by our College Data Analytics TeamEngineering is a program of study at The University of Alabama. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in engineering, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at UA was ranked #189 on College Factual's Best Schools for engineering list. It is also ranked #2 in Alabama.
Here are some of the other rankings for UA.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at UA paid an average of $1,330 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $545 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,780 | $30,250 |
| Fees | $840 | $840 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $13,810 | $13,810 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,620 | $4,620 |
Learn more about UA tuition and fees.
UA does not offer an online option for its engineering bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UA Online Learning page.
About 23.4% of the students who received their BS in engineering in 2019-2020 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 23.9%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in engineering at UA in 2019-2020, 11.4% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 16 |
| Black or African American | 40 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 33 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 2 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 771 |
| International Students | 90 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 28 |
Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 88 |
| Architectural Engineering | 15 |
| Chemical Engineering | 199 |
| Civil Engineering | 121 |
| Computer Engineering | 17 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.