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| Metric | U. Alabama | U. Delaware |
|---|---|---|
| Getting in | ||
| Admissions data | Fall 2025Fall 2025 | Fall 2024 |
| Acceptance rate | 71%Fall 2025 | 71% |
| Acceptance rate, men / women | 76% / 77% | 66% / 73% |
| Acceptance rate, in-state / other states / international | Not published | Not published |
| Yield, in-state / other states / international | Not published | Not published |
| Applicants | 61,994Fall 2025 | 39,995 |
| Admitted | 44,124Fall 2025 | 28,238 |
| Enrolled | 8,032 | 4,424 |
| Yield | 18% | 16% |
| SAT middle 50% | 1100–1360Fall 2025 | 1190–1370 |
| ACT middle 50% | 22–31Fall 2025 | 28–32 |
| Sent an SAT | 19% | – |
| Sent an ACT | 53% | – |
| Scored 1400+ on the SAT | 21%Fall 2025 | – |
| Scored 30+ on the ACT | 31%Fall 2025 | – |
| Admission: High school GPA | Required | Very importantFall 2022 |
| Admission: High school record | Required | Required |
| Admission: Class rank | Considered | ConsideredFall 2022 |
| Admission: College-prep program | Required | Required |
| Admission: Recommendations | Not considered | ImportantFall 2022 |
| Admission: Essay | Considered | ImportantFall 2022 |
| Admission: Legacy status | Not considered | ConsideredFall 2022 |
| Admission: Work experience | Considered | ImportantFall 2022 |
| Admission: Demonstration of competencies | Not considered | Considered |
| Admission: English proficiency test | Required | Required |
| Admission: Other tests | Not considered | Not considered |
| Average high school GPA | 3.85Fall 2025 | 3.96Fall 2022 |
| First-years in the top tenth of their class | 23% (of the 38% with a rank)Fall 2025 | 29% (of the 38% with a rank)Fall 2022 |
| Early decision | – | Not offered2022–23 |
| Early action | – | Offered2022–23 |
| Wait list | – | 17 admittedFall 2022 |
| Admission: Rigor of high school record | – | Very importantFall 2022 |
| Admission: Test scores | – | ImportantFall 2022 |
| Admission: Interview | – | ConsideredFall 2022 |
| Admission: Extracurricular activities | – | ImportantFall 2022 |
| Admission: Talent or ability | – | ImportantFall 2022 |
| Admission: Character and personal qualities | – | ImportantFall 2022 |
| Admission: First generation | – | ConsideredFall 2022 |
| Admission: Geographic residence | – | ConsideredFall 2022 |
| Admission: State residency | – | Very importantFall 2022 |
| Admission: Religious affiliation | – | Not consideredFall 2022 |
| Admission: Volunteer work | – | ImportantFall 2022 |
| Admission: Demonstrated interest | – | ConsideredFall 2022 |
| Test policy | Test-optional | Test-optional |
| Application fee | $40 | $75 |
| Deadlines & deposit | $175 housing depositFall 2026 cycle | Apply by January 15 · $200 housing depositFall 2023 cycle |
| Gap year allowed | – | Yes, up to 1 yearFall 2023 cycle |
| Credit for AP exams | Yes | Yes |
| Transfer acceptance rate | 51%Fall 2025 | 50%Fall 2022 |
| Students & campus | ||
| Setting | City: Midsize | Suburb: Large |
| Carnegie class | Professions-focused Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate Large | Mixed Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate Large |
| Research activity | R1: very high research | R1: very high research |
| Student access & earnings | Lower Access, Higher Earnings | Lower Access, Higher Earnings |
| HBCU, tribal, land-grant | None | Land-grant |
| Minority-serving, single-sex | None | None |
| Religious affiliation | None | None |
| Athletics | Division I FBS | Division I FBS |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference | Conference USA |
| ROTC | Army, Air Force | Army, Air Force |
| Study abroad | Offered | Offered |
| Undergraduate research program | Yes | Yes |
| Calendar | Semesters | 4-1-4 (two terms and a January term) |
| Undergrads | 33,227 | 19,071 |
| Beds in college housing | 9,294 | 7,191 |
| First-years must live on campus | No | No |
| Men in a fraternity | 30%Fall 2025 | 16%Fall 2022 |
| Women in a sorority | 44%Fall 2025 | 21%Fall 2022 |
| Fraternity/sorority housing | – | Offered2022–23 |
| Greek councils present | Panhellenic sororities (NPC), Interfraternity (NIC and IFC)October 2026 | Panhellenic sororities (NPC), Interfraternity (NIC and IFC)October 2026 |
| Pell Grant | 18% | 16% |
| First-gen | 23% | 17% |
| Men / women | 44% / 56% | 40% / 60% |
| Part-time students | 7% | 4% |
| Students 25 and older | 6% | 2% |
| First-years from in state | 40% | 39% |
| First-years from other states | 59% | 59% |
| First-years from abroad | 1% | 1% |
| New transfer students this fall | 1,212 | 654 |
| Transfers, share of new undergraduates | 13% | 13% |
| Diversity index | 0.47 | 0.53 |
| Academics | ||
| Students per faculty member | 19 to 1 | 16 to 1 |
| Classes under 20 students | 40%Fall 2025 | 36%Fall 2025 |
| Full-time faculty share | 79% | 99% |
| Average faculty salary | $103,324 | $132,218 |
| Bachelor's degrees awarded | 6,882 | 4,554 |
| Most popular majors | Finance, General 8% · Marketing/Marketing Management, General 8% · Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 6% | Finance, General 7% · Speech Communication and Rhetoric 6% · Research and Experimental Psychology, Other 5% |
| Instruction spending per student | $9,728 (public, GASB accounting) | $21,941 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting) |
| Endowment per student | $42,908 (public, GASB accounting) | $80,314 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting) |
| Tuition share of core revenue | 32% | 35% |
| Cost & aid | ||
| Average cost, all students (est.) | $32,385 | $37,216 |
| Aid generosity (grants ÷ full price) | 30% | 25% |
| Net price, students with grants | $22,559 | $19,139 |
| Sticker price, in-state | $33,382 | $33,718 |
| Sticker price, out-of-state | $54,682 | $57,358 |
| Tuition guarantee | No | No |
| Promise program | Yes | No |
| Tuition & fees, in-state | $11,900 | $16,080 |
| Tuition & fees, out-of-state | $33,200 | $39,720 |
| First-years paying out-of-state rates | 61% | 66% |
| First-years with grants | 80% | 91% |
| Average grant | $17,503 | $13,302 |
| Aid from the college | 76% | 82% |
| Need-based aid up to | Little need-based aid above $110K | Little need-based aid above $110K |
| Merit for students without need | – | 31% got merit aid, averaging $9K |
| Published promise | – | – |
| Aid forms | – | FAFSAFall 2023 entrants |
| Aid priority date or deadline | – | January 15 (priority)Fall 2023 entrants |
| Need met, first-years | 63%2025–26 (estimated) | – |
| Average aid package, first-years | $19,8572025–26 (estimated) | – |
| College grant dollars given as merit | 71%2025–26 (estimated) | – |
| Aid for international students | 213 students, average $33.9K2025–26 (estimated) | – |
| Outcomes | ||
| Median earnings (10 yrs) | $59,221 | $72,950 |
| Graduation rate | 71% | 81% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients | 63% | 70% |
| Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan | 77% | 82% |
| Pell graduation gap | 14 pts lower | 12 pts lower |
| Finished within 4 years: Pell recipients | Not published | Not published |
| Finished within 4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | Not published | Not published |
| Finished within 4 years: all first-time full-time | Not published | Not published |
| Finished within 5 years: Pell recipients | Not published | Not published |
| Finished within 5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | Not published | Not published |
| Finished within 5 years: all first-time full-time | Not published | Not published |
| Graduated in 6 years, White students | 76% | 83% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Asian students | 83% | 81% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Hispanic/Latino students | 63% | 75% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Black students | 60% | 72% |
| Graduated in 6 years, students of two or more races | 69% | 76% |
| Graduated in 6 years, international students | 52% | 67% |
| Retention rate | 89% | 92% |
| Credential within 4 years, all students | 55% | 71% |
| Credential within 8 years, all students | 72% | 79% |
| Enrolled at another college, 8 years on | 21% | 14% |
| Median debt | $22,750 | $24,572 |
| Undergrads with a federal loan | 32% | 50% |
| Median debt, Pell Grant recipients | $19,500 | $21,961 |
| Website | ua.edu | udel.edu |
Sources:The University of Alabama Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;The University of Alabama Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 cycle;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;National directories of campus chapters and groups, October 2026;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;College Scorecard, 2023–24;The University of Alabama Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 entrants;The University of Alabama Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26 (estimated);The University of Alabama (2026–27), 2026–27;Common Data Set, most recent release;University of Delaware Common Data Set 2022–23, Fall 2022;University of Delaware Common Data Set 2022–23, 2022–23;University of Delaware Common Data Set 2022–23, Fall 2023 cycle;University of Delaware Common Data Set 2022–23, Fall 2025;University of Delaware Common Data Set 2022–23, Fall 2023 entrants;University of Delaware Common Data Set 2022–23, 2020–21About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)
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