The University of Alabama

Name: The University of Alabama Common Data Set 2025-26
Creator: The University of Alabama
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2025-26

The 2025-26 Common Data Set for The University of Alabama — admissions, cost, and aid, as the school published them. Download the original file. File date from the archived file's embedded modification date: Dec 10, 2025. Subscribe via RSS.

In its 2025-26 report, The University of Alabama says 61,994 first-year students applied and 44,124 were admitted, an acceptance rate of 71%. 8,127 admitted students enrolled (18% yield). Enrolled students who sent scores had a middle-50% SAT of 1100–1360 and ACT of 22–31. Compared with 2024-25, applications rose 9.2% (56,795 to 61,994) and the acceptance rate went from 77% to 71%.

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Acceptance Rate

71.2%

Applications

61,994

Admitted

44,124

Enrolled

8,127

SAT Composite

1100-1360

SAT Math

530-680

SAT Reading

560-680

ACT Composite

22-31

§ Admission rounds

How the class gets assembled.

No Early Decision reported

§ Adjusted admission flow

This school does not report an Early Decision lane, so the flow collapses to the school-reported applicant, admit, and enrolled totals.

Each column is scaled within that stage. Labels show exact counts.

All applicants

Applicants61,994reported count

Admits44,12471%

Class seats8,12718% yield

Exact admission data

Admission flow data
Path	Applicants	Admitted	Admit rate	Class seats	Note
All applicants	61,994	44,124	71%	8,127	School-reported totals.

Overall yield: 18%. Published yield blends high-commitment ED admits with the rest of the admitted pool.

§ Application cost

Application fee: $40.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §C.21 §C.22 §C.2 §C.7 §C.13METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →

§ Federal outcomes

Federal outcomes

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.

Median earnings

$59,221

10 yrs after enrollment

Graduation rate

73%

6-year completion

Average net price

$22,420

sticker minus grants

Median debt at grad.

$22,750

federal loans only

Nonpayment

12%

FSA · as-of late May 2026 · not the official cohort default rate

Nonpayment is the share of Direct Loan borrowers who entered repayment January 2020–May 2025 and were 90+ days delinquent at the FSA pull. It is not the official cohort default rate.

The numbers, as published

§ This report392numbers from this report.

General Information

4 TABLES

Respondent Information

First Name:Mel

Last Name:Jenkins-Simpson

Title:Associate Vice President of Institutional Research

Office:Institutional Research and Assessment

Address Line 1:University of Alabama, Box 870166

Zipcode35487-0166

Country:USA

Phone:(205) 348-7200

Email Address:mel.jenkins@ua.edu

If yes, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:http://oira.ua.edu/new/reports/?Report%20Type[0][0]=Common%20Data%20Set

Other

City:Tuscaloosa

StateAlabama

Address Information

Name of College/University:The University of Alabama

Street Address Line 1:Box 870100

CityTuscaloosa

StateAL

Zip35487-0100

Country:USA

Main Phone Number:(205) 348-6010

WWW Home Page Address:www.ua.edu

Admissions Office

Admissions Phone Number:(205) 348-5666

Admissions Email Address:admissions@ua.edu

If there is a separate URL for your school’s online application, please specify:https://admissions.ua.edu/apply/

Enrollment And Persistence

3 TABLES

Institutional Enrollment

B1 undergraduate enrollment

Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported sex or status.

B1 undergraduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Full-time first-time first-year degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time other first-year degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time all other degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time other credit-course undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time first-time first-year degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time other first-year degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time all other degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time other credit-course undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	35621

B1 graduate enrollment

Full-time, part-time, and total graduate enrollment by reported sex or status.

B1 graduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total graduate enrollment by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Full-time first-time degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time all other degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time other credit-course graduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total graduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time first-time degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time all other degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time other credit-course graduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total graduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total graduate students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	6738

B1 overall enrollment

Institution-wide full-time, part-time, and total enrollment by reported sex or status.

B1 overall enrollment. Institution-wide full-time, part-time, and total enrollment by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Total full-time students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total part-time students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Grand total all students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	42359

Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category

B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity

Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.

B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity. Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.
Measure	First-time first-year	Degree-seeking undergraduates	Total undergraduates
Nonresidents	91	328	382
Hispanic/Latino	673	2749	2777
Black or African American, non-Hispanic	1131	4251	4592
White, non-Hispanic	5559	23509	24558
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic	26	115	122
Asian, non-Hispanic	112	508	545
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic	5	27	29
Two or more races, non-Hispanic	366	1349	1368
Race and/or ethnicity unknown	164	1153	1248
Total	8127	152	1423

Retention Rates

B22 first-year retention

First-time full-time bachelor's cohort retention count and rate.

B22 first-year retention. First-time full-time bachelor's cohort retention count and rate.
Measure	Value
Entering cohort	Not reported
Still enrolled next fall	Not reported
Retention rate	88.0%

First-Time, First-Year Admission

5 TABLES

Applications

C1 first-year admissions

First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by sex or status.

C1 first-year admissions. First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown sex	Total
Applied	25528	36466	Not reported	61,994
Admitted	17977	26147	Not reported	44,124
Enrolled	3318	4742	Not reported	8,127
Enrolled full-time	3318	4742	Not reported	Not reported
Enrolled part-time	26	41	Not reported	Not reported

Admissions Requirements

Total academic units15

English4

Mathematics3

Science3

Of these, units that must be lab2

Foreign language1

Social studies4

History5

Total academic units15

English4

Mathematics3

Science3

Of these, units that must be lab2

Foreign language2

Social studies4

History5

Basis for Selection

C7 basis for selection

Relative importance of academic and nonacademic factors in first-year admissions decisions.

C7 basis for selection. Relative importance of academic and nonacademic factors in first-year admissions decisions.
Measure	Very important	Important	Considered	Not considered
Rigor of secondary school record	Yes	—	—	—
Class rank	—	—	Yes	—
Academic GPA	Yes	—	—	—
Standardized test scores	Yes	—	—	—
Application essay	—	—	Yes	—
Recommendations	—	—	Yes	—
Interview	—	—	Yes	—
Extracurricular activities	—	Yes	—	—
Talent or ability	—	—	Yes	—
Character and personal qualities	—	—	Yes	—
First generation	—	—	Yes	—
Alumni relation	—	—	Yes	—
Geographical residence	—	—	Yes	—
State residency	—	—	Yes	—
Religious affiliation or commitment	—	—	—	Yes
Volunteer work	—	Yes	—	—
Work experience	—	—	Yes	—
Level of applicant interest	—	—	—	Yes

First-time, first-year Profile

C9 test-score submission

Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.

C9 test-score submission. Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.
Measure	Percent	Number
SAT	19	1511
ACT	53	4283

C9 test-score percentiles

Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.

C9 test-score percentiles. Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.
Measure	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile
SAT composite	1100	1210	1360
SAT evidence-based reading and writing	560	620	680
SAT math	530	600	680
ACT composite	22	26	31
ACT math	19	24	28
ACT English	21	25	32
ACT Writing	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
ACT Science	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
ACT Reading	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Other fields

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 700-80021

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 600-69939

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 500-59933

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 400-4997

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 300-3990

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 200-2990

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: Total100

SAT Math: 700-80021

SAT Math: 600-69931

SAT Math: 500-59934

SAT Math: 400-49913

SAT Math: 300-3991

SAT Math: 200-2990

SAT Math: Total100

SAT Composite: 1400-160021

SAT Composite: 1200-139936

SAT Composite: 1000-119933

SAT Composite: 800-99910

SAT Composite: 600-7990

SAT Composite: 400-5990

ACT Composite: 30-3631

ACT Composite: 24-2934

ACT Composite: 18-2330

ACT Composite: 12-175

ACT Composite: 6-110

ACT Composite: Below 60

ACT Composite: Total100

Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class23

Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class47.6

Percent in top half of high school graduating class78.6

Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class21.4

Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class3

Percent who had GPA of 4.049

Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.9920

Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.7415

Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.499

Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.245

Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.992

Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.490

Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.990

Percent who had GPA below 1.00

Percent who had GPA of 4.017

Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.9918

Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.7422

Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.4920

Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.2417

Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.996

Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.490

Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.990

Percent who had GPA below 1.00

Percent who had GPA of 4.040

Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.9919

Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.7417

Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.4912

Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.249

Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.993

Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.490

Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.990

Percent who had GPA below 1.00

Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who submitted GPA:3.85

Admission Policies

Amount of application fee:40

If yes, maximum period of postponement:One Year

Transfer Admission

3 TABLES

Fall Applicants

D2 transfer admissions

Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported sex or status.

D2 transfer admissions. Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Applied	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	5718
Admitted	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	2919
Enrolled	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	1257

Application for Admission

List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:Transfer students with less than 24 semester hours must meet the 2.0 GPA on college work, as well as requirements for first-time, first-year admission. \\uafs1.ua-net.ua.edu\OIRA\SURVEYS\CDS\2025-26\CDS 2025-26 WC.xlsx Page 13 The University of Alabama: Common Data Set 2025-26

Transfer Credit Policies

Describe other military/veteran transfer credit policies unique to your institution:Please select “Evaluation of Credit from Non-Traditional Sources ” from the link below: https://catalog.ua.edu/undergraduate/about/academic-regulations/policies/transfer-credit/ \\uafs1.ua-net.ua.edu\OIRA\SURVEYS\CDS\2025-26\CDS 2025-26 WC.xlsx Page 16 The University of Alabama: Common Data Set 2025-26

Student Life

2 TABLES

Percent Participating

Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)57%

Percent of males who join fraternities35%

Percent of females who join sororities50%

Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing95%

Percent who live off campus or commute5%

Percent of students age 25 and older0%

Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)58%

Percent of males who join fraternities30%

Percent of females who join sororities44%

Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing26%

Percent who live off campus or commute74%

Percent of students age 25 and older6%

Average Age

Average age of full-time students18

Average age of all students (full- and part-time)18

Average age of full-time students20

Average age of all students (full- and part-time)21

Annual Expenses

4 TABLES

Information

Please provide the URL of your institution’s net price calculator:https://ua.aidcalc.cloud/netprice.htm

Public Tuition

G1 undergraduate costs

Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.

G1 undergraduate costs. Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.
Measure	First-year	All undergraduates
Tuition	Not reported	Not reported
Tuition: in-district	Not reported	Not reported
Tuition: in-state	11684	11684
Tuition: out-of-state	34542	34542
Tuition: nonresident	34542	34542
Required fees	800	800
Food and housing, on-campus	13616	13616
Housing only, on-campus	9000	9000
Food only, on-campus meal plan	4616	4616
Comprehensive tuition, food, and housing	Not reported	Not reported
Other	Not reported	Not reported

All Institutions Expenses

Per-Credit-Hour Charges

In-state (out-of-district):$545

Out-of-state:$1,520

NONRESIDENTS:$1,520

Financial Aid

7 TABLES

Students Awarded Non-need-based Aid

H2A non-need-based aid

Non-need-based scholarship and grant aid recipients and average awards by undergraduate cohort.

H2A non-need-based aid. Non-need-based scholarship and grant aid recipients and average awards by undergraduate cohort.
Measure	First-year full-time	All undergraduates full-time	All undergraduates less-than-full-time
Institutional non-need grant recipients	3206	12246	179
Average institutional non-need grant	16895	17494	7390
Athletic grant recipients	92	475	3
Average athletic grant	31495	32999	1700

Need-based Aid Awarded

Federal$50,301,138

State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$3,689,732

Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$97,673,686

Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$4,087,508

Total Scholarships/Grants$155,752,064

Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$73,752,879

Federal Work-Study$994,669

Total Self-Help$74,747,548

Parent Loans$46,361,416

Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$2,237,027

Athletic Awards$471,689

Non-need-based Aid Awarded

Federal$6,923,247

State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$3,454,596

Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$235,030,124

Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$11,569,532

Total Scholarships/Grants$256,977,499

Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$75,258,573

Total Self-Help$75,258,573

Parent Loans$54,918,689

Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$2,068,015

Athletic Awards$15,208,065

Students Awarded Aid

H2 students awarded aid

Need-based aid counts, need met, and average awards by undergraduate cohort.

H2 students awarded aid. Need-based aid counts, need met, and average awards by undergraduate cohort.
Measure	First-year full-time	All undergraduates full-time	All undergraduates less-than-full-time
Degree-seeking undergraduates	7973	30973	2254
Applied for need-based aid	5979	17518	1056
Determined to have financial need	3744	11995	881
Awarded any aid	3677	11849	829
Awarded need-based scholarship or grant aid	3433	10516	641
Awarded need-based self-help aid	2128	7606	604
Awarded non-need-based scholarship or grant aid	3141	8663	213
Need fully met	994	2374	42
Average percentage of need met	62.7	57.1	31.9
Average financial aid package	19857	18351	7383
Average need-based scholarship or grant	17406	16124	5424
Average need-based self-help award	3366	4133	3860
Average need-based loan	3289	4067	3851

Graduating Cohort

Provide the number of students in the 2024 undergraduate class who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.2,025

Source Type Loan

H5 student loans

Graduating first-time student loan borrowers by loan source, share of class, and average per-borrower debt.

H5 student loans. Graduating first-time student loan borrowers by loan source, share of class, and average per-borrower debt.
Measure	Number in class	Percent of class	Average per borrower
Any loan program	2334	41.7	39767
Federal loan programs	2188	39.1	20579
Institutional loan programs	20	0.4	5100
State loan programs	0	0.0	0
Private student loans	681	12.2	70025

Institutional Aid

If your institution has recently implemented any major financial aid policy, program, or initiative to make your institution more affordable to incoming students such as replacing loans with grants, or waiving costs for families below a certain income level please provide details:\\uafs1.ua-net.ua.edu\OIRA\SURVEYS\CDS\2025-26\CDS 2025-26 WC.xlsx Page 29 The University of Alabama: Common Data Set 2025-26

Instructional Faculty And Class Size

3 TABLES

Instructional Faculty

I1 instructional faculty

Instructional faculty counts by full-time status and selected demographic or credential category.

I1 instructional faculty. Instructional faculty counts by full-time status and selected demographic or credential category.
Measure	Full-time	Part-time	Total
Total instructional faculty	1678	390	2068
Members of minority groups	361	70	431
Females	805	242	1047
Males	873	148	1021
Nonresidents	94	5	99
Doctorate or other terminal degree	1392	208	1600
Master's, but not terminal master's	272	167	439
Bachelor's degree	12	14	26
Unknown or other highest degree	2	1	3
Stand-alone graduate/professional programs	42	37	79

Student to Faculty Ratio

Fall 2025 Student to Faculty ratio19

Undergraduate Class Size

I3 undergraduate class size

Undergraduate class sections and subsections by enrollment size band.

I3 undergraduate class size. Undergraduate class sections and subsections by enrollment size band.
Measure	Class sections	Class subsections
2-9 students	443	43
10-19 students	443	43
20-29 students	995	170
30-39 students	662	374
40-49 students	390	50
50-99 students	371	29
100+ students	441	33
Total	280	0

Disciplinary Areas of Degrees Conferred

3 TABLES

Diploma/Certificates

Associate

Bachelors

J degrees conferred by discipline

Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.

J degrees conferred by discipline. Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.
Measure	Certificate/diploma	Associate	Bachelor's
Agriculture	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Natural resources and conservation	Not reported	Not reported	0.47%
Architecture	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Area, ethnic, and gender studies	Not reported	Not reported	0.12%
Communication/journalism	Not reported	Not reported	9.61%
Communication technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Computer and information sciences	Not reported	Not reported	1.83%
Personal and culinary services	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Education	Not reported	Not reported	2.21%
Engineering	Not reported	Not reported	7.37%
Engineering technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics	Not reported	Not reported	1.05%
Family and consumer sciences	Not reported	Not reported	5.25%
Law/legal studies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
English	Not reported	Not reported	1.22%
Liberal arts/general studies	Not reported	Not reported	0.13%
Library science	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Biological/life sciences	Not reported	Not reported	3.35%
Mathematics and statistics	Not reported	Not reported	1.28%
Military science and military technologies	Not reported	Not reported	28%
Interdisciplinary studies	100%	Not reported	1.09%
Parks and recreation	Not reported	Not reported	4.14%
Philosophy and religious studies	Not reported	Not reported	0.41%
Theology and religious vocations	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Physical sciences	Not reported	Not reported	1.37%
Science technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Psychology	Not reported	Not reported	4.49%
Homeland Security, law enforcement, firefighting, and protective services	Not reported	Not reported	0%
Public administration and social services	Not reported	Not reported	0.74%
Social sciences	Not reported	Not reported	11.06%
Construction trades	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Mechanic and repair technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Precision production	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Transportation and materials moving	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Visual and performing arts	Not reported	Not reported	2.61%
Health professions and related programs	Not reported	Not reported	8.42%
Business/marketing	Not reported	Not reported	30.45%
History	Not reported	Not reported	1.33%
Other	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total	100%	100.00%	100.00%

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