Division I · American Conference
University of Alabama at Birmingham · Campus
Birmingham, AL · City · Public · Research university · the Blazers · Website ↗
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.
Midsize city
Setting
100,000–250,000
12,382
Undergraduates
+ 8,778 graduate students
18:1
Student–faculty
Division I median 16:1
82%
Return for year two
Division I median 83%
16%
From out of state
+ 1% from abroad
$14k
Food & housing
on campus · median $13k
The place
- SettingMidsize city (100,000–250,000) Birmingham, AL
- TypePublic · Research university
- Part ofThe University of Alabama System
- CalendarSemester
- MedicalGrants medical degrees · Runs a hospital
- Admissions88% admitted · admissions
Setting is the NCES locale of the campus address. Schools within 100 miles are on the overview.
Who is on campus
Students
12,3828,778
Undergraduates 12,382Graduate students 8,778
Where first-years come from
82%16%
In state 82%Other states 16%Abroad 1%
Division I median: 72% in state.
Undergraduates by race and ethnicity
48%27%9%
White 48%Hispanic 8%Black 27%Asian 9%Two or more 5%International 2%Not reported 1%
- Women63%
- Full-time79% of undergraduates · median 89%
- First-year class2,095 entered last fall
- Transfers in1,060 9% of undergraduates, last fall
- Online57% take some classes online 19% fully online
- Registered with disability services6.66% of undergraduates
Living there
| Where you live | Food & housing | Other expenses | A year |
|---|---|---|---|
| On campus | $13,590 | $5,757 | $19,347 |
| Off campus | $14,580 | $6,007 | $20,587 |
| With family | — | $6,007 | $6,007 |
The school's own budget figures for a year, on top of tuition and fees — the Division I median for on-campus food and housing is $13,310. Athletic aid can cover room and board; the full cost picture.
Services a recruit asks about
- ROTCArmy · Air Force
- Study abroadOffered
- Veteran and military supportDedicated services
- Campus safety1.83 violent / 1,000 a year · the safety page bottom quarter for safety in Division I
- Degrees offeredBachelor's · doctoral · Master's · majors
Division I campuses
66%19%13%
City 66%Suburb 19%Town 13%Rural 3%
66% of the 366 Division I schools are public; the median has 9,822 undergraduates and a 16:1 student-faculty ratio.
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