by our College Data Analytics TeamIn 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 North Alabama was awarded 434 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is education.
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UNA is ranked #1,179 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list.
UNA is also ranked #15 out of 40 schools in Alabama.
University of North Alabama has an acceptance rate of 90%, 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 UNA.
The student to faculty ratio at University of North Alabama is about average at 17 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
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 North Alabama is 66%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 75% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like University of North Alabama 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 we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at UNA is 21%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 5,946 undergraduates at UNA with 4,708 being full-time and 1,238 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10,885 | $11,480 | $15,060 | $16,922 | $15,952 |
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 UNA, 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 UNA, approximately 43% of students took out student loans averaging $6,365 a year. That adds up to $25,460 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at UNA is 8.8%. 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 UNA are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | One Harrison Plaza, Florence, AL 35632-0001 |
| Phone: | 256-765-4100 |
| Website: | www.una.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/northalabama |
| Twitter: | http://www.twitter.com/north_alabama |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 150 | $51,845 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 121 | $36,116 |
| Business Administration & Management | 102 | $37,711 |
| Health & Physical Education | 75 | NA |
| Accounting | 73 | $41,641 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | 61 | $23,672 |
| Social Work | 61 | $30,894 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 55 | $26,107 |
| Marketing | 53 | $39,312 |
| Child Development & Psychology | 52 | $24,142 |
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 2020-2021, 6,572 students took at least one online class at University of North Alabama. This is an increase from the 6,483 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 6,572 | 3,305 |
| 2019-2020 | 6,483 | 3,081 |
| 2018-2019 | 5,068 | 2,031 |
| 2017-2018 | 4,379 | 1,617 |
| 2016-2017 | 3,706 | 1,140 |
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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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