University of Alabama at Birmingham

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

University of Alabama at Birmingham operates as a public institution located in Birmingham, Alabama (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 11,635 students of which 14,093 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. University of Alabama at Birmingham 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 88.2%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,258 and an ACT midpoint of 27. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $18,749, with published in-state tuition of $9,098 and a Pell grant recipient share of 34.0%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $22,300, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 63.4%, and the first-year retention rate is 80.1%. Graduates earn a median of $54,501 ten years after enrolling, compared with $46,572 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 504900.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 66.9% 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.