmingham  ( 20 to 27 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for University of Alabama at Birmingham  ( 22 to 30 )
1
36

Can I Afford University of Alabama at Birmingham?

$30,291 Net Price
51% Take Out Loans
4.8% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of UAB is $30,291. 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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At UAB, approximately 51% of students took out student loans averaging $6,713 a year. That adds up to $26,852 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UAB is 4.8%. 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.

University of Alabama at Birmingham Undergraduate Student Diversity

10,402 Full-Time Undergraduates
62% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 13,878 undergraduate students at UAB, with 10,402 being full-time and 3,476 being part-time.

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There are also 8,685 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 10,402 full-time undergraduates at UAB, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 842
Black or African American 2,354
Hispanic or Latino 662
White 5,637
International Students 310
Other Races/Ethnicities 597

Geographic Diversity

Alabama students aren't the only ones who study at University of Alabama at Birmingham. At this time, 32 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 86 countries are represented at UAB. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at University of Alabama at Birmingham

6,346 Took All Classes Online
14,776 Took At Least One Class Online
9.5% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 14,776 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

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This school is the 10th 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 UAB

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at University of Alabama at Birmingham was $8,568 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $20,400. The following table shows how UAB 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
Business/Managerial Economics #4 #4
Business Economics #4 #4
Accounting #22 #62
Accounting #22 #57
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration #25 #49
Management Information Systems #31 #58
Finance & Financial Management #31 #85
Finance #31 #85
General Management Information Systems #31 #52
Human Resource Management #34 #52
Marketing/Marketing Management, General #52 #129
Interior Design Management #52 #76
Marketing #58 #132

Online Growth Rankings of UAB

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Alabama at Birmingham was 9.5%. This is the #1,252 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UAB regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at UAB 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 UAB.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Business/Managerial Economics #10
Business Economics #10
General Management Information Systems #61
Finance #73
Management Information Systems #85
Finance & Financial Management #113
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration #122
Interior Design Management #132
Marketing/Marketing Management, General #168
Marketing #202
Human Resource Management #222
Accounting #301
Accounting #495

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%.

University of Alabama at Birmingham Business Concentrations

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

Major Undergraduate Certificate Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management 1 105 2 237 345
Accounting 23 132 0 63 218
General Management Information Systems 7 65 2 42 116
Marketing/Marketing Management, General 0 99 0 0 99
Finance 0 69 0 0 69
Interior Design Management 0 65 0 0 65
Professional Sales 35 0 0 0 35
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration 0 31 0 0 31
Business Economics 0 17 0 0 17
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 66 583 4 342 995

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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