The University of Alabama

Also known as

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment

7,456

63.1% Female

36.9% Male

Institution Overview

System

The University of Alabama System

School Type

Public

Academic Calendar

Semester

Setting

City: Midsize

Academics

Graduate Assistantships

Yes

Full Time Graduate Enrolled

Yes

Part Time Graduate Enrolled

Yes

Total # of Programs

363

Number of Programs Available (in Category Selected Above)

Master's

113

Doctoral Research

Doctoral Professional

Distance

Degrees Offered

Master's

Doctor's (Research)

Doctor's (Professional)

Certificate Offered

Post-master's

Postbaccalaureate

Student Body

Demographics

0.25%

American Indian or Alaska Native

2.03%

Asian

13.45%

Black or African American

4.80%

Hispanic or Latino

0.12%

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

63.48%

White

2.45%

Two or more races

1.62%

Unknown

11.79%

Non-resident Alien

Admissions

Admissions Office Web Address

gobama.ua.edu/

Tuition & Aid

Average In-State Tuition

$11,380

Average Out-Of-State Tuition

$33,372

Academics: Programs - Overview

Academic

Yes

Occupational

Yes

Continuing Professional

Yes

Recreational or avocational

Highest Degree offered

Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice

Distance Learning Options

Grad programs or courses

Yes

Degree Programs Offered (in Category Selected Above)

Master's

113

Master's (Distance)

Doctor's Degree Research

Doctor's Degree Professional

Doctor's Degree Professional (Distance)

Postbaccalaureate Certificate

Postbaccalaureate Certificate (Distance)

Post Master's Certificate

Post Master's Certificate (Distance)

Program Area	Program Type	Program Format
Program Area	Program Type	Campus	Distance
Accounting	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Advertising	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No Yes
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
American/United States Studies/Civilization	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Anthropology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Applied Mathematics, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Art History, Criticism and Conservation	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Art Teacher Education	Master's Degree Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes	No No
Athletic Training/Trainer	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Audiology/Audiologist	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Biology/Biological Sciences, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Business Administration and Management, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Business Statistics	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Business/Managerial Economics	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Chemical Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Chemistry, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Civil Engineering, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Clinical Psychology	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Communication and Media Studies, Other	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Computer and Information Sciences, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Consumer Services and Advocacy	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	Yes
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes Yes	No No Yes
Creative Writing	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Criminology	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Curriculum and Instruction	Doctoral – Research Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes	No No
Dance, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	Master's Degree Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes	No No
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Educational Leadership and Administration, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes Yes	Yes No No
Educational Psychology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Educational Statistics and Research Methods	Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert. Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Educational/Instructional Technology	Master's Degree Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes	Yes No
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Elementary Education and Teaching	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes Yes	No No Yes
Engineering Mechanics	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Engineering, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
English Language and Literature, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Family Resource Management Studies, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Finance, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert. Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Fine/Studio Arts, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
French Language and Literature	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Geography	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert. Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes Yes Yes	No No No No
Geology/Earth Science, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
German Language and Literature	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Health and Physical Education/Fitness, Other	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	Master's Degree	Yes	Yes
Health Teacher Education	Doctoral – Research Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes	No No
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
History, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Hospitality Administration/Management, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Human Development and Family Studies, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Human Nutrition	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Industrial Engineering	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Information Resources Management	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
International Business/Trade/Commerce	Master's Degree	Yes	No
International Law and Legal Studies	Post Master's Certificate	Yes	No
Journalism	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Journalism, Other	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Latin American Studies	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Law	Doctoral – Professional	Yes	No
Legal Professions and Studies, Other	Post Master's Certificate	Yes	No
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other	Master's Degree Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes	No No
Library and Information Science	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Management Information Systems, General	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Management Science	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Mass Communication/Media Studies	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Materials Engineering	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Materials Science	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Mathematical Statistics and Probability	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Mathematics and Statistics, Other	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Mathematics, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Metallurgical Engineering	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Mining and Mineral Engineering	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Museology/Museum Studies	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Music History, Literature, and Theory	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Music Performance, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Music Teacher Education	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Music Theory and Composition	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Music, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Nursing Practice	Doctoral – Professional	Yes	No
Nursing Science	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies, Other	Doctoral – Research Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes	No No
Petroleum Engineering	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Philosophy	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	Master's Degree Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes	No No
Physics, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Political Science and Government, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Programs for Foreign Lawyers	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Psychology, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Public Administration	Master's Degree Doctoral – Professional	Yes Yes	No No
Public Health Education and Promotion	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Public Health, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Public Health, Other	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Radio and Television	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Reading Teacher Education	Master's Degree Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes	No No
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	Master's Degree Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes	Yes Yes
Religion/Religious Studies	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Rhetoric and Composition	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
School Psychology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Secondary Education and Teaching	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Secondary School Administration/Principalship	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Social Work	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Doctoral – Professional	Yes Yes Yes	No No Yes
Sociology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Spanish Language and Literature	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Special Education and Teaching, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Tax Law/Taxation	Master's Degree	Yes	Yes
Taxation	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other	Post Master's Certificate	Yes	No
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor	Master's Degree	Yes	Yes
Women's Studies	Master's Degree Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes	No No

Faculty

	Total	Instructional Staff	Research
Total	1,721	1,684	37
With faculty status	1,684	1,684	0
Tenured	695	695	0
On tenure track	306	306	0
Not on tenure track	683	683	0
Annual contract	679	679	0
Less-than annual contract	4	4	0
Without faculty status	37	0	37

Graduate Assistantships

Yes

Graduate Assistantship

Teaching

Research

Additional Information

State-Approved Teacher Certification?

Yes

Medical Degree Offered?

Institution Has a Hospital?

Overview

Average In-State Tuition

$11,380

Average Out-Of-State Tuition

$33,372

Financial aid office web address

financialaid.ua.edu/

Tuition & Fees

	In-state	Out-of-State
Full time Average Tuition	$11,380	$33,372
Full time Fees	$600	$600
Part time, per credit hour	$650	$1,710

Tuition & Fees By Program

Program	In-state Tuition	In-state Fees	Out-of-State Tuition	Out-of-State Fees
Law	$24,480	$810	$46,700	$810
Medicine	$33,098	$0	$62,714	$0

Tuition Plan Options

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment

7,456

63.1% Female

36.9% Male

Post-Bac Race / Ethnicity

Demographics

0.25%

American Indian or Alaska Native

2.03%

Asian

13.45%

Black or African American

4.80%

Hispanic or Latino

0.12%

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

63.48%

White

2.45%

Two or more races

1.62%

Unknown

11.79%

Non-resident Alien

Gender

Race / Ethnicity	Men	Women
American Indian Or Alaska Native	5	14
Asian	57	94
Black Or African American	227	776
Hispanic Or Latino	133	225
Native Hawaiian OrOther Pacific Islander	4	5
Non-resident Alien	518	361
White	1,699	3,034
Two Or More Races	63	120
Unknown	47	74

Services offered

Service	Offered
Academic Career Counseling Service	Yes
Employment Services For Students	Yes
Placement Services For Completers	Yes

Advanced Awards/ Degrees Conferred Statistics

Award: Master's degree

Total

1,992

35.1% Male

64.9% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - research/scholarship

Total

235

48.1% Male

51.9% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - professional practice

Total

218

40.4% Male

59.6% Female

Award: Postbaccalaureate certificate

Total

33.3% Male

66.7% Female

Award: Post-master's certificate

Total

102

10.8% Male

89.2% Female

Overview

Library Facilities at Institution

Services offered

Service	Offered
Remedial services
On-campus day care for student's children	Yes

Admissions Office Contact

Address

739 University Blvd
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0100

Phone

205-348-6010

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National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Provisional Release as of January 2025. Surveys: Institutional Characteristics (2023), Data File: [HD2023], [IC2023], [IC2023_AY]; Surveys: Completions (2023), Data File: [C2023_A],[C2023DEP]; Surveys: 12-Month Enrollment (2023), Data File: [EFFY2023]; Surveys: Employees by Assigned Position (2023), Data File: [EAP2023]