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Strayer University-Alabama vs University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, AL · Birmingham, AL · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair AL:AL

MIXED-SECTOR · SAME-STATE · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · GAP-DEBT

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • SAME-STATE Same state · AL
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • GAP-DEBT Largest gap · Median Debt at Graduation

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

One campus shows net-price relief; the peer does not

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, only one school has a directional decline in average net price; the other stays a measured range. Cost gaps on this board are moving targets, not fixed snapshot deltas.

  • Strayer University-Alabama: average net price fell -23.0% from $29,771 (2013) to $22,923 (2023), r² 0.78.
  • University of Alabama at Birmingham: average net price rose +19.7% from $14,805 (2013) to $17,727 (2023), r² 0.56.
  • Strayer University-Alabama: enrollment grew +278.7% over 2013–2023; fitted +125 students/yr fitted, r² 0.79.
  • University of Alabama at Birmingham: enrollment grew +8.2% over 2013–2023; fitted +179 students/yr fitted, r² 0.45.

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Strayer University-Alabama vs University of Alabama at Birmingham

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA University of Alabama at Birmingham leads on median debt at graduation ($22,300 vs $40,621 at Strayer University-Alabama)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Strayer University-Alabama leads on out-of-state tuition ($13,920 vs $22,562 at University of Alabama at Birmingham)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION University of Alabama at Birmingham leads on in-state tuition ($9,098 vs $13,920 at Strayer University-Alabama)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Strayer University-Alabama and University of Alabama at Birmingham?▼
University of Alabama at Birmingham leads on median debt at graduation at $22,300 versus $40,621 at Strayer University-Alabama. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Strayer University-Alabama and University of Alabama at Birmingham?▼
Strayer University-Alabama leads on out-of-state tuition at $13,920 versus $22,562 at University of Alabama at Birmingham. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Strayer University-Alabama and University of Alabama at Birmingham?▼
University of Alabama at Birmingham leads on in-state tuition at $9,098 versus $13,920 at Strayer University-Alabama. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); median debt at graduation focus for this pair · 2025