The University of Alabama

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for The University of Alabama

The University of Alabama operates as a public institution located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 33,227 students of which 36,359 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. The University of Alabama is categorized as “15” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 76.6%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,285 and an ACT midpoint of 26. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $22,420, with published in-state tuition of $12,180 and a Pell grant recipient share of 18.4%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $22,750, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 73.5%, and the first-year retention rate is 89.5%. Graduates earn a median of $59,221 ten years after enrolling, compared with $52,233 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 761200.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 69.5% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.