University of Alabama at Birmingham
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
University of Alabama at Birmingham is a public research university in Birmingham, AL (city setting), with 12,382 undergraduates (63% women). It admitted 88% of 10,919 applicants — bottom quarter for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1130–1400 on the SAT and 22–30 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $42,411 a year for out-of-state students and $29,379 in-state; aided first-year students paid $17,413 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 62% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in health professions & nursing, business, biological sciences. The campus reported 1.83 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where University of Alabama at Birmingham ranks
0 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 62%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $8,832 in-state · $21,864 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 27 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research University of Alabama at Birmingham
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
University of Alabama at Birmingham teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | American Conference | 33 | 5 over | 3 | $1.2M | $36,399 | 997 | |
| Baseball | American Conference | 45 | 11 over | 5 | $1.6M | $35,841 | 993 | |
| Men's Basketball | American Conference | 16 | 1 over | 6 | $5M | $312,726 | 995 | |
| Women's Basketball | American Conference | 15 | at cap | 7 | $2.4M | $162,351 | 1000 | |
| Women's Beach Volleyball | Conference USA | 20 | 1 over | 1 | $543k | $27,137 | 993 | |
| Women's Cross Country | American Conference | — | — | 2 | — | — | 994 | |
| Football | American Conference | 120 | 15 over | 1 | $13M | $109,683 | 942 | |
| Men's Golf | American Conference | 10 | 1 over | 2 | $512k | $51,237 | 1000 | |
| Women's Golf | American Conference | 10 | 1 over | 2 | $490k | $49,020 | 1000 | |
| Men's Soccer | American Conference | 29 | 1 over | 4 | $1M | $34,942 | 1000 | |
| Softball | American Conference | 27 | 2 over | 4 | $1.1M | $42,417 | 997 | |
| Men's Tennis | American Conference | 7 | room 3 | 2 | $318k | $45,385 | 1000 | |
| Women's Tennis | American Conference | 8 | room 2 | 3 | $571k | $71,386 | 1000 | |
| Women's Track & Field | American Conference | 94 | 49 over | 1 | $1.1M | $11,997 | 984 | |
| Women's Volleyball | American Conference | 18 | at cap | 3 | $1M | $55,964 | 984 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.