- The Inkwell
- Alabama
- University of Alabama in Huntsville
Huntsville, ALCity: midsizeZIP 35899Founded 1950
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1950
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: very high research activity (R1)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.uah.edu
- Member of
- APLU
AlabamaPublic
University of Alabama in Huntsville
University of Alabama in Huntsville is a public university in Huntsville, Alabama, with 6,591 undergraduates. It admits 69% of applicants, graduates 62% within six years and costs $22,758 a year after aid.
62%graduate
Admission rate69%
Retention84%
4-year graduation44%
Pell Grant share28%
Federal loans33%
$22,758net price / year
69%admission rate
1319average SAT
62%graduate in 6 years
$72,098median earnings, 10 yrs
$20,550median debt
#331 of 1,704 for earnings#1,074 of 1,739 for lowest net price#583 of 1,738 for graduation rate#530 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $32,089tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $12,458
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $27,148
- Average net price
- $22,758national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$20,512
$30,001–48,000$19,731
$48,001–75,000$20,383
$75,001–110,000$24,550
$110,001+$26,150
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 69%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1319
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 600–690
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 610–720
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 24–31
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college69%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college84%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college62%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college28%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 62%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 44%
- First-year retention
- 84%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 61%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $58,567
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $72,098middle 50%: $43,533–$100,959
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,550
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$100,959
Median, University of Alabama in Huntsville$72,098
Lower quarter$43,533
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 6,591
- Part-time
- 14%
- Women / men
- 39% / 61%
- Average age at entry
- 22.7
- First-generation students
- 31%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 28%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 17 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 66%
- Average faculty salary
- $10,639 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $9,877
- Endowment, end of year
- $113,737,648
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White68%
Hispanic8.0%
Black9.4%
Asian4.3%
Two or more races5.2%
U.S. nonresident1.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown3.5%
20 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Engineering29%
Business & management20%
Health professions9.7%
Computer & information sciences9.3%
Biological & biomedical sciences5.1%
Visual & performing arts4.5%
Physical sciences4.0%
Social sciences2.7%
keep comparing
Similar colleges
Public colleges in Alabama
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville State University Jacksonville, AL | $17,111 | 48% | $51,004 |
| Alabama A & M University Normal, AL | $18,255 | 28% | $41,266 |
| University of North Alabama Florence, AL | $17,850 | 56% | $50,557 |
| University of South Alabama Mobile, AL | $16,801 | 55% | $53,069 |
| Alabama State University Montgomery, AL | $9,775 | 31% | $40,585 |
| Troy University Troy, AL | $13,943 | 50% | $49,010 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montana State University Bozeman, MT | $23,106 | 59% | $59,536 |
| Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO | $22,247 | 68% | $66,947 |
| University of Oregon Eugene, OR | $22,547 | 71% | $66,990 |
| Oregon State University Corvallis, OR | $21,504 | 68% | $67,894 |
| Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH | $20,666 | 65% | $61,938 |
| Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA | $25,037 | 65% | $64,442 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 100706. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1783148.