University of Alabama at Birmingham

Name: University of Alabama at Birmingham Common Data Set 2020-21
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Common Data Set 2020-21

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Acceptance Rate

66.7%

Applications

9,817

Admitted

6,547

Enrolled

2,102

SAT Composite 25th

1,093

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

$54,501

10 yrs after enrollment

Graduation rate

64%

6-year completion

Average net price

$18,749

sticker minus grants

Median debt at grad.

$22,300

federal loans only

All Extracted Fields

§ Extraction429fields parsed from this CDS.

General Information

8 TABLES

Respondent Information

First Name:Research and

Last Name:Analysis

Office:Office of Institutional Effectiveness & Analysis

Address Line 1:1720 2nd Avenue South

Zipcode35294-0104

Phone:(205) 934-2384

Email Address:iea@uab.edu

Are your responses to the CDS posted for reference on your institution's Website?Yes

If yes, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:https://www.uab.edu/institutionaleffectiveness/data-library/common-data-set

Other

City:Birmingham

StateAL

Address Information

Name of College/University:The University of Alabama at Birmingham

Street Address Line 1:1720 2nd Avenue South

CityBirmingham

StateAL

Zip35,294

Main Phone Number:(205) 934-4011

WWW Home Page Address:www.uab.edu

Admissions Office

Admissions Phone Number:(205) 934-8221

Admissions Email Address:chooseuab@uab.edu

If there is a separate URL for your school’s online application, please specify:https://www.uab.edu/students/undergraduate-admissions

Institutional Control

Source of institutional control (Check only one):Public

Classification

Classify your undergraduate institution:Coeducational college

Academic Year

Academic year calendar:Semester

Degrees Offered

CertificateX

Bachelor'sX

Postbachelor's certificateX

Master'sX

Post-master's certificateX

Doctoral degree research/scholarshipX

Doctoral degree – professional practiceX

Doctoral degree -- otherX

Enrollment And Persistence

5 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	13878

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	8685

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	22563

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	29	315	Not reported
Hispanic/Latino	156	827	Not reported
Black or African American, non-Hispanic	456	3253	Not reported
White, non-Hispanic	1148	7446	Not reported
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic	5	33	Not reported
Asian, non-Hispanic	224	954	Not reported
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic	1	6	Not reported
Two or more races, non-Hispanic	114	635	Not reported
Race and/or ethnicity unknown	21	80	Not reported
Total	2154	13549	0

Persistence

B3 degrees awarded

Degrees awarded by credential level in the reporting year.

B3 degrees awarded. Degrees awarded by credential level in the reporting year.
Measure	Number awarded
Certificate/diploma	74
Associate degrees	0
Bachelor's degrees	2680
Postbachelor's certificates	178
Master's degrees	2332
Post-master's certificates	29
Doctoral degrees, research/scholarship	Not reported
Doctoral degrees, professional practice	Not reported
Doctoral degrees, other	6

Graduation Rates

B4 current graduation-rate cohort

Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.

B4 current graduation-rate cohort. Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.
Measure	Pell Grant	Subsidized Stafford, no Pell	Neither Pell nor subsidized Stafford	Total
Initial cohort	653	210	855	1718
Did not persist	2	1	1	4
Final cohort	651	209	854	1714
Completed in less than four years	164	71	419	654
Completed in less than five years	131	42	131	304
Completed in less than six years	43	12	35	90
Total completers	338	125	585	1048
Six-year graduation rate	51.9%	59.8%	68.5%	61.1%

B12-B21 two-year graduation rates

Two-year institution graduation-rate cohort outcomes for the current and previous cohorts.

B12-B21 two-year graduation rates. Two-year institution graduation-rate cohort outcomes for the current and previous cohorts.
Measure	Current cohort	Previous cohort
Initial cohort	Not reported	Not reported
Did not persist	13	Not reported
Final cohort	0	0
Completed program in less than two years	150	Not reported
Completed program in less than two years at 150% time	150	Not reported
Completed program in less than four years	Not reported	Not reported
Completed program in less than four years at 150% time	150	18
Transfers out	19	Not reported
Transfers to two-year institutions	20	Not reported
Transfers to four-year institutions	Not reported	Not reported

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	86.4%

First-Time, First-Year Admission

7 TABLES

Entrance Exams

In addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for academic advising?Yes

SATX

ACTX

APX

CLEPX

Institutional ExamX

Does your institution make use of SAT or ACT scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants?No

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	3477	6340	Not reported	Not reported
Admitted	2325	4222	Not reported	Not reported
Enrolled	738	1364	Not reported	Not reported
Enrolled full-time	Not reported	1364	Not reported	Not reported
Enrolled part-time	27	25	Not reported	Not reported

Admissions Requirements

Total academic units17

English4

Mathematics3

Science3

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	0	302
ACT	98.4	2120

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	1093	1310	Not reported
SAT evidence-based reading and writing	560	668	Not reported
SAT math	530	660	Not reported
ACT composite	22	30	Not reported
ACT math	20	27	Not reported
ACT English	22	33	Not reported
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 extracted fields

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 700-80014.9

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 600-69942.1

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 500-59936.8

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 400-4996.3

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 300-3990

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 200-2990

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: Total100.0

SAT Math: 700-80015.9

SAT Math: 600-69932.5

SAT Math: 500-59940.4

SAT Math: 400-49910.6

SAT Math: 300-3990.7

SAT Math: 200-2990

SAT Math: Total100

SAT Composite: 1400-160012.6

SAT Composite: 1200-139939.4

SAT Composite: 1000-119940.7

SAT Composite: 800-9997.3

SAT Composite: 600-7990

SAT Composite: 400-5990

SAT Composite: Total100.0

ACT Composite: 30-3627.8

ACT Composite: 24-2937.8

ACT Composite: 18-2333.6

ACT Composite: 12-170.8

ACT Composite: 6-110

ACT Composite: Below 60

ACT Composite: Total100.0

Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class29

Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class56

Percent in top half of high school graduating class85

Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class15

Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class4

Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school class rank:27.4

Percent who had GPA of 4.040.4

Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.9922.0

Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.7417.3

Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.498.6

Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.246.5

Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.994.8

Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.490.4

Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.990.1

Percent who had GPA below 1.00

Total100

Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who submitted GPA:3.83

Admission Policies

Does your institution have an application fee?Yes

Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?Yes

Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall?Yes

Yes, on a rolling basis:X

Refundable if student does not enroll?X

Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?Yes

If yes, maximum period of postponement:1 year

Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year applicants for fall enrollment?No

Do you have a nonbinding early action plan whereby students are notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date but do not have to commit to attending your college?No

Other

If you have an application fee and an on-line application option, please indicate policy for students who apply on-line:X

Transfer Admission

2 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	1049	1826	Not reported	2875
Admitted	811	1390	Not reported	2201
Enrolled	485	760	Not reported	1245

Other extracted fields

Does your institution enroll transfer students? (If no, please skip to Section E)Yes

If yes, may transfer students earn advanced standing credit by transferring credits earned from course work completed at other colleges/universities?Yes

Application for Admission

FallX

SpringX

SummerX

Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an entering first-year student?Yes

High school transcriptRequired of Some

College transcript(s)Required of All

Essay or personal statementNot Required

InterviewNot Required

Standardized test scoresNot Required

Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)Not Required

If a minimum college grade point average is required of transfer applicants, specify (on a 4.0 scale):2.00

List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:If a transfer applicant has completed fewer than 24 semester hours the requirements of beginning freshmen must also be met. Applicant must request that a high school transcript be sent to UAB, and official ACT or SAT scores are required.

Fall Rolling AdmissionX

Spring Rolling AdmissionX

Student Life

4 TABLES

Percent Participating

Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)17%

Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing72%

Percent who live off campus or commute28%

Percent of students age 25 and older1%

Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)13%

Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing19%

Percent who live off campus or commute81%

Percent of students age 25 and older19%

Average Age

Average age of full-time students18.1

Average age of all students (full- and part-time)18.1

Average age of full-time students20.7

Average age of all students (full- and part-time)22.6

Activities Offered

Campus MinistriesX

Choral groupsX

Concert bandX

DanceX

Drama/theaterX

International Student OrganizationX

Jazz bandX

Literary magazineX

Marching bandX

Model UNX

Music ensemblesX

Musical theaterX

OperaX

Pep bandX

Radio stationX

Student governmentX

Student newspaperX

Student-run film societyX

Television stationX

Housing

Apartments for married studentsX

Apartments for single studentsX

Theme housingX

Annual Expenses

3 TABLES

Private 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	10710	10710
Tuition: in-district	10710	10710
Tuition: in-state	10710	10710
Tuition: out-of-state	25500	25500
Tuition: nonresident	27750	27750
Required fees	12307	13307
Food and housing, on-campus	Not reported	Not reported
Housing only, on-campus	Not reported	Not reported
Food only, on-campus meal plan	Not reported	Not reported
Comprehensive tuition, food, and housing	Not reported	Not reported
Other	Not reported	Not reported

Public Tuition

All Institutions Expenses

Financial Aid

5 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	731	2764	107
Average institutional non-need grant	9305	8585	4682
Athletic grant recipients	68	320	4
Average athletic grant	22214	23800	16803

Need-based Aid Awarded

Federal$22,152,131

State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$88,015

Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$146,300

Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$216,654

Total Scholarships/Grants$22,603,100

Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$18,918,311

Federal Work-Study$1,551,918

State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$0

Total Self-Help$20,470,229

Parent Loans$0

Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$0

Athletic Awards$0

Non-need-based Aid Awarded

Federal$5,634

State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$57,689

Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$46,674,962

Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$1,620,885

Total Scholarships/Grants$48,359,170

State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$0

Parent Loans$9,250,935

Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$6,480,914

Athletic Awards$7,640,170

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	2102	10352	3197
Applied for need-based aid	1807	7456	1913
Determined to have financial need	1239	5841	1650
Awarded any aid	1225	5723	1518
Awarded need-based scholarship or grant aid	717	3651	856
Awarded need-based self-help aid	709	3781	1144
Awarded non-need-based scholarship or grant aid	982	3169	110
Need fully met	255	832	49
Average percentage of need met	61.7	53.3	26.1
Average financial aid package	6748	7007	5828
Average need-based scholarship or grant	5008	5123	4516
Average need-based self-help award	4156	4274	3764
Average need-based loan	3912	3967	3733

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.1,333

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	883	294	1177
Members of minority groups	205	49	254
Females	457	184	641
Males	426	110	536
Nonresidents	27	1	28
Doctorate or other terminal degree	777	178	955
Master's, but not terminal master's	104	114	218
Bachelor's degree	2	2	4
Unknown or other highest degree	0	0	0
Stand-alone graduate/professional programs	241	9	250

Student to Faculty Ratio

Fall 2025 Student to Faculty ratio20

based on ____ students14,898

and ____ faculty741

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	Not reported	46
10-19 students	Not reported	46
20-29 students	Not reported	124
30-39 students	Not reported	189
40-49 students	Not reported	46
50-99 students	Not reported	5
100+ students	Not reported	9
Total	Not reported	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	Not reported
Architecture	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Area, ethnic, and gender studies	Not reported	Not reported	0.22%
Communication/journalism	Not reported	Not reported	3.32%
Communication technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Computer and information sciences	Not reported	Not reported	2.65%
Personal and culinary services	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Education	9.92%	Not reported	5.93%
Engineering	0.40%	Not reported	5.67%
Engineering technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics	0.40%	Not reported	0.60%
Family and consumer sciences	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Law/legal studies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
English	Not reported	Not reported	1.49%
Liberal arts/general studies	Not reported	Not reported	3.96%
Library science	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Biological/life sciences	2.78%	Not reported	9.96%
Mathematics and statistics	Not reported	Not reported	1.42%
Military science and military technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Interdisciplinary studies	31.75%	Not reported	Not reported
Parks and recreation	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Philosophy and religious studies	Not reported	Not reported	0.56%
Theology and religious vocations	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Physical sciences	Not reported	Not reported	1.49%
Science technologies	0.40%	Not reported	Not reported
Psychology	Not reported	Not reported	7.43%
Homeland Security, law enforcement, firefighting, and protective services	Not reported	Not reported	4.40%
Public administration and social services	6.35%	Not reported	Not reported
Social sciences	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
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	2.84%
Health professions and related programs	16.27%	Not reported	24.33%
Business/marketing	31.75%	Not reported	17.76%
History	Not reported	Not reported	0.75%
Other	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total	100.02%	0.00%	100.00%

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