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The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL · Public · 33,227 students · mostly bachelor degrees
55th-cheapest of 65 Alabama colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$22,420
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$33,382
Graduation rate
73%
Admission rate
77%
Median graduate earnings
$59,221
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$22,750
Average SAT
1285
Median ACT
26
Pell grant recipients
18%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
221 programsClinical Nurse Leader · Doctoral Degree0 grads/yr$145,164Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other · Master's Degree29 grads/yr$120,262Clinical Nurse Leader · Master's Degree87 grads/yr$116,062Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree93 grads/yr$115,980Business Administration and Management, General · Master's Degree261 grads/yr$112,515Management Science · Master's Degree29 grads/yr$112,179Law · First Professional Degree126 grads/yr$110,931Management Information Systems, General · Bachelor's Degree102 grads/yr$105,393Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering · Bachelor's Degree101 grads/yr$100,857Educational Leadership and Administration, General · Doctoral Degree35 grads/yr$99,953Electrical and Electronics Engineering · Bachelor's Degree56 grads/yr$98,943Mechanical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree224 grads/yr$95,079Astronautical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree69 grads/yr$91,999Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering · Bachelor's Degree109 grads/yr$87,685Accounting · Bachelor's Degree226 grads/yr$87,621Business/Managerial Economics · Bachelor's Degree$86,114Clinical Nurse Leader · Bachelor's Degree374 grads/yr$85,532Finance, General · Bachelor's Degree572 grads/yr$85,020Management Science · Bachelor's Degree99 grads/yr$79,811Mathematics, General · Bachelor's Degree87 grads/yr$77,899Marketing/Marketing Management, General · Bachelor's Degree569 grads/yr$77,451Educational Leadership and Administration, General · Master's Degree36 grads/yr$77,066Marketing/Marketing Management, General · Master's Degree105 grads/yr$76,736Business Administration and Management, General · Bachelor's Degree199 grads/yr$69,715Communication Disorders Sciences and Services, Other · Master's Degree28 grads/yr$68,683
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.