Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach National
Location Tuscaloosa, AL
Population 220,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 95 (20%)
Sunshine Hours 2,738 (70%)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (67%)

Honors College

Name Honors College
Students 7,200 (23%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 31,827
Men / Women 44% / 56%
From State 40%
From Region 18%
Athletes 2.7%

Racial/Ethnic

White 71%
Black 11%
Hispanic 8%
Mixed 4%
Asian 1%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Capstone College of Nursing 393 10% / 90% 0% $86,434 90 100%
Nursing 393 10% / 90% 0% $86,434 90 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 1,852 34% / 66% 1% $59,658 53 93%
Data Science 1 100% / 0% 0%
Chemistry 68 +6 40% / 60% 1% $79,050 84 93%
Geology 10 80% / 20% 0% $63,381 62 95%
Marine Science 18 22% / 78% 0% $26,997 2 100%
Mathematics 57 +40 58% / 42% 2% $73,248 79 88%
Physics 14 +5 71% / 29% 7% $75,482 81
Biology 219 +2 33% / 67% 2% $65,367 66 91%
Microbiology 7 43% / 57% 0% $58,108 49
Neuroscience 6 17% / 83% 0% $58,499 51
Environmental Science 35 43% / 57% 3% $70,032 75 100%
Communicative Disorders 66 3% / 97% 0% $58,991 52 95%
Economics 94 +92 67% / 33% 0% $79,245 85
African American Studies 6 +1 67% / 33% 0% $71,573 77
American Studies 1 +2 0% / 100% 0% $86,596 90 96%
Anthropology 21 +3 24% / 76% 0% $40,899 8 87%
English 65 +28 23% / 77% 0% $47,615 19 94%
Geography $60,282 55
Geography 13 +1 54% / 46% 0% $57,844 49
History 62 +38 61% / 39% 0% $60,998 57 98%
Interdisciplinary Studies 67 40% / 60% 1% $55,769 43 86%
International Studies 31 32% / 68% 0% $61,904 59 94%
Liberal Arts 10 50% / 50% 0% $55,585 42
Modern Languages 14 +16 43% / 57% 0% $59,337 53
Philosophy 13 +8 69% / 31% 0% $56,371 44
Political Science 197 +28 41% / 59% 0% $64,562 65 94%
Psychology 311 +27 17% / 83% 1% $50,866 28 95%
Religious Studies 3 +7 33% / 67% 0% $55,839 43
Spanish 15 +35 7% / 93% 0% $60,584 56 100%
Art History 2 +2 0% / 100% 0% $47,914 20 88%
Dance 24 +4 0% / 100% 0% $53,685 36 96%
Graphic Design 13 8% / 92% 0% $61,303 58 91%
Music 17 +18 41% / 59% 0% $32,854 3 79%
Studio Art 19 +5 11% / 89% 0% $47,914 20 88%
Theatre 27 +3 30% / 70% 0% $29,140 2 96%
Criminology and Criminal Justice 326 +41 36% / 64% 0% $58,296 50
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Communication and Information Sciences 700 28% / 72% 0% $61,274 58 94%
Advertising 113 +2 25% / 75% 1% $67,342 70 95%
Communication Studies 192 +14 32% / 68% 1% $55,636 42 91%
Creative Media 74 +1 51% / 49% 0% $50,242 26 96%
Journalism 93 +1 42% / 58% 0% $59,446 53 96%
Public Relations 228 +5 12% / 88% 0% $67,342 70 95%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education 410 27% / 73% 0% $57,817 49 94%
Kinesiology 246 34% / 66% 0% $60,414 56
Educational Neuroscience 2 0% / 100% 0% $57,920 49
Elementary Education 87 3% / 97% 0% $53,214 35 94%
Secondary Education 37 43% / 57% 0% $53,214 35 94%
Special Education 20 0% / 100% 0% $54,416 39 91%
Music Education 18 56% / 44% 0% $57,814 48 97%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Engineering 689 74% / 26% 3% $101,510 97 97%
Aerospace Engineering 67 76% / 24% 4% $100,012 96 100%
Architectural Engineering 16 25% / 75% 0% $92,047 93
Chemical Engineering 79 51% / 49% 5% $103,499 97 92%
Civil Engineering 80 +1 64% / 36% 0% $92,523 93 100%
Computer Engineering $115,543 99 96%
Computer Engineering 26 81% / 19% 0% $111,355 98
Construction Engineering 14 +1 93% / 7% 0% $93,326 94
Electrical Engineering 64 84% / 16% 3% $115,543 99 96%
Environmental Engineering 14 50% / 50% 0% $79,746 85
Mechanical Engineering 178 +1 83% / 17% 1% $97,878 96 97%
Metallurgical Engineering 13 92% / 8% 8% $93,827 94
Computer Science 127 77% / 23% 6% $107,879 98 96%
Cyber Security 11 73% / 27% 9% $103,046 97
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Human Environmental Sciences 777 20% / 80% 1% $55,282 41 96%
Food and Nutrition 72 +1 11% / 89% 6% $59,502 53 100%
Athletic Training $53,882 37 100%
Public Health 173 +1 10% / 90% 0% $54,410 39 100%
Consumer Sciences 56 73% / 27% 0% $62,811 61 94%
Hospitality Management 91 +1 13% / 87% 0% $55,501 42 96%
Sport Management 61 +6 59% / 41% 2% $58,719 51
Child Development 5 +1 40% / 60% 0% $47,166 18 94%
Human Development and Family Studies 87 +3 3% / 97% 0% $47,166 18 94%
Human Environmental Sciences 96 36% / 64% 2% $51,944 31 89%
Early Childhood Education 15 0% / 100% 0% $47,166 18 94%
Apparel and Textiles 59 5% / 95% 0% $55,485 42 100%
Interior Design 62 2% / 98% 0% $61,303 58 91%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Culverhouse College of Business 2,005 60% / 40% 0% $86,903 90 97%
Business Cybersecurity 82 +3 88% / 12% 0% $84,680 89 100%
Accounting 255 +31 50% / 50% 0% $84,377 88 100%
Finance 547 +76 76% / 24% 0% $90,031 92 97%
General Business 262 +5 68% / 32% 1% $81,376 86
Information Resources Management 11 +5 73% / 27% 0%
Management 195 +28 59% / 41% 1% $73,413 79 92%
Management Information Systems 131 +3 69% / 31% 2% $117,305 99 99%
Marketing 522 +44 38% / 62% 0% $85,395 89 98%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Social Work 56 9% / 91% 0% $54,852 40 97%
Social Work 56 9% / 91% 0% $54,852 40 97%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $12,484
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $35,628
Est. In-State Cost $16,149
Est. Out-of-State Cost $46,088
ROI Percentile 78th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 90%
4-Year Graduation Rate 57%
6-Year Graduation Rate 73%
Transfer-Out Rate 17%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Business & Economics 34.0% 2,338 56% / 44% 0% $83,176 88 97%
Humanities & Social Sciences 24.1% 1,662 28% / 72% 0% $56,672 45 94%
Health Sciences 12.8% 878 16% / 84% 0% $70,771 76 99%
Engineering 8.0% 551 73% / 27% 2% $100,012 96 97%
Professional 4.7% 326 36% / 64% 0% $58,296 50
Arts 3.5% 241 13% / 87% 0% $52,083 31 94%
Life & Natural Sciences 3.4% 232 33% / 67% 2% $64,970 66 91%
Computer Science 3.2% 221 81% / 19% 4% $98,990 96 97%
Physical Sciences & Math 2.4% 167 49% / 51% 2% $70,222 75 92%
Education 2.3% 159 12% / 88% 0% $52,795 34 94%
Agriculture & Food Science 1.6% 107 21% / 79% 5% $62,946 61 100%

Research R1

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $62.0M #81 58% $1.0M 43 #85 350 28
Physical Sciences & Math $53.0M #67 69% $0.0M 39 #80 260 21
Humanities & Social Sciences $31.4M #75 28% $0.4M 60 #88 168 5
Business & Economics $18.8M #26 14% $0.0M 10 #131 18
Computer Science $17.1M #58 37% $0.1M 3 #161 49
Health Sciences $14.1M #122 58% $0.1M 13 #120 46
Education $9.1M #57 51% $0 56 #45
Life & Natural Sciences $8.0M #177 70% $0.1M 8 #159 65 12
Agriculture & Food Science $0.0M #311 60% $0 2 #102
Total $213M #121 51% $1.8M 234 #103 956 66

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 71%
Yield (Unbound) 18%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 71% 71% 71%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy required
Submitted Test Scores 72%
SAT Range 1100 – 1360
SAT Math Range 530 – 680
SAT RW Range 560 – 680