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Herzing University - Birmingham was awarded 68 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health professions.
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Herzing University - Birmingham is ranked #913 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list.
Herzing University - Birmingham is also ranked #9 out of 40 schools in Alabama.
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Herzing University - Birmingham has an acceptance rate of 94%, so it is easier to gain admission to this school than some others. Still, the admissions staff will examine your application closely to make sure you're a good fit for Herzing University - Birmingham.
With a student to faculty ratio of 14 to 1, Herzing University - Birmingham is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Herzing University - Birmingham is 56%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Herzing University - Birmingham this rate is 50%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 612 undergraduates at Herzing University - Birmingham with 273 being full-time and 339 being part-time.
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Herzing University - Birmingham, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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 Herzing University - Birmingham, approximately 94% of students took out student loans averaging $8,996 a year. That adds up to $35,984 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Herzing University - Birmingham is 8.4%. 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.
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Contact details for Herzing University - Birmingham are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 280 West Valley Ave, Birmingham, AL 35209 |
| Phone: | 205-916-2800 |
| Website: | https://www.herzing.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/herzingonline?ref=ts&fref=ts |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/HerzingUniv |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 6 | $38,542 |
| Information Technology | 1 | $47,053 |
| Business Administration & Management | 1 | $46,040 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 1 | $52,717 |
| Homeland Security | 1 | NA |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 0 | NA |
| Computer Systems Networking | 0 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 0 | NA |
| Computer Programming | 0 | $53,952 |
| Nursing | 0 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 300 students took at least one online class at Herzing University - Birmingham. This is a decrease from the 363 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 300 | 204 |
| 2019-2020 | 363 | 228 |
| 2018-2019 | 325 | 227 |
| 2017-2018 | 324 | 228 |
| 2016-2017 | 185 | 176 |
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Footnotes
*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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