by our College Data Analytics Team
In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
University of Alabama at Birmingham was awarded 112 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health & medical administrative services.
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UAB landed the #299 spot in College Factual's 2025 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,152 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This puts it in the top 20% of all schools in the nation.
Out of the 42 colleges in Alabama, UAB is ranked at #4.
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With an acceptance rate of 87%, UAB has a fairly liberal admissions policy. However, don't just assume you'll get in! Put together a good application and make sure you include all requested documents and materials.
About 7% of students accepted to UAB submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 610 and 690. Math scores were between 590 and 720.
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The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At University of Alabama at Birmingham, this ratio is 18 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at University of Alabama at Birmingham is 75%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 82% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like University of Alabama at Birmingham enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
When it comes to finishing their studies on time, those seeking a bachelor's degree from UAB have a four-year graduation rate of 38%. This is comparable to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at University of Alabama at Birmingham.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 13,878 undergraduates at UAB with 10,402 being full-time and 3,476 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $14,620 | $15,130 | $17,379 | $20,045 | $19,342 |
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 UAB, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At UAB, approximately 49% of students took out student loans averaging $6,382 a year. That adds up to $25,528 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for UAB are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | Administration Bldg Suite 1070, Birmingham, AL 35294-0110 |
| Phone: | 205-934-4011 |
| Website: | https://www.uab.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 1,118 | $65,173 |
| Public Health | 424 | $32,187 |
| Business Administration & Management | 415 | $45,761 |
| General Biology | 409 | $28,127 |
| General Psychology | 255 | $30,132 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 243 | $40,285 |
| Accounting | 215 | $51,640 |
| Medicine | 189 | NA |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 170 | NA |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 160 | $32,093 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 14,671 students took at least one online class at University of Alabama at Birmingham. This is an increase from the 14,662 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 14,671 | 5,984 |
| 2021-2022 | 14,662 | 6,460 |
| 2020-2021 | 14,776 | 6,346 |
| 2018-2019 | 12,538 | 5,603 |
Learn more about online learning at University of Alabama at Birmingham.
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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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