University of Alabama at Birmingham

IPEDS: 100663

Performance Metrics

Detailed breakdown of all metrics for this institution. The bar shows relative performance across all institutions (fuller = better), and percentile shows rank position.

Metric Value Relative Performance Percentile Range
Educational expenditures per student
Higher is better
65,002
Top 4.9% 11,852.0 – 126,832.0
total_rd_expenditures
Higher is better
865,868
Top 10.8% 1,138.0 – 2,110,961.0
Out-of-state acceptance rate
Higher is better
93
Top 11.4% 7.0 – 100.0
Number of students receiving a Doctor's degree (DRVC2025)
Higher is better
877
Top 14.2% 17.0 – 1,858.0
In-state acceptance rate
Higher is better
93
Top 15.2% 10.0 – 100.0
Number of students receiving a Master's degree (DRVC2025)
Higher is better
2,440
Top 16.4% 59.0 – 7,563.0
Average Faculty Salary
Higher is better
118,695
Top 24.4% 54,887.0 – 205,648.0
Top Public Schools Rank - National Universities
Lower is better
68
Top 31.6% 1.0 – 225.0
Percent of first-time undergraduates - foreign countries (DRVEF2024)
Higher is better
3
Top 39.6% 0.0 – 19.0
% of first-year students in top 10 percent of high school class
Higher is better
24
Top 44.2% 5.0 – 100.0
6-year graduation rate (single cohort)
Higher is better
64
Top 47.1% 22.0 – 96.0
Total enrollment
Higher is better
20,905
Top 49.8% 2,391.0 – 79,818.0
6-Year Graduation Rate Of Students Who Received A Pell Grant
Higher is better
55
Top 50.5% 20.0 – 92.0
College grads earning more than a HS grad
Higher is better
86
Top 51.1% 57.0 – 95.0
Total faculty
Higher is better
1,267
Top 51.9% 176.0 – 6,529.0
Percent of first-time undergraduates - out-of-state (DRVEF2024)
Lower is better
16
Top 52.9% 0.0 – 78.0
In-state tuition and fees
Lower is better
12,140
Top 54.2% 4,685.0 – 26,456.0
Percent of first-time undergraduates - in-state (DRVEF2024)
Lower is better
81
Top 54.7% 20.0 – 99.0
Out-of-state tuition and fees
Lower is better
29,480
Top 55.2% 5,354.0 – 66,203.0
First-Year Retention Rate
Higher is better
80
Top 55.6% 33.0 – 98.0
Number of students receiving a Bachelor's degree (DRVC2025)
Higher is better
2,783
Top 58.2% 280.0 – 14,934.0
Pell % of Cohort
Lower is better
38
Top 63.1% 10.0 – 80.0
Student/faculty ratio
Lower is better
17.82
Top 63.1% 10.9 – 28.3
Net cost
Lower is better
41,805
Top 68.4% 0.0 – 66,625.0
Full-time first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate enrollment (DRVEF2024)
Higher is better
1,993
Top 68.9% 320.0 – 13,981.0
Median debt for grads with federal loans ($)
Lower is better
22,300
Top 69.8% 5,500.0 – 31,000.0
Acceptance rate
Lower is better
88
Top 73.1% 9.0 – 100.0
Number of applicants
Higher is better
9,947
Top 75.7% 1,985.0 – 149,815.0
Average discount from sticker price
Higher is better
14
Top 84.5% 7.0 – 64.0