Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Birmingham, AL
Population 900,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 95 (20%)
Sunshine Hours 2,738 (70%)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (66%)

Honors College

Name Honors College
Students 2,000 (20%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 10,093
Men / Women 37% / 63%
From State 81%
From Region 12%
Athletes 4.9%

Racial/Ethnic

White 45%
Black 27%
Asian 10%
Hispanic 9%
Mixed 5%
International 3%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Collat School of Business 554 54% / 46% 4% $70,907 81 95%
Information Systems 71 69% / 31% 3% $80,699 89 96%
Accounting 98 +2 40% / 60% 5% $68,443 78 95%
Business Administration 45 +1 69% / 31% 0% $67,634 77 95%
Economics 17 +1 71% / 29% 6% $75,679 85
Entrepreneurship 31 +1 52% / 48% 6% $67,502 77
Finance 84 +1 71% / 29% 5% $76,786 86 94%
Human Resource Management 25 +1 28% / 72% 0% $65,206 74 100%
Management 98 +1 62% / 38% 3% $67,634 77 95%
Marketing 85 +2 27% / 73% 4% $67,232 77 92%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 1,242 32% / 68% 1% $56,110 56 94%
Computer Science 100 +1 73% / 27% 5% $108,158 99 97%
Digital Forensics 25 56% / 44% 4% $82,308 90
Chemistry 35 40% / 60% 0% $62,315 69 91%
Mathematics 11 +1 36% / 64% 0% $55,480 54 91%
Physics 7 71% / 29% 14% $71,213 81
Bioinformatics 5 60% / 40% 0% $57,387 59
Biology 108 +1 33% / 67% 2% $59,002 63 93%
Cancer Biology 19 32% / 68% 11% $57,499 59
Genetics and Genomic Sciences 43 19% / 81% 0% $57,814 60
Immunology 15 33% / 67% 0% $58,800 62
Neuroscience 105 +4 44% / 56% 1% $57,429 59
African American Studies 2 50% / 50% 0% $47,744 32
Anthropology 14 +3 36% / 64% 0% $33,345 5 100%
Communication Studies 81 +3 31% / 69% 0% $42,430 17 94%
English 36 +2 25% / 75% 0% $38,995 11 92%
Foreign Languages 25 40% / 60% 0% $50,559 41
General Studies 66 41% / 59% 2% $53,828 50 97%
History 24 +6 58% / 42% 0% $51,509 43 100%
Liberal Arts 13 31% / 69% 8% $53,828 50 97%
Philosophy 12 +3 42% / 58% 0% $48,053 33
Political Science 24 +2 29% / 71% 0% $46,377 28 85%
Professional Writing 3 33% / 67% 0% $45,402 25
Psychology 272 +8 9% / 91% 1% $47,947 33 94%
Social Sciences 5 +2 0% / 100% 0% $54,191 51 90%
Social Work 30 3% / 97% 0% $48,713 35 96%
Sociology 22 +1 23% / 77% 0% $41,467 15 83%
Art 30 27% / 73% 0% $43,738 21 89%
Music 14 57% / 43% 0% $43,651 20 100%
Musical Theatre 10 30% / 70% 0% $38,849 11 100%
Theatre 12 33% / 67% 0% $38,849 11 100%
Criminal Justice 74 +1 26% / 74% 1% $53,123 48 95%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Education 163 34% / 66% 0% $51,469 43 94%
Kinesiology 124 42% / 58% 0% $51,318 43 95%
Early Childhood Education 11 0% / 100% 0% $51,952 45 91%
Elementary Education 22 5% / 95% 0% $51,952 45 91%
Secondary Education 6 33% / 67% 0% $51,952 45 91%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Engineering 192 69% / 31% 4% $96,423 97 98%
Biomedical Engineering 59 53% / 47% 5% $90,714 95 100%
Civil Engineering 30 63% / 37% 3% $89,898 94 91%
Electrical Engineering 36 92% / 8% 0% $105,744 98 100%
Engineering 9 33% / 67% 0% $137,347 100 98%
Materials Engineering 6 100% / 0% 0% $93,599 96 95%
Mechanical Engineering 52 77% / 23% 6% $93,457 96 97%
Undeclared Engineering $112,841 99
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Health Professions 225 23% / 77% 2% $59,950 65 94%
Biomedical Sciences 132 27% / 73% 1% $59,002 63 93%
Biobehavioral Nutrition and Wellness 13 15% / 85% 0% $55,411 54
Health Education and Promotion 6 17% / 83% 0% $56,876 58
Health Care Management 74 18% / 82% 4% $62,689 70 96%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Nursing 372 18% / 82% 3% $90,435 94 97%
Nursing 372 18% / 82% 3% $90,435 94 97%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Public Health 84 27% / 73% 2% $52,664 47 100%
Public Health 83 28% / 72% 2% $52,664 47 100%
Rehabilitation Science 1 0% / 100% 0%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,558
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $24,003
Est. In-State Cost $12,364
Est. Out-of-State Cost $31,050
ROI Percentile 75th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 80%
4-Year Graduation Rate 44%
6-Year Graduation Rate 64%
Transfer-Out Rate 19%

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
Humanities & Social Sciences 22.2% 629 22% / 78% 1% $47,166 30 94%
Health Sciences 20.7% 586 24% / 76% 2% $76,440 86 97%
Business & Economics 19.7% 557 47% / 53% 4% $68,567 78 95%
Life & Natural Sciences 15.1% 427 33% / 67% 1% $58,403 61 93%
Computer Science 6.9% 196 69% / 31% 4% $94,914 96 97%
Engineering 6.8% 192 69% / 31% 4% $96,424 97 98%
Professional 2.6% 74 26% / 74% 1% $53,123 48 95%
Arts 2.3% 66 35% / 65% 0% $42,090 17 95%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.9% 53 43% / 57% 2% $62,072 69 91%
Education 1.4% 39 8% / 92% 0% $51,952 45 91%
Agriculture & Food Science 0.5% 13 15% / 85% 0% $55,411 54

Research R1

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences $600M #21 58% $58.3M 40 #45 123 167
Life & Natural Sciences $204M #26 57% $10.8M 69 #35 458 85
Engineering $30.2M #136 58% $1.8M 14 #160 117 23
Humanities & Social Sciences $9.1M #153 88% $0 16 #200 130 5
Education $8.1M #64 13% $0 4 #390
Physical Sciences & Math $7.4M #195 83% $0.1M 16 #143 125 11
Computer Science $1.2M #214 90% $0.1M 5 #138 18
Business & Economics $0.6M #238 76% $0
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 $0 2 #102 23 5
Total $861M #38 58% $71.1M 166 #129 994 296

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 72%
Yield (Unbound) 20%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 72% 72% 72%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 47%
SAT Range 1210 – 1450
SAT Math Range 610 – 740
SAT RW Range 600 – 710