University of Alabama at Birmingham vs Stony Brook University

Birmingham, AL · Stony Brook, NY · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair AL:NY

PUBLIC-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-GAP · NET-PAR · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-ACCEPT

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE AL × NY
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-ACCEPT Largest gap · Acceptance Rate

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

Decade path · College Scorecard

Nearly parallel enrollment growth

ENROLL-RACE · narrow · 2013–2023

Undergraduate headcount rose at both University of Alabama at Birmingham and Stony Brook University across 2013–2023. The fitted annual pace is what separates this board from a generic large-campus frame.

  • Stony Brook University: enrollment grew +10.8% over 2013–2023; fitted +183 students/yr fitted, r² 0.71.
  • University of Alabama at Birmingham: enrollment grew +8.2% over 2013–2023; fitted +179 students/yr fitted, r² 0.45.
  • University of Alabama at Birmingham: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.10).
  • Stony Brook University: acceptance rate eased +24.1% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.87).

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: University of Alabama at Birmingham vs Stony Brook University

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Stony Brook University leads on acceptance rate (49.0% vs 88.2% at University of Alabama at Birmingham)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI University of Alabama at Birmingham leads on out-of-state tuition ($22,562 vs $32,741 at Stony Brook University)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Stony Brook University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($74,502 vs $54,501 at University of Alabama at Birmingham)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between University of Alabama at Birmingham and Stony Brook University?
Stony Brook University leads on acceptance rate at 49.0% versus 88.2% at University of Alabama at Birmingham. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between University of Alabama at Birmingham and Stony Brook University?
University of Alabama at Birmingham leads on out-of-state tuition at $22,562 versus $32,741 at Stony Brook University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between University of Alabama at Birmingham and Stony Brook University?
Stony Brook University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $74,502 versus $54,501 at University of Alabama at Birmingham. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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