The University of Alabama

  • Details

    • Name: The University of Alabama
    • Location: Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0100
    • Control: Public
    • Accreditation: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
  • Attendance

    • Admissions Rate 75.82%
    • Average SAT Scores 1287
    • Four Year Completion Rate 56.23% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 4 years
    • Six Year Completion Rate 73.69% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 6 years
    • Eight Year Completion Rate 72.98% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 8 years. This is what is normally reported for college completion rates.
    High Completion
    4 Year
    56.2%
    6 Year
    73.7%
    8 Year
    73.0%
  • Costs

    • Yearly Costs: $32,024 The average annual cost of attendance includes tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses for all full-time, first-time, degree-certificate-seeking undergraduates
    • Out of State Tuition: $33,200 Tuition and required fees for out-of-state students
    • In State Tuition: $11,900 Tuition and required fees for in-state students
    • Median Debt Total: $17,986 Median loan debt accumulated at the institution (the sum of all undergraduate federal loans over students’ college education at the institution for which the median debt is reported)
    • Median Debt for Graduates: $22,750 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Median Debt for Withdrawals: $10,250 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Net Price Quintile 1 $18,592 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $0-$30,000
    • Net Price Quintile 2 $19,928 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $30,001-$48,000
    • Net Price Quintile 3 $23,056 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $48,001-$75,000
    • Net Price Quintile 4 $25,396 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $75,001-$110,000
    • Net Price Quintile 5 $25,773 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $110,000+
  • Earnings

    • Median 6 Year Earnings $52,233 Median earnings measured 6 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 7 Year Earnings $48,273 Median earnings measured 7 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 8 Year Earnings $56,012 Median earnings measured 8 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 9 Year Earnings $51,441 Median earnings measured 9 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 10 Year Earnings $59,221 Median earnings measured 10 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
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What This College Costs By Family Income

Net price after grants and scholarships, by family income band.

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What Graduates Earn By Family Background

Median earnings by family income tercile, showing income mobility over time.

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Name Credential Debt Mean Debt Median Earnings
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Journalism Bachelor's Degree $87,610 $75,920 $31,764
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree $45,997 $28,172 $65,209
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services Bachelor's Degree $44,163 $23,762 $28,610
Apparel and Textiles Bachelor's Degree $86,310 $54,830 $35,189
Mathematics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $46,634
Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Anthropology Bachelor's Degree No data No data $19,624
International Relations and National Security Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data $27,766
Dance Bachelor's Degree No data No data $19,399
Fine and Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree $76,524 No data $25,391
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services Bachelor's Degree No data $51,908 $21,805
Public Health Bachelor's Degree $90,190 $89,412 $32,103
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Bachelor's Degree $59,569 $43,890 $58,043
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Bachelor's Degree $89,815 $85,960 $38,904
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Bachelor's Degree $71,771 $55,767 $37,936
Architectural Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Manufacturing Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data $28,212
Biology, General Bachelor's Degree No data $44,866 $25,063
Philosophy Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Sociology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data $26,933
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Accounting and Related Services Bachelor's Degree $60,819 $44,464 $52,220
Computer and Information Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data $70,103
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering Bachelor's Degree $72,482 $45,453 $65,199
Computer Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Metallurgical Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree $55,115 $34,730 $31,951
Health and Physical Education/Fitness Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Social Work Bachelor's Degree $38,526 $20,342 $30,850
Political Science and Government Bachelor's Degree No data $58,309 $33,300
Business Administration, Management and Operations Bachelor's Degree $76,000 $62,808 $42,470
Natural Resources Conservation and Research Bachelor's Degree No data No data $26,760
Communication and Media Studies Bachelor's Degree $77,152 $63,665 $34,129
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication Bachelor's Degree No data $48,904 $31,690
Special Education and Teaching Bachelor's Degree No data $73,873 $37,693
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $65,725
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Chemistry Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Psychology, General Bachelor's Degree $81,267 $74,866 $27,760
Geography and Cartography Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Design and Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree No data No data $40,655
Music Bachelor's Degree No data No data $27,724
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $44,909
Area Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas Bachelor's Degree $85,633 $63,950 $30,061
Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree $40,994 $25,842 $61,525
Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree $50,653 $25,410 $65,760
Construction Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies Bachelor's Degree $83,563 No data $39,629
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Bachelor's Degree $81,695 $68,293 $28,565
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General Bachelor's Degree $44,969 $25,268 $29,712
Physics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Criminal Justice and Corrections Bachelor's Degree $80,488 $79,390 $32,626
Criminology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft Bachelor's Degree No data No data $17,611
Finance and Financial Management Services Bachelor's Degree $83,660 $75,585 $48,795
Management Information Systems and Services Bachelor's Degree $51,656 $35,336 $66,858
Marketing Bachelor's Degree $76,456 $60,861 $45,924
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods Bachelor's Degree $46,409 $40,450 $52,711
Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor's Degree $75,310 $63,000 $33,886
History Bachelor's Degree $63,119 No data $30,190