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Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Florence, AL
Population 150,000
Website https://www.una.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 95 (20%)
Sunshine Hours 2,641 (57%)
Days Without Precipitation 249 (55%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 5,604
Men / Women 37% / 63%
From State 75%
From Region 16%
Athletes 7.2%

Racial/Ethnic

White 68%
Black 9%
International 6%
Asian 5%
Hispanic 5%
Mixed 5%
Native American 0%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 12% 24% 36% 48% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 41.2% 41.2% 2012 Men: 43.2% 43.2% 2013 Men: 41.0% 41.0% 2014 Men: 40.6% 40.6% 2015 Men: 41.1% 41.1% 2016 Men: 38.2% 38.2% 2017 Men: 36.3% 36.3% 2018 Men: 35.9% 35.9% 2019 Men: 33.5% 33.5% 2020 Men: 36.8% 36.8% 2021 Men: 37.1% 37.1% 2022 Men: 37.0% 37.0% 2023 Men: 35.2% 35.2% 2024 Men: 36.3% 36.3%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 1.7% 1.7% 2012 Native: 1.5% 1.5% 2013 Native: 1.6% 1.6% 2014 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2015 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2016 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2017 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2018 Native: 1.6% 1.6% 2019 Native: 2.1% 2.1% 2020 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2021 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2022 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2023 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2024 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2011 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2012 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2013 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2014 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2015 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2018 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2019 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2020 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2021 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2022 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2023 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2024 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2011 Black: 12.0% 12.0% 2012 Black: 13.5% 13.5% 2013 Black: 13.0% 13.0% 2014 Black: 12.8% 12.8% 2015 Black: 18.0% 18.0% 2016 Black: 14.3% 14.3% 2017 Black: 17.0% 17.0% 2018 Black: 17.4% 17.4% 2019 Black: 16.7% 16.7% 2020 Black: 13.3% 13.3% 2021 Black: 16.0% 16.0% 2022 Black: 15.1% 15.1% 2023 Black: 17.5% 17.5% 2024 Black: 16.0% 16.0% 2011 Hispanic: 1.1% 1.1% 2012 Hispanic: 1.8% 1.8% 2013 Hispanic: 1.3% 1.3% 2014 Hispanic: 2.2% 2.2% 2015 Hispanic: 1.5% 1.5% 2016 Hispanic: 2.2% 2.2% 2017 Hispanic: 2.1% 2.1% 2018 Hispanic: 2.7% 2.7% 2019 Hispanic: 3.6% 3.6% 2020 Hispanic: 2.9% 2.9% 2021 Hispanic: 2.9% 2.9% 2022 Hispanic: 2.8% 2.8% 2023 Hispanic: 4.1% 4.1% 2024 Hispanic: 2.5% 2.5% 2011 White: 69.0% 69.0% 2012 White: 61.0% 61.0% 2013 White: 63.9% 63.9% 2014 White: 64.7% 64.7% 2015 White: 72.8% 72.8% 2016 White: 77.4% 77.4% 2017 White: 72.6% 72.6% 2018 White: 70.8% 70.8% 2019 White: 68.2% 68.2% 2020 White: 72.7% 72.7% 2021 White: 70.3% 70.3% 2022 White: 74.8% 74.8% 2023 White: 72.1% 72.1% 2024 White: 74.2% 74.2% 2011 International: 9.0% 9.0% 2012 International: 17.2% 17.2% 2013 International: 12.8% 12.8% 2014 International: 2.4% 2.4% 2015 International: 2.4% 2.4% 2016 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2017 International: 1.7% 1.7% 2018 International: 1.8% 1.8% 2019 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2020 International: 2.4% 2.4% 2021 International: 2.1% 2.1% 2022 International: 1.5% 1.5% 2023 International: 1.5% 1.5% 2024 International: 2.6% 2.6%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2021 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2022 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2023 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2024 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2025 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2020 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2021 Asian: 1.6% 1.6% 2022 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2023 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2024 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2025 Asian: 4.9% 4.9% 2020 Black: 13.2% 13.2% 2021 Black: 12.6% 12.6% 2022 Black: 11.8% 11.8% 2023 Black: 10.0% 10.0% 2024 Black: 9.7% 9.7% 2025 Black: 9.2% 9.2% 2020 Hispanic: 3.4% 3.4% 2021 Hispanic: 4.0% 4.0% 2022 Hispanic: 4.2% 4.2% 2023 Hispanic: 4.3% 4.3% 2024 Hispanic: 4.4% 4.4% 2025 Hispanic: 4.9% 4.9% 2020 White: 73.4% 73.4% 2021 White: 73.9% 73.9% 2022 White: 72.5% 72.5% 2023 White: 72.6% 72.6% 2024 White: 71.9% 71.9% 2025 White: 68.5% 68.5% 2020 International: 4.8% 4.8% 2021 International: 3.0% 3.0% 2022 International: 5.1% 5.1% 2023 International: 6.5% 6.5% 2024 International: 7.5% 7.5% 2025 International: 6.5% 6.5%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 540 37% / 63% 6% $55,344 54 96%
Computer Science 51 — 78% / 22% 39% $85,884 92 100%
Geographic Information Systems 4 — 75% / 25% 0% $54,208 51 97%
Information Technology 24 +1 79% / 21% 0% $85,884 92 100%
Chemistry 10 — 30% / 70% 0% $81,528 90 100%
Mathematics 10 +3 30% / 70% 0% $60,718 66 —
Physical Sciences — — — — $83,486 91 —
Physics 1 +1 100% / 0% 0% $76,082 86 —
Biology 52 +2 21% / 79% 6% $54,652 52 90%
Marine Biology — — — — $45,116 25 —
Occupational Safety 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $60,688 66 —
Communication Studies 4 +1 25% / 75% 0% $44,591 23 93%
English 20 +13 10% / 90% 0% $46,203 28 96%
Foreign Languages 4 +4 25% / 75% 0% $48,862 36 —
French — — — — $50,100 39 —
Geography 6 — 100% / 0% 0% $54,208 51 97%
German — — — — $49,974 39 —
History 19 +14 47% / 53% 0% $45,303 25 85%
Interdisciplinary Studies 58 — 38% / 62% 0% $54,377 52 100%
Mass Communication 23 — 39% / 61% 9% $44,591 23 93%
Political Science 19 +2 32% / 68% 0% $45,783 27 100%
Psychology 47 — 11% / 89% 4% $35,709 7 100%
Social Sciences — +6 — — $44,040 22 —
Social Work 22 — 5% / 95% 0% $47,188 30 90%
Sociology 10 — 10% / 90% 0% $35,416 7 91%
Spanish 8 — 12% / 88% 12% $48,993 36 —
Sustainability Studies 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $53,716 50 —
Art 15 — 33% / 67% 7% $41,633 16 100%
Arts and Entertainment Management 20 — 65% / 35% 15% $37,124 9 91%
Interior Design 24 — 8% / 92% 0% $55,996 56 —
Music 18 +8 50% / 50% 0% $41,994 17 100%
Theatre 10 — 50% / 50% 0% $37,831 10 —
Criminal Justice 33 — 24% / 76% 0% $52,963 48 100%
Engineering Technology 25 — 52% / 48% 8% $85,228 92 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Business 264 46% / 54% 6% $55,854 56 94%
Accounting 42 +2 31% / 69% 2% $66,223 76 91%
Business Administration 86 +1 51% / 49% 2% $49,813 39 95%
Business Analytics 4 +1 75% / 25% 0% $58,735 62 —
Entrepreneurship 3 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Finance 24 +4 46% / 54% 12% $69,593 80 100%
Food Service Management 11 — 18% / 82% 18% $44,219 22 —
Hospitality Management 8 — 38% / 62% 25% $44,360 23 —
Human Resources Management 6 — 50% / 50% 0% — — —
Management Information Systems 24 +2 67% / 33% 12% $54,446 52 96%
Marketing 56 +1 41% / 59% 5% $55,795 55 93%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education and Human Sciences 186 30% / 70% 1% $53,883 50 97%
Exercise Science 41 — 39% / 61% 0% $54,962 53 100%
Kinesiology 4 — 75% / 25% 50% $54,962 53 100%
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies — — — — $52,719 47 —
Sport Management 22 — 77% / 23% 0% $54,962 53 100%
Early Childhood Education 19 — 5% / 95% 0% $53,509 49 95%
Elementary Education 46 — 2% / 98% 0% $53,509 49 95%
K-12 Education 10 — 50% / 50% 0% $53,509 49 95%
Secondary Education 37 — 32% / 68% 0% $53,509 49 95%
Apparel and Textiles 7 +1 14% / 86% 0% $49,550 38 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Nursing 187 12% / 88% 2% $83,324 91 97%
Nursing 169 — 13% / 87% 2% $85,502 92 97%
Respiratory Care 2 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Health Administration 16 — 6% / 94% 0% $60,327 65 —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $12,733
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $23,745
Est. In-State Cost $16,471
Est. Out-of-State Cost $30,717
ROI Percentile 64th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 80%
4-Year Graduation Rate 36%
6-Year Graduation Rate 55%
Transfer-Out Rate 26%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 27.4% 27.4% 2012 Graduated: 32.3% 32.3% 2013 Graduated: 32.2% 32.2% 2014 Graduated: 38.9% 38.9% 2015 Graduated: 37.8% 37.8% 2016 Graduated: 43.5% 43.5% 2017 Graduated: 44.5% 44.5% 2018 Graduated: 45.7% 45.7% 2019 Graduated: 48.6% 48.6% 2020 Graduated: 49.9% 49.9% 2021 Graduated: 51.2% 51.2% 2022 Graduated: 52.3% 52.3% 2023 Graduated: 54.0% 54.0% 2024 Graduated: 54.9% 54.9%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 21.9% 21.9% 2012 Men: 22.7% 22.7% 2013 Men: 23.9% 23.9% 2014 Men: 30.5% 30.5% 2015 Men: 29.8% 29.8% 2016 Men: 35.6% 35.6% 2017 Men: 35.1% 35.1% 2018 Men: 38.5% 38.5% 2019 Men: 44.1% 44.1% 2020 Men: 41.2% 41.2% 2021 Men: 46.9% 46.9% 2022 Men: 43.6% 43.6% 2023 Men: 46.8% 46.8% 2024 Men: 49.0% 49.0% 2011 Women: 32.1% 32.1% 2012 Women: 39.7% 39.7% 2013 Women: 39.1% 39.1% 2014 Women: 46.0% 46.0% 2015 Women: 44.1% 44.1% 2016 Women: 49.1% 49.1% 2017 Women: 50.9% 50.9% 2018 Women: 51.3% 51.3% 2019 Women: 51.7% 51.7% 2020 Women: 55.8% 55.8% 2021 Women: 54.2% 54.2% 2022 Women: 57.6% 57.6% 2023 Women: 58.2% 58.2% 2024 Women: 58.2% 58.2%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 11.9% 11.9% 2012 Black: 21.0% 21.0% 2013 Black: 24.1% 24.1% 2014 Black: 21.4% 21.4% 2015 Black: 18.3% 18.3% 2016 Black: 32.1% 32.1% 2017 Black: 35.3% 35.3% 2018 Black: 32.2% 32.2% 2019 Black: 37.1% 37.1% 2020 Black: 37.9% 37.9% 2021 Black: 36.2% 36.2% 2022 Black: 30.5% 30.5% 2023 Black: 36.8% 36.8% 2024 Black: 40.5% 40.5% 2011 Hispanic: 18.2% 18.2% 2012 Hispanic: 22.2% 22.2% 2013 Hispanic: 23.1% 23.1% 2014 Hispanic: 45.5% 45.5% 2015 Hispanic: 31.2% 31.2% 2016 Hispanic: 57.1% 57.1% 2017 Hispanic: 42.1% 42.1% 2018 Hispanic: 28.6% 28.6% 2019 Hispanic: 35.3% 35.3% 2020 Hispanic: 48.1% 48.1% 2021 Hispanic: 41.2% 41.2% 2022 Hispanic: 45.5% 45.5% 2023 Hispanic: 48.9% 48.9% 2024 Hispanic: 52.0% 52.0% 2011 White: 32.0% 32.0% 2012 White: 38.9% 38.9% 2013 White: 38.1% 38.1% 2014 White: 47.9% 47.9% 2015 White: 42.8% 42.8% 2016 White: 45.8% 45.8% 2017 White: 48.1% 48.1% 2018 White: 50.6% 50.6% 2019 White: 50.9% 50.9% 2020 White: 52.6% 52.6% 2021 White: 57.6% 57.6% 2022 White: 56.5% 56.5% 2023 White: 59.6% 59.6% 2024 White: 58.2% 58.2% 2011 International: 10.2% 10.2% 2012 International: 17.1% 17.1% 2013 International: 9.2% 9.2% 2014 International: 54.2% 54.2% 2015 International: 38.5% 38.5% 2016 International: 36.4% 36.4% 2017 International: 56.2% 56.2% 2018 International: 52.6% 52.6% 2019 International: 60.0% 60.0% 2020 International: 50.0% 50.0% 2021 International: 33.3% 33.3% 2022 International: 50.0% 50.0% 2023 International: 17.6% 17.6% 2024 International: 34.6% 34.6%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

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 25.7% 302 46% / 54% 5% $56,032 56 95%
Humanities & Social Sciences 20.6% 242 26% / 74% 2% $45,881 27 96%
Health Sciences 18.4% 217 19% / 81% 2% $78,994 88 98%
Education 9.5% 112 17% / 83% 0% $53,509 49 95%
Arts 8.0% 94 37% / 63% 4% $44,595 23 97%
Computer Science 6.7% 79 78% / 22% 25% $84,280 91 100%
Professional 4.9% 58 36% / 64% 3% $66,870 76 100%
Life & Natural Sciences 4.4% 52 21% / 79% 6% $54,652 52 90%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.8% 21 33% / 67% 0% $71,359 82 100%

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 90%
Yield (Unbound) 20%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 90% 90% 90%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 87.6% 87.6% 2012 Acceptance: 88.5% 88.5% 2013 Acceptance: 80.9% 80.9% 2014 Acceptance: 67.9% 67.9% 2015 Acceptance: 58.0% 58.0% 2016 Acceptance: 55.7% 55.7% 2017 Acceptance: 70.2% 70.2% 2018 Acceptance: 64.3% 64.3% 2019 Acceptance: 88.8% 88.8% 2020 Acceptance: 82.7% 82.7% 2021 Acceptance: 90.0% 90.0% 2022 Acceptance: 95.7% 95.7% 2023 Acceptance: 96.5% 96.5% 2024 Acceptance: 87.3% 87.3% 2011 Yield: 47.6% 47.6% 2012 Yield: 50.4% 50.4% 2013 Yield: 47.2% 47.2% 2014 Yield: 50.3% 50.3% 2015 Yield: 60.9% 60.9% 2016 Yield: 48.7% 48.7% 2017 Yield: 40.5% 40.5% 2018 Yield: 35.1% 35.1% 2019 Yield: 43.1% 43.1% 2020 Yield: 40.8% 40.8% 2021 Yield: 33.0% 33.0% 2022 Yield: 29.7% 29.7% 2023 Yield: 26.1% 26.1% 2024 Yield: 22.5% 22.5%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 2,500 5,000 7,500 10,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 2,136 2,136 2012 Applicants: 2,419 2,419 2013 Applicants: 2,542 2,542 2014 Applicants: 2,765 2,765 2015 Applicants: 3,319 3,319 2016 Applicants: 4,408 4,408 2017 Applicants: 3,969 3,969 2018 Applicants: 4,450 4,450 2019 Applicants: 2,691 2,691 2020 Applicants: 2,739 2,739 2021 Applicants: 3,410 3,410 2022 Applicants: 4,009 4,009 2023 Applicants: 4,398 4,398 2024 Applicants: 5,052 5,052 2011 Admitted: 1,872 1,872 2012 Admitted: 2,140 2,140 2013 Admitted: 2,057 2,057 2014 Admitted: 1,877 1,877 2015 Admitted: 1,925 1,925 2016 Admitted: 2,457 2,457 2017 Admitted: 2,787 2,787 2018 Admitted: 2,863 2,863 2019 Admitted: 2,389 2,389 2020 Admitted: 2,264 2,264 2021 Admitted: 3,068 3,068 2022 Admitted: 3,836 3,836 2023 Admitted: 4,243 4,243 2024 Admitted: 4,411 4,411 2011 Enrolled: 891 891 2012 Enrolled: 1,078 1,078 2013 Enrolled: 970 970 2014 Enrolled: 944 944 2015 Enrolled: 1,173 1,173 2016 Enrolled: 1,196 1,196 2017 Enrolled: 1,128 1,128 2018 Enrolled: 1,005 1,005 2019 Enrolled: 1,030 1,030 2020 Enrolled: 924 924 2021 Enrolled: 1,013 1,013 2022 Enrolled: 1,140 1,140 2023 Enrolled: 1,106 1,106 2024 Enrolled: 992 992

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional

SAT Composite

25th 75th
800 900 1000 1100 1200 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 845 845 2012 25th: 875 875 2013 25th: 846 846 2014 25th: 856 856 2015 25th: 808 808 2016 25th: 862 862 2017 25th: 970 970 2018 25th: 1010 1010 2019 25th: 1015 1015 2011 75th: 1065 1065 2012 75th: 1085 1085 2013 75th: 1095 1095 2014 75th: 1123 1123 2015 75th: 1095 1095 2016 75th: 1053 1053 2017 75th: 1190 1190 2018 75th: 1190 1190 2019 75th: 1180 1180

SAT Math

25th 75th
400 450 500 550 600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 425 425 2012 25th: 440 440 2013 25th: 433 433 2014 25th: 438 438 2015 25th: 410 410 2016 25th: 435 435 2017 25th: 455 455 2018 25th: 500 500 2019 25th: 495 495 2011 75th: 535 535 2012 75th: 535 535 2013 75th: 530 530 2014 75th: 530 530 2015 75th: 535 535 2016 75th: 530 530 2017 75th: 580 580 2018 75th: 580 580 2019 75th: 570 570

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
300 400 500 600 700 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 420 420 2012 25th: 435 435 2013 25th: 413 413 2014 25th: 418 418 2015 25th: 398 398 2016 25th: 427 427 2017 25th: 515 515 2018 25th: 510 510 2019 25th: 520 520 2011 75th: 530 530 2012 75th: 550 550 2013 75th: 565 565 2014 75th: 593 593 2015 75th: 560 560 2016 75th: 523 523 2017 75th: 610 610 2018 75th: 610 610 2019 75th: 610 610

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 97.0% 97.0% 2012 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0% 2013 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0% 2014 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0% 2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0% 2018 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.