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