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#189 of 14,131 In the World
#95 of 2,597 In North America
#84 of 2,496 In the United States
#1 of 33 In Alabama
#1 of 3 In Birmingham
#14 of 1,135 For Occupational Therapy
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Acceptance rate
87%
Average SAT
1305
Average ACT
27
Aid receiving
96%
Undergraduates
13,032
Graduates
8,607
Male:Female Ratio
36:64
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 87% 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 87% 83% 89%
Applicants 9,947 3,451 6,496
Admissions 8,622 2,870 5,752
Freshmen enrolled full time 2,172 733 1,439
Freshmen enrolled part time 45 22 23

8,687 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

5,984 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

SAT scores

Among admitted applicants
145 or 7%
submitted SAT

25% of them
had 1200
or below

75% of them
had 1410
or below

Typical SAT scores of first-years in the University of Alabama at Birmingham are 1200-1410 (middle 50% range).

ACT scores

Among admitted applicants
1,081 or 49%
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 11055 (51%)
Black or African American 4590 (21%)
Asian 1551 (7%)
Nonresident Alien 1476 (7%)
Hispanic 1111 (5%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 985 (5%)
Two or more races 825 (4%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 12 (0.1%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 10 (0%)

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
$11,142
Students receiving aid
96%

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $8,832$8,424
Tuition in-state $8,832$8,424
Tuition out-of-state $21,216$19,962

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 3,480
Combined charge for room and board $14,330
Room charge $8,550
Meal charge $5,780

University of Alabama at Birmingham majors

University of Alabama at Birmingham has granted 2,785 bachelor's degrees across 53 programs, 2,512 master's across 61 programs, and 670 doctorate degrees across 37 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 362 625
Business Administration and Management, General 82 266
Public Health, General 103 236 3
Psychology, General 227 10 15
Biomedical Sciences, General 113 135
Health & Health Care Administration & Management 137 64 11
Accounting 112 78
Medicine 189
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 134 17 7
Engineering, General 139
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 122 16
Nursing Practice 124
Management Information Systems, General 65 42
Computer and Information Sciences, General 69 33 2
Corrections and Criminal Justice, Other 82 13
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 77 11
Marketing & Marketing Management, General 84
Dentistry 77
Occupational Therapy & Therapist 60 16
Neuroscience 75
General Studies 74
Physician Assistant 72
Sociology, General 20 41 5
Clinical Nutrition & Nutritionist 62
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 51 3 4
Chemistry, General 52 3 3
English Language and Literature, General 45 10
Physical Therapy & Therapist 54
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other 52
Secondary Education and Teaching 18 34
Mechanical Engineering 47 4
Civil Engineering, General 44 4 2
Finance, General 50
Social Work 50
Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality 48
Information Science & Studies 46
Optometry 41
Elementary Education and Teaching 35 4
Art & Art Studies, General 38
Clinical & Medical Social Work 34
Counselor Education & School Counseling and Guidance Services 33
History, General 23 10
Computer and Information Systems Security & Auditing & Information Assurance 30
Health and Medical Administrative Services, Other 30
Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement 29
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language & ESL Language Instructor 29
Biotechnology 27
Human Resources Management & Personnel Administration, General 27
Special Education and Teaching, General 27
Early Childhood Education and Teaching 17 3 6
Health and Wellness, General 16 10
Political Science and Government, General 26
Physics, General 13 5 7
Public Administration 24
Genetics, General 21
Materials Engineering 15 5 1
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other 20
Mathematics, General 18 2
Cyber & Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism 19
Anthropology, General 18
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General 17
Business & Managerial Economics 16
Dental Clinical Sciences, General 16
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 15
Philosophy 15
Clinical Laboratory Science & Medical Technology & Technologist 14
Electrical and Computer Engineering 14
Curriculum and Instruction 13
Systems Science and Theory 13
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General 12
Immunology 12
Microbiology, General 12
Social Sciences, Other 12
Music, General 11
Art Teacher Education 10
Cell & Cellular Biology and Histology 10
Forensic Science and Technology 10
Musical Theatre 10
Engineering, Other 3 6
Neurobiology and Anatomy 9
Anthropology, Other 8
Educational Leadership and Administration, General 5 3
Entrepreneurship & Entrepreneurial Studies 7
Epidemiology 7
Intercultural & Multicultural and Diversity Studies 7
Nursing Science 7
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other 7
Biostatistics 3 3
Human & Medical Genetics 6
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 6
Behavioral Aspects of Health 5
Computer Engineering, General 5
Genetic Counseling & Counselor 5
Molecular Biochemistry 5
Nuclear Medical Technology & Technologist 5
Applied Mathematics, General 4
Health & Medical Physics 4
Reading Teacher Education 4
Education, General 3
Vision Science & Physiological Optics 3
African-American & Black Studies 2
Molecular Physiology 2
Oncology and Cancer Biology 2
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 1
Bioinformatics 1
Higher Education & Higher Education Administration 1
Materials Science 1
Nutrition Sciences 1
Grand Total 2,785 2,512 670

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 - 82%
  • Part-time retention rate - 54%

Publications & Citations

University of Alabama at Birmingham is a world-class research university with 117,725 scientific papers published and 3,969,354 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
117,725
Citations
3,969,354

Publication / Citation count by topic

Medicine
97,630 / 3,438,582
Biology
87,122 / 3,334,398
Genetics
58,627 / 2,381,252
Chemistry
56,892 / 2,277,658
Pathology
50,358 / 1,963,211
Biochemistry
48,069 / 2,042,036
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
40,800 / 1,225,852
Psychology
40,292 / 1,343,449
Computer Science
39,347 / 1,263,014
Surgery
36,152 / 1,241,543
Engineering
30,885 / 996,966
Psychiatry
28,724 / 994,792
Immunology
28,558 / 1,259,378
Physics
27,231 / 865,169
Environmental Science
23,749 / 750,353
Mathematics
22,486 / 727,809
Radiology and Nuclear medicine
20,916 / 666,540
Statistics
20,899 / 700,149
Sociology
20,314 / 654,829
Organic Chemistry
19,199 / 768,068
Oncology and Cancer research
17,793 / 624,733
Political Science
17,669 / 445,383
Law
17,121 / 439,535
Neuroscience
16,404 / 597,203
Public Health
14,384 / 519,881
Demography
13,505 / 513,115
Philosophy
13,218 / 373,707
Geology
12,869 / 430,014
Cardiology
12,166 / 390,452
Anatomy and Physiology
11,810 / 412,168
Nursing
11,528 / 334,607
Quantum and Particle physics
11,218 / 293,852
Materials Science
10,773 / 319,826
Paleontology
10,767 / 388,543
Family medicine
9,726 / 335,700
Geography and Cartography
9,712 / 258,566
Economics
9,423 / 231,638
Virology
9,264 / 439,244
Business
8,855 / 195,272
Optical Engineering
8,623 / 295,244

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 1055 11857
1992 1130 14827
1993 1136 14390
1994 1302 16928
1995 1427 19937
1996 1413 22796
1997 1550 26384
1998 1672 32214
1999 1733 36474
2000 1767 41947
2001 1942 45033
2002 2152 51276
2003 2240 56662
2004 2453 63841
2005 2606 71680
2006 2871 80915
2007 3043 91957
2008 3033 99332
2009 3093 108477
2010 3150 121616
2011 3428 133148
2012 3596 146186
2013 4250 156083
2014 4560 169555
2015 4543 181094
2016 4909 187185
2017 5233 197075
2018 5591 210120
2019 5879 230563
2020 6668 271011
2021 6442 303304
2022 6268 308336
2023 6218 305010
Academic rankings

University of Alabama at Birmingham alumni

  1. Roddy White

    Roddy White
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1981-.. (age 43)
    Occupations
    player of American football
    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 drafted 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 33)
    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 45)
    Occupations
    golfer
    Biography

    Graeme McDowell MBE is a professional golfer from Northern Ireland. He has a total of 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. Jason Aaron

    Jason Aaron
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1973-.. (age 51)
    Occupations
    comics writerwritercomics artist
    Biography

    Jason Aaron is an American comic book writer, known for his creator-owned series Scalped and Southern Bastards, as well as his work on Marvel series Ghost Rider, Wolverine, PunisherMAX, Thor, and The Avengers.

All 40 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 9,452
Carnegie classification Doctoral Universities: Highest 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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