University of North Alabama Business Programs

University of North Alabama is a public institution situated in Florence, Alabama. The location of UNA is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

University of North Alabama 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 UNA.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Best Value Managerial Economics Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#2	Most Popular Managerial Economics Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#131	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 UNA has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#3	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Business/Managerial Economics	College Factual
#131	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management	College Factual
#136	Best Accounting Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#149	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing	College Factual
#186	Best Business Administration & Management Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#207	Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges for Veterans	College Factual

Where Is University of North Alabama?

Contact details for UNA are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	One Harrison Plaza, Florence, AL 35632-0001
Phone:	256-765-4100
Website:	www.una.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/northalabama
Twitter:	http://www.twitter.com/north_alabama

How Do I Get Into UNA?

You can apply to UNA online at: https://www.applyweb.com/aw?una

Admission Requirements for UNA

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into UNA?

UNA has an acceptance rate of 83%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 35% of accepted students are men and 65% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 84%, and the acceptance rate for women is 82%.

Can I Afford University of North Alabama?

The overall average net price of UNA is $25,350. 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 UNA, approximately 50% of students took out student loans averaging $6,867 a year. That adds up to $27,468 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UNA is 8.8%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

University of North Alabama Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 5,946 undergraduate students at UNA, with 4,708 being full-time and 1,238 being part-time.

There are also 2,140 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,708 full-time undergraduates at UNA, 36% are male and 64% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	80
Black or African American	585
Hispanic or Latino	184
White	3,484
International Students	127
Other Races/Ethnicities	248

Geographic Diversity

Alabama students aren't the only ones who study at University of North Alabama. At this time, 22 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 48 countries are represented at UNA. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Saudi Arabia, and Japan.

Online Learning at University of North Alabama

In 2019-2020, 6,483 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 4th 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 UNA

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at University of North Alabama was $10,620 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $20,220. The following table shows how UNA 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
Accounting	#58	#77
Accounting	#58	#70

Online Growth Rankings of UNA

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of North Alabama was 30.6%. This is the #755 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UNA regardless of major.

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

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Accounting	#139
Accounting	#232

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 North Alabama Business Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	102	0	214	316
Accounting	73	0	25	98
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	53	0	0	53
Finance	37	0	0	37
General Management Information Systems	33	0	0	33
Restaurant/Food Services Management	7	0	0	7
Business Economics	2	2	0	4
General Hospitality Administration/Management	4	0	0	4
Project Management	0	0	0	0
International Business/Trade/Commerce	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	311	2	239	552

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 User:Altairisfar under License

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