Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Metallurgical Engineering for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Alabama landed the #1 spot on the list. UA is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s metallurgical engineering degrees to qualified students.
UA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Metallurgical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Of the 37,840 students enrolled at The University of Alabama, 2,081 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,128 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,975. During this same period, 357 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.