University of Alabama in Huntsville Overview

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

What Is University of Alabama in Huntsville Known For?

• The student loan default rate at UAH is 5%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
• The highest award offered at UAH is the doctor's degree.
• In 2019-2020, 67% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from UAH makes roughly $54,361 a year. This is 33% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

University of Alabama in Huntsville Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

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

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#3	Most Popular Other Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#9	Most Popular General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#11	Most Popular English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#29	Most Popular Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#58	Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#64	Most Popular Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#80	Most Popular Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#91	Most Popular Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#102	Most Popular Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#120	Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

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

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#12	Best Management Information Systems Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#41	Best General Management Information Systems Schools	College Factual
#44	Best Management Information Systems Schools	College Factual
#49	Best Computer & Information Sciences Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#79	Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#99	Best Health Professions Colleges for Veterans	College Factual

Where Is University of Alabama in Huntsville?

Contact details for UAH are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	301 Sparkman Dr, Huntsville, AL 35899
Phone:	256-824-6120
Website:	www.uah.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/UAHuntsville
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/uahuntsville

How Do I Get Into UAH?

You can apply to UAH online at: register.uah.edu/

Admission Requirements for UAH

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into UAH?

UAH has an acceptance rate of 77%, 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 56% of accepted students are men and 44% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 82%, and the acceptance rate for women is 72%.

Average Test Scores

About 7% of students accepted to UAH submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 590 and 700. Math scores were between 580 and 730.

UAH received ACT scores from 93% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 24 and 33. Math scores were between 23 and 29. Composite scores were between 24 and 31.

Can I Afford University of Alabama in Huntsville?

The overall average net price of UAH is $31,174. 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 UAH, approximately 41% of students took out student loans averaging $6,839 a year. That adds up to $27,356 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UAH is 4.7%. 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 in Huntsville Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 8,027 undergraduate students at UAH, with 6,730 being full-time and 1,297 being part-time.

There are also 1,972 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,730 full-time undergraduates at UAH, 59% are male and 41% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	231
Black or African American	573
Hispanic or Latino	391
White	4,852
International Students	142
Other Races/Ethnicities	541

Geographic Diversity

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

Over 52 countries are represented at UAH. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Nepal.

Online Learning at University of Alabama in Huntsville

In 2019-2020, 9,610 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UAH 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 UAH

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at University of Alabama in Huntsville was $11,338 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $23,734. The following table shows how UAH 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
Computer Software & Applications	#1	#4
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	#4	#10
Other Engineering	#12	#6
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	#16	#10
General Engineering	#26	#23
Information Technology	#31	#48
Computer Engineering	#34	#19
Management Information Systems	#37	#40
Computer & Information Sciences	#73	#92

Online Growth Rankings of UAH

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Alabama in Huntsville was 157.5%. This is the #325 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at UAH regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of UAH majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Engineering	7%
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies	6%
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	12%

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

Major	Growth Rate Rank
General Engineering	#10
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	#31
Engineering	#34
Teacher Education Grade Specific	#47
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies	#62
Nursing	#77
Education	#155
Health Professions	#190

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 in Huntsville Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Nursing	0	221	8	171	37	437
Business Administration & Management	0	110	9	69	0	188
Mechanical Engineering	0	142	0	0	8	150
Computer Information Systems	0	115	0	22	3	140
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	0	101	0	18	3	122
Management Information Systems	0	84	0	19	0	103
General Biology	0	88	0	8	0	96
Electrical Engineering	0	77	0	0	5	82
General Engineering	0	0	0	76	0	76
Computer Engineering	0	59	0	4	5	68
Accounting	0	47	0	14	0	61
Fine & Studio Arts	0	55	0	0	0	55
Health & Physical Education	0	48	0	0	0	48
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	34	0	13	0	47
General English Literature	0	31	0	14	0	45
General Psychology	0	39	0	5	0	44
Finance & Financial Management	0	43	0	0	0	43
Civil Engineering	0	40	0	0	3	43
Industrial Engineering	0	40	0	0	0	40
Chemical Engineering	0	38	0	0	0	38
Other Physical Science	0	22	0	12	4	38
Marketing	0	35	0	0	0	35
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	24	7	2	0	33
Communication & Media Studies	0	24	0	6	0	30
Physics	0	25	0	1	3	29
Information Technology	0	0	0	27	0	27
Mathematics	0	20	0	7	0	27
Chemistry	0	21	0	6	0	27
Writing Studies	0	14	10	0	0	24
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	9	11	0	0	0	20
History	0	12	2	5	0	19
Sociology	0	15	0	0	0	15
Philosophy	0	13	0	0	0	13
Political Science & Government	4	8	0	0	0	12
Business/Managerial Economics	0	11	0	0	0	11
Public Administration	0	0	0	8	0	8
Music	0	8	0	0	0	8
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	0	0	5	0	5
Other Engineering	0	2	0	2	1	5
Drama & Theater Arts	0	5	0	0	0	5
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	0	0	0	0	4	4
Special Education	0	2	0	0	0	2
International Relations & National Security	0	0	2	0	0	2
Biotechnology	0	0	0	0	1	1
Human Resource Management	0	0	0	0	0	0
Computer Software & Applications	0	0	0	0	0	0
Teaching English or French	0	0	0	0	0	0
Applied Mathematics	0	0	0	0	0	0
Biological & Physical Science	0	0	0	0	0	0
Science, Technology & Society	0	0	0	0	0	0
Materials Sciences	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	13	1,684	38	514	77	2,326

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 Spyder_Monkey under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.