Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. Massachusetts-Lowell grads earn $10.4K more ten years out than U. Alabama at Birmingham's ($64,874 vs. $54,501)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    U. Massachusetts-Lowell graduates 9 pts more of its students than U. Alabama at Birmingham (66% vs. 58%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    U. Alabama at Birmingham's SAT midpoint is 55 points higher than U. Massachusetts-Lowell's

    SAT midpoint
  4. 4

    U. Alabama at Birmingham costs about $3.4K less per year on average than U. Massachusetts-Lowell ($21,153 vs. $24,579, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  5. 5

    U. Alabama at Birmingham has 4 pts more Pell recipients than U. Massachusetts-Lowell (34% vs. 30%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  6. 6

    U. Alabama at Birmingham has 2 pts more first-gen students than U. Massachusetts-Lowell (34% vs. 32%)

    First-generation students

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Who's hardest to get into

U. Massachusetts-Lowell admits 83%, U. Alabama at Birmingham 88%; U. Alabama at Birmingham's yield is higher, at 20%.

Acceptance rate
U. Massachusetts-Lowell83%
U. Alabama at Birmingham88%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. Massachusetts-LowellAccessible
  • U. Alabama at BirminghamAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 1100–1600
U. Massachusetts-Lowell
1180–1370
U. Alabama at Birmingham
1210–1450
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. Massachusetts-LowellRigor and GPA very important48%
  • U. Alabama at BirminghamGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

U. Massachusetts-Lowell and U. Alabama at Birmingham are about the same size; U. Alabama at Birmingham has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. Massachusetts-Lowell11.4K
U. Alabama at Birmingham11.6K
Pell Grant share
U. Massachusetts-Lowell30%
U. Alabama at Birmingham34%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at U. Massachusetts-Lowell, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at U. Alabama at Birmingham.

Students per faculty member
U. Massachusetts-Lowell17 to 1
U. Alabama at Birmingham18 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. Massachusetts-LowellBusiness Administration and Management, General21%
  • U. Alabama at BirminghamRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse13%

What each costs

U. Alabama at Birmingham costs about $3.4K less a year than U. Massachusetts-Lowell on average; U. Massachusetts-Lowell's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
U. Massachusetts-Lowell$24.6K
U. Alabama at Birmingham$21.2K
Aid generosity
U. Massachusetts-Lowell34%
U. Alabama at Birmingham32%

What each pays off

U. Massachusetts-Lowell's former students earn more, a median $64.9K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. Massachusetts-Lowell$64.9K
U. Alabama at Birmingham$54.5K
Graduation rate
U. Massachusetts-Lowell66%
U. Alabama at Birmingham58%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; U. Massachusetts-Lowell got less selective while U. Alabama at Birmingham held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. Massachusetts-LowellGrowing+47%
  • U. Alabama at BirminghamGrowing+99%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

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