Location
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Birmingham, AL
- University of Iowa
- Iowa City, IA
University of Alabama at Birmingham vs University of Iowa
Birmingham, AL · Iowa City, IA · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition
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Pair AL:IA
PUBLIC-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-PAR · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-TUITION
- PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
- CROSS-STATE AL × IA
- ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
- NET-SPLIT Net-price split
- EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
- DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
- COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
- GAP-TUITION Largest gap · Out-of-State Tuition
Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.
Decade path · College Scorecard
Only one enrollment path is a trend
ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023
Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Pair any selectivity note with that asymmetry before treating the two campuses as parallel growth stories.
- University of Alabama at Birmingham: enrollment grew +8.2% over 2013–2023; fitted +179 students/yr fitted, r² 0.45.
- University of Iowa: enrollment ranged 21,198–23,410 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
- University of Alabama at Birmingham: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.10).
- University of Iowa: acceptance rate eased +5.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.58).
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
Undergraduate Enrollment
- University of Iowa
- 22,264
Out-of-State Tuition
- University of Iowa
- $33,371
Loan Repayment Rate (Completers)
- University of Iowa
- 79.4%
In-State Tuition
- University of Iowa
- $11,283
Avg Net Price
- University of Iowa
- $22,531
Median Earnings (10 yr)
- University of Iowa
- $64,762
150%-Time Completion
- University of Iowa
- 73.9%
Median Earnings (6 yr)
- University of Iowa
- $52,696
Retention Rate
- University of Iowa
- 90.4%
Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.
| Metric | University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL | University of Iowa Iowa City, IA |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Birmingham, AL | Iowa City, IA |
| Undergraduate Enrollment | 11,635 | 22,264 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $22,562 | $33,371 |
| Loan Repayment Rate (Completers) | 61.8% | 79.4% |
| In-State Tuition | $9,098 | $11,283 |
| Avg Net Price | $18,749 | $22,531 |
| Median Earnings (10 yr) | $54,501 | $64,762 |
| 150%-Time Completion | 63.4% | 73.9% |
| Median Earnings (6 yr) | $46,572 | $52,696 |
| Retention Rate | 80.1% | 90.4% |
Largest gaps: University of Alabama at Birmingham vs University of Iowa
- OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI University of Alabama at Birmingham leads on out-of-state tuition ($22,562 vs $33,371 at University of Iowa)
- LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT University of Iowa leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (79.4% vs 61.8% at University of Alabama at Birmingham)
- IN-STATE-TUITION University of Alabama at Birmingham leads on in-state tuition ($9,098 vs $11,283 at University of Iowa)
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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between University of Alabama at Birmingham and University of Iowa?▼
University of Alabama at Birmingham leads on out-of-state tuition at $22,562 versus $33,371 at University of Iowa. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between University of Alabama at Birmingham and University of Iowa?▼
University of Iowa leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 79.4% versus 61.8% at University of Alabama at Birmingham. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between University of Alabama at Birmingham and University of Iowa?▼
University of Alabama at Birmingham leads on in-state tuition at $9,098 versus $11,283 at University of Iowa. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); out-of-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025