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#194 of 14,131 In the World
#97 of 2,597 In North America
#85 of 2,496 In the United States
#1 of 33 In Alabama
#1 of 3 In Birmingham
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Acceptance rate
88%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
27
Aid receiving
95%
Undergraduates
11,959
Graduates
8,946
Male:Female Ratio
37:63
Control
Public
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree
Website
www.uab.edu

University of Alabama at Birmingham Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

University of Alabama at Birmingham has an acceptance rate of 88% and is in the middle in terms of the difficulty of admission among universities in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

Total Men Women
Acceptance Rate 88% 85% 90%
Applicants 11,379 4,211 7,144
Admissions 10,034 3,593 6,420
Freshmen enrolled full time 1,993 668 1,320
Freshmen enrolled part time 21 11 10

8,665 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

5,802 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

SAT scores

Among admitted applicants
88 or 4%
submitted SAT

25% of them
had 1210
or below

75% of them
had 1450
or below

Typical SAT scores of first-years in the University of Alabama at Birmingham are 1210-1450 (middle 50% range).

ACT scores

Among admitted applicants
860 or 43%
submitted ACT

25% of them
had 23
or below

75% of them
had 30
or below

Typical ACT scores of first-years in the University of Alabama at Birmingham are 23-30 (middle 50% range).

Admissions requirements

College-preparatory program Required
Secondary school GPA Required
Secondary school record Required
SAT/ACT Considered but not required
Formal demonstration of competencies Neither required nor recommended
Other Tests Neither required nor recommended
Recommendations Neither required nor recommended
Secondary school rank Neither required nor recommended
TOEFL Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

White 10052 (48%)
Black or African American 4586 (22%)
Nonresident Alien 1873 (9%)
Asian 1695 (8%)
Hispanic 1384 (7%)
Two or more races 896 (4%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 379 (2%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 14 (0.1%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 12 (0.1%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.

Average aid awarded
$11,025
Students receiving aid
95%

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $9,048$8,640
Tuition in-state $9,048$8,640
Tuition out-of-state $22,512$21,168
Fee in-district $50
Fee in-state $50
Fee out-of-state $50

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 3,480
Combined charge for room and board $14,170
Room charge $7,880
Meal charge $6,290

University of Alabama at Birmingham majors

University of Alabama at Birmingham has granted 2,945 bachelor's degrees across 56 programs, 2,488 master's across 63 programs, and 791 doctorate degrees across 39 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Major Bachelor Master Doctoral
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse 394 474
Business Administration and Management, General 83 306
Computer and Information Sciences, General 108 268 5
Public Health, General 89 231 6
Biomedical Sciences, General 165 124
Psychology, General 234 15 12
Nursing Practice 178
Health & Health Care Administration & Management 109 54 14
Medicine 176
Accounting 113 41
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 127 9 8
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 101 16
Management Information Systems, General 66 42
Corrections and Criminal Justice, Other 89 9
Engineering, General 6 92
Neuroscience 91
Information Science & Studies 88
Dentistry 86
General Studies 79
Occupational Therapy & Therapist 10 69
Marketing & Marketing Management, General 77
Finance, General 72
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 58 14
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 50 7 5
Sociology, General 36 25 1
Mechanical Engineering 42 18 1
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other 60
Chemistry, General 47 3 8
Optometry 58
Physician Assistant 56
English Language and Literature, General 45 9
Clinical Nutrition & Nutritionist 53
Physical Therapy & Therapist 52
Social Work 50
Art & Art Studies, General 45
Civil Engineering, General 24 21
Elementary Education and Teaching 35 9
Biotechnology 42
Counselor Education & School Counseling and Guidance Services 41
History, General 33 6
Human Resources Management & Personnel Administration, General 39
Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality 37
Political Science and Government, General 33
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 32
Immunology 30
Secondary Education and Teaching 15 14
Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement 27
Clinical & Medical Social Work 26
Mathematics, General 17 8
Public Administration 25
Genetics, General 24
Electrical and Computer Engineering 23
Computer and Information Systems Security & Auditing & Information Assurance 21
Cyber & Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism 21
Health and Medical Administrative Services, Other 20
Materials Engineering 12 6 2
Business & Managerial Economics 19
Dental Clinical Sciences, General 19
Early Childhood Education and Teaching 15 3
Engineering, Other 16 2
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General 18
Cell & Cellular Biology and Histology 17
Health and Wellness, General 11 6
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 17
Physics, General 7 6 4
Clinical Laboratory Science & Medical Technology & Technologist 16
Music, General 16
Oncology and Cancer Biology 16
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language & ESL Language Instructor 15
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General 14
Entrepreneurship & Entrepreneurial Studies 14
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other 14
Microbiology, General 13
Nutrition Sciences 11 2
Special Education and Teaching, General 12
Philosophy 11
Anthropology, General 10
Curriculum and Instruction 10
Forensic Science and Technology 10
Molecular Physiology 9
Musical Theatre 9
Neurobiology and Anatomy 9
Systems Science and Theory 9
Epidemiology 8
Genetic Counseling & Counselor 8
Health & Medical Physics 8
Higher Education & Higher Education Administration 8
Educational Leadership and Administration, General 6 1
Nuclear Medical Technology & Technologist 7
Nursing Science 7
Anatomy 5
Human & Medical Genetics 5
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education & Fitness, Other 5
Applied Mathematics, General 4
Bioinformatics 4
Computer Engineering, General 4
Cultural Resource Management and Policy Analysis 4
Anthropology, Other 3
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 3
Behavioral Aspects of Health 3
Biostatistics 1 2
Education, General 3
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other 3
Intercultural & Multicultural and Diversity Studies 3
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other 3
African-American & Black Studies 2
Molecular Biochemistry 2
Pathology & Experimental Pathology 2
Reading Teacher Education 2
Social Sciences, Other 2
Vision Science & Physiological Optics 1 1
Pharmacology and Toxicology 1
Writing, General 1
Grand Total 2,945 2,488 791

University of Alabama at Birmingham has a graduation rate of 64%, which is among the 33% highest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 64% 59% 67%
  • Full-time retention rate - 80%
  • Part-time retention rate - 47%

Publications & Citations

University of Alabama at Birmingham is a world-class research university with 139,548 scientific papers published and 5,481,177 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Medicine, Biology, Genetics, Chemistry, Pathology, Biochemistry, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Psychology, Computer Science, and Surgery.

Publications
139,548
Citations
5,481,177

Publication / Citation count by topic

Medicine
114,309 / 4,717,998
Biology
101,159 / 4,502,033
Genetics
67,433 / 3,174,643
Chemistry
64,697 / 2,999,193
Pathology
56,873 / 2,624,834
Biochemistry
54,312 / 2,672,715
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
47,555 / 1,712,055
Psychology
46,072 / 1,796,035
Computer Science
45,013 / 1,721,890
Surgery
40,608 / 1,606,515
Engineering
35,192 / 1,343,284
Psychiatry
32,751 / 1,321,549
Immunology
32,740 / 1,658,338
Physics
31,429 / 1,168,149
Environmental Science
27,363 / 1,017,780
Mathematics
23,803 / 917,623
Radiology and Nuclear medicine
23,282 / 895,767
Sociology
22,656 / 892,465
Statistics
21,905 / 877,759
Organic Chemistry
21,362 / 982,605
Political Science
20,909 / 646,111
Oncology and Cancer research
20,777 / 869,587
Law
20,176 / 635,790
Neuroscience
18,507 / 776,020
Public Health
15,906 / 715,537
Philosophy
15,726 / 510,968
Geology
14,745 / 575,076
Demography
14,538 / 688,499
Cardiology
13,942 / 539,615
Nursing
13,269 / 481,096
Anatomy and Physiology
13,078 / 525,373
Quantum and Particle physics
12,987 / 400,238
Materials Science
12,295 / 428,787
Paleontology
12,157 / 514,290
Family medicine
11,610 / 453,146
Geography and Cartography
11,124 / 348,994
Economics
10,966 / 342,292
Virology
10,932 / 564,376
Business
10,133 / 291,691
Bioinformatics and Computational biology
10,093 / 493,281

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1993 1235 18398
1994 1427 21352
1995 1587 25135
1996 1519 28718
1997 1693 33281
1998 1809 40808
1999 1897 45718
2000 1953 53123
2001 2101 56663
2002 2360 64917
2003 2483 72308
2004 2707 80962
2005 2911 89502
2006 4464 100642
2007 3187 111409
2008 3398 122938
2009 3376 132900
2010 3428 149368
2011 3754 160909
2012 3929 177871
2013 4565 190981
2014 4791 203987
2015 4888 217394
2016 5237 224707
2017 5485 241112
2018 5810 252767
2019 6158 280640
2020 6946 341246
2021 6851 375257
2022 6852 366688
2023 6998 372704
2024 6529 367238
2025 5742 330809
Academic rankings

University of Alabama at Birmingham alumni

  1. Roddy White

    Roddy White
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1981-.. (age 45)
    Occupations
    American football player
    Biography

    Sharod Lamor "Roddy" White is an American former professional football player who spent his entire career as a wide receiver with the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UAB Blazers, and was selected by the Falcons in the first round of the 2005 NFL draft.

  2. Ovie Soko

    Ovie Soko
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1991-.. (age 35)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Ovie Soko is a British professional basketball player for the London Lions of the British Basketball League (BBL). Soko played college basketball for the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Duquesne University. He entered the 2014 NBA draft but he was not selected in the draft's two rounds.

  3. Graeme McDowell

    Graeme McDowell
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1979-.. (age 47)
    Occupations
    golfer
    Biography

    Graeme McDowell is a professional golfer from Northern Ireland. He has eleven tournament victories on the European Tour, and four on the PGA Tour, including one major championship, the 2010 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach. In 2022, he joined LIV Golf. McDowell has also represented Ireland at the World Cup and he has been a member of the European Ryder Cup team on four occasions. He has appeared in the top-10 in the Official World Golf Ranking, with a highest ranking position of 4th (January to March 2011).

  4. Toshiko Abe

    Toshiko Abe
    Born in
    Japan Flag Japan
    Years
    1959-.. (age 67)
    Occupations
    nursepolitician
    Biography

    Toshiko Abe is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet, since 2005.

All 43 notable alumni

General info

Alternative names UAB
Founded 1969
Colors green, white, gold
Academic calendar September to June. Also Summer Session (June - August)
Total FTE staff 10,077
Carnegie classification Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity

Location and contacts

Address Administration Bldg Suite 1070
Birmingham, Alabama, 35294-0110
United States
City population 201,000
Phone 2059344011

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