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The University of Alabama is a public institution situated in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

Where Is The University of Alabama?

Contact details for UA are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	739 University Blvd, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0100
Phone:	205-348-6010
Website:	www.ua.edu

How Do I Get Into UA?

You can apply to UA online at: apply.ua.edu/

Admission Requirements for UA

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Required
Recommendations	Neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	Considered but not required
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into UA?

With an acceptance rate of 79%, UA may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 79%, and the acceptance rate for women is 79%.

Average Test Scores

About 17% of students accepted to UA submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 540 and 680. Math scores were between 530 and 690.

UA received ACT scores from 63% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 33. Math scores were between 19 and 28. Composite scores were between 21 and 31.

Can I Afford The University of Alabama?

The overall average net price of UA is $38,877. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At UA, approximately 39% of students took out student loans averaging $10,195 a year. That adds up to $40,780 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UA is 1.2%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

The University of Alabama Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 31,685 undergraduate students at UA, with 28,124 being full-time and 3,561 being part-time.

There are also 6,631 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 28,124 full-time undergraduates at UA, 44% are male and 56% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of The University of Alabama students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	382
Black or African American	2,818
Hispanic or Latino	1,516
White	21,727
International Students	387
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,294

Geographic Diversity

Alabama students aren't the only ones who study at The University of Alabama. At this time, 49 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 82 countries are represented at UA. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Saudi Arabia, and India.

Online Learning at The University of Alabama

In 2020-2021, 15,425 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UA has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 9th most popular in Alabama for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of UA

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at The University of Alabama was 22.8%. This is the #879 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UA regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Deutschlandreform under License

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