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University of Alabama at Birmingham Overview

University of Alabama at Birmingham is a public institution located in Birmingham, Alabama. The location of UAB is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

What Is University of Alabama at Birmingham Known For?

3,073 Undergraduate Awards
$30,291 Avg Cost After Aid
87% Acceptance Rate
  • The highest award offered at UAB is the doctor's degree.
  • During a recent academic cycle, 75% of the faculty were full-time.
  • Students who graduate from UAB with a bachelor's degree make about $54,501 a year. That's 34% more than those who graduate from other schools.

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

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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 1
High School Rank 3
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 1
Recommendations 3
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 3

How Hard Is It To Get Into UAB?

87% Acceptance Rate
67% Of Accepted Are Women
7% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 87%, UAB is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 33% of accepted students are men and 67% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 83%, and the acceptance rate for women is 89%.

Average Test Scores

About 7% 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 610 and 690. Math scores were between 590 and 720.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for University of Alabama at Birmingham  ( 610 to 690 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for University of Alabama at Birmingham  ( 590 to 720 )
200
800
UAB received ACT scores from 49% 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 0. Composite scores were between 23 and 30.

ACT English Scores for University of Alabama at Birmingham  ( 22 to 33 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for University of Alabama at Birmingham  ( 23 to 30 )
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36

Can I Afford University of Alabama at Birmingham?

$30,291 Net Price
49% Take Out Loans
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 49% of students took out student loans averaging $6,382 a year. That adds up to $25,528 over four years for those students.

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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.

University of Alabama at Birmingham Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major Basic Certificate Undergraduate Certificate Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Nursing 0 0 363 0 588 177 1,128
Business Administration & Management 0 2 134 18 384 0 538
Public Health 0 0 110 75 277 3 465
General Biology 0 0 236 1 133 3 373
General Psychology 0 0 251 0 11 12 274
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 0 93 7 95 19 214
Accounting 0 15 127 0 69 0 211
Computer Information Systems 0 0 87 0 121 2 210
General Engineering 0 0 2 0 166 0 168
Medicine 0 0 0 0 0 168 168
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 0 0 25 61 78 164
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 0 127 11 21 0 159
Management Information Systems 12 0 59 31 47 0 149
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 0 0 112 0 0 9 121
Marketing 0 0 98 2 0 0 100
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 0 61 0 34 4 99
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 0 91 0 7 0 98
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 0 97 0 0 0 97
Finance & Financial Management 0 0 94 0 0 0 94
Communication & Media Studies 0 0 79 0 11 0 90
Dentistry 0 0 0 0 0 79 79
Information Science 0 0 0 0 77 0 77
Allied Health Professions 0 0 0 0 71 0 71
Mental & Social Health Services 23 0 0 0 43 0 66
Chemistry 0 0 60 0 5 1 66
Biomedical Engineering 0 0 51 0 4 7 62
Fine & Studio Arts 0 0 56 0 2 0 58
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 0 0 0 14 40 0 54
General English Literature 0 0 44 0 8 0 52
Civil Engineering 0 0 37 0 12 2 51
History 0 0 45 0 4 0 49
Mechanical Engineering 0 0 35 0 11 0 46
Human Resource Management 0 0 44 0 0 0 44
Teaching English or French 0 0 0 14 28 0 42
Sociology 0 0 22 0 18 2 42
Optometry 0 0 0 0 0 40 40
Political Science & Government 0 0 40 0 0 0 40
Social Work 0 0 39 0 0 0 39
Student Counseling 0 0 0 5 33 0 38
Electrical Engineering 0 0 37 0 0 0 37
Public Administration 0 0 0 14 23 0 37
Educational Administration 0 0 0 20 14 2 36
Health Sciences & Services 0 0 12 11 11 0 34
Information Technology 0 0 0 1 32 0 33
Biotechnology 0 0 0 8 22 0 30
Security Science and Technology 0 0 18 0 12 0 30
Genetics 0 0 26 0 0 3 29
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 0 0 19 0 0 10 29
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 0 8 3 1 17 29
General Sales & Marketing 0 28 0 0 0 0 28
Mathematics 0 0 15 0 12 0 27
Educational Assessment 0 0 0 0 26 0 26
Drama & Theater Arts 0 0 26 0 0 0 26
Physics 0 0 10 0 9 6 25
Anthropology 0 0 18 0 7 0 25
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 0 8 16 0 24
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 0 0 0 22 0 22
Materials Engineering 0 0 14 0 5 2 21
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 0 0 0 0 17 0 17
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 0 0 0 0 16 0 16
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 0 0 15 0 15
Philosophy 0 0 15 0 0 0 15
Music 0 0 15 0 0 0 15
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 0 0 14 0 0 0 14
Special Education 0 0 0 1 12 0 13
Other Social Sciences 0 0 12 0 0 0 12
Business/Managerial Economics 0 0 11 0 0 0 11
General Education 0 0 0 9 2 0 11
Other Engineering 0 0 0 0 10 1 11
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 0 0 6 0 2 2 10
Entrepreneurial Studies 0 0 10 0 0 0 10
Dental Support Services 0 10 0 0 0 0 10
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 0 0 0 0 9 9
Health & Physical Education 0 0 0 0 0 9 9
General Social Sciences 0 0 0 9 0 0 9
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 0 0 0 0 3 5 8
Public Relations & Advertising 0 0 0 8 0 0 8
Systems Theory 0 0 0 0 8 0 8
Nutrition Science 0 0 0 0 0 7 7
Computer Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 4 4
Applied Mathematics 0 0 0 0 0 4 4
Multicultural & Diversity Studies 0 0 0 0 0 4 4
Ethnic Studies 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
Statistics 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
Science, Technology & Society 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
Romance Languages 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Materials Sciences 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pharmacology & Toxicology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Construction Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
General Science Technologies/Technicians 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 35 56 2,982 299 2,678 692 6,742

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.

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