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U. Massachusetts-Lowell
U. Alabama at Birmingham

Academics

Academics

How these colleges teach, spend per student, and what their graduates major in.

Faculty

Students per faculty member
U. Massachusetts-Lowell17 to 1
U. Alabama at Birmingham18 to 1
Full-time faculty share
U. Massachusetts-Lowell60%
U. Alabama at Birmingham77%
Average faculty salary
U. Massachusetts-Lowell$128,503
U. Alabama at Birmingham$113,387

Spending and endowment

Instruction spending per student
U. Massachusetts-Lowell$15,274
U. Alabama at Birmingham$17,855
Endowment per student
U. Massachusetts-Lowell$15,318
U. Alabama at Birmingham$43,122
Tuition share of core revenue
U. Massachusetts-Lowell28%
U. Alabama at Birmingham11%

Degrees awarded

Bachelor's degrees awarded
U. Massachusetts-Lowell2,625
U. Alabama at Birmingham2,832
Most popular majors
U. Massachusetts-Lowell

Business Administration and Management, General 21% · Psychology, General 9% · Mechanical Engineering 6%

U. Alabama at Birmingham

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 13% · Psychology, General 10% · Biomedical Sciences, General 5%

Your major

Pick a field of study to see which of these colleges award bachelor's degrees in it, how many, and what graduates earn .

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent releaseAbout the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

All academics numbers in the table

Sources:IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent releaseAbout the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why