University of Alabama at Birmingham Healthcare Programs

University of Alabama at Birmingham is a public institution situated in Birmingham, Alabama. The city atmosphere of Birmingham makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

Where Is University of Alabama at Birmingham?

Contact details for UAB are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	Administration Bldg Suite 1070, Birmingham, AL 35294-0110
Phone:	205-934-4011
Website:	www.uab.edu

How Do I Get Into UAB?

You can apply to UAB online at: https://www.uab.edu/admissions/apply

Admission Requirements for UAB

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	3

How Hard Is It To Get Into UAB?

Since UAB has an acceptance rate of 87%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 33% of accepted students are men and 67% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 83%, and the acceptance rate for women is 89%.

Average Test Scores

About 7% of students accepted to UAB submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 610 and 690. Math scores were between 590 and 720.

UAB received ACT scores from 49% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 22 and 33. Math scores were between 20 and 0. Composite scores were between 23 and 30.

Can I Afford University of Alabama at Birmingham?

The overall average net price of UAB is $30,291. 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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At UAB, approximately 49% of students took out student loans averaging $6,382 a year. That adds up to $25,528 over four years for those students.

University of Alabama at Birmingham Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 13,878 undergraduate students at UAB, with 10,402 being full-time and 3,476 being part-time.

There are also 8,685 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 10,402 full-time undergraduates at UAB, 38% are male and 62% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	842
Black or African American	2,354
Hispanic or Latino	662
White	5,637
International Students	310
Other Races/Ethnicities	597

Geographic Diversity

Alabama students aren't the only ones who study at University of Alabama at Birmingham. At this time, 32 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 86 countries are represented at UAB. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Saudi Arabia.

University of Alabama at Birmingham Healthcare Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Registered Nursing	0	0	363	0	588	0	951
General Public Health	0	0	110	25	248	1	384
Health Care Management	0	0	93	2	63	19	177
Medicine	0	0	0	0	0	168	168
Nursing Practice	0	0	0	0	0	167	167
Occupational Therapy	0	0	0	0	61	23	84
Dentistry	0	0	0	0	0	79	79
Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality	0	0	0	50	25	0	75
Physician Assistant	0	0	0	0	68	0	68
Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist	0	0	0	14	40	0	54
Physical Therapy/Therapist	0	0	0	0	0	51	51
Optometry	0	0	0	0	0	40	40
Other Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	0	5	32	0	37
Clinical/Medical Social Work	0	0	0	0	35	0	35
General Health & Wellness	0	0	12	11	11	0	34
Other Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	0	0	0	25	0	4	29
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	23	0	0	0	0	0	23
Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology	0	0	0	0	22	0	22
General Dental Clinical Sciences	0	0	0	0	16	0	16
Dental Assisting/Assistant	0	10	0	0	0	0	10
Nursing Science	0	0	0	0	0	10	10
Genetic Counseling/Counselor	0	0	0	0	8	0	8
Health/Medical Physics	0	0	0	0	4	0	4
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist	0	0	0	0	3	0	3
Environmental Health	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Other Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nurse Anesthetist	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Behavioral Aspects of Health	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	23	10	578	132	1,224	564	2,531

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 Lee Adlaf under License

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