Birmingham, AL
University of Alabama at Birmingham
https://www.uab.eduRepayment outcome
77.9%
of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.
Money
$24,900–$57,900
middle 50% · median $40,300
Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed
College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.
Net price
after grants & scholarships
$14,805
Median debt
of borrowers at graduation
$16,250
Sticker price
before any aid
$19,990
Default rate
8.0%
Earnings by major
Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data
A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.
- Interdisciplinary$122,038
- Engineering$88,820
- Computer Science$60,623
- Education$58,673
- Public Admin$44,869
- Business$44,021
- Math & Statistics$38,829
- Criminal Justice$32,284
- Liberal Arts$30,988
- Physical Sciences$29,685
- Communication and Media Studies.$29,517
- Health Professions$29,245
- Psychology$28,547
- English & Literature$27,497
- Biology$27,222
- History$25,774
- Social Sciences$24,231
- Visual & Performing Arts$19,227
Academics
Acceptance
86.7%
Avg SAT
1,146
Enrollment
11,200
What students study
16 fields offered
Health Professions
21% of degrees awarded — the most popular field
- 02Business17.6%
- 03Education8.6%
- 04Psychology8.4%
- 05Engineering6.3%
- 06Biology6.2%
- 07Social Sciences5.0%
- 08Communications4.6%
- 09Visual & Performing Arts4.2%
- 10Criminal Justice2.8%
- 11Liberal Arts2.6%
- 12Public Admin2.4%
- 13History2.1%
- 14English & Literature2.0%
- 15Physical Sciences1.8%
- 16Math & Statistics1.4%