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 47% of students took out student loans averaging $6,718 a year. That adds up to $26,872 over four years for those students.

University of Alabama at Birmingham Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 13,547 undergraduate students at UAB, with 10,401 being full-time and 3,146 being part-time.

There are also 8,742 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 10,401 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	917
Black or African American	2,487
Hispanic or Latino	709
White	5,367
International Students	297
Other Races/Ethnicities	624

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.

Online Learning at University of Alabama at Birmingham

In 2022-2023, 14,671 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 6th most popular in Alabama for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of UAB majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Nursing Practice	26%
Occupational Therapy	16%
Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality	10%

University of Alabama at Birmingham Healthcare Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Registered Nursing	0	362	0	625	0	987
General Public Health	0	107	21	236	3	367
Health Care Management	0	137	0	64	11	212
Medicine	0	0	0	0	189	189
Nursing Practice	0	0	0	0	124	124
Dentistry	0	0	0	0	77	77
Occupational Therapy	0	0	0	60	16	76
Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist	0	0	11	62	0	73
Physician Assistant	0	0	0	72	0	72
Physical Therapy/Therapist	0	0	0	0	54	54
Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality	0	0	0	48	0	48
Optometry	0	0	0	0	41	41
Other Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	0	0	33	0	7	40
Clinical/Medical Social Work	0	0	0	34	0	34
Other Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	1	30	0	31
General Health & Wellness	0	16	5	10	0	31
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	16	0	2	0	0	18
General Dental Clinical Sciences	0	0	0	16	0	16
Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology	0	0	0	14	0	14
Nursing Science	0	0	0	0	7	7
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist	0	0	0	5	0	5
Genetic Counseling/Counselor	0	0	0	5	0	5
Behavioral Aspects of Health	0	0	0	0	5	5
Health/Medical Physics	0	0	0	4	0	4
Other Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dental Assisting/Assistant	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nurse Anesthetist	0	0	0	0	0	0
Environmental Health	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	16	622	73	1,285	534	2,530

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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