Students
Who's on campus
A medium campus of 11,635 undergrads, where 34% receive Pell Grants, a typical share compared to other colleges.
Race & ethnicity
Diversity index0.69
Economic access
Campus size
19% of undergraduates take every course online, and another 58% take some
Where first-years come from
2,014 first-time students
16% came from other states and 3.5% from abroad; 81% are from Alabama. Fewer from other states than at 62% of colleges.
- In-state (Alabama)81%
- Other states16%
- Abroad3.5%
Top home states
- Alabama(home state)81% 1,624
- Georgia6.8% 137
- Tennessee2.3% 46
- Mississippi1.3% 26
- Texas1.2% 24
From 27 states (counting DC) and 1 from U.S. territories.
Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.
Transfers in and out
Transferring in, fall 2024
1,098
new transfer students, 35% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 67% of colleges.
798 full-time, 300 part-time.
Going on to another college
21%
of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 895 students).
Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.
Who they are
18% of undergrads study part-time.
63% women
Another gender: Not collected by this college.
Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.
Campus life
Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life
Housing for 3,480 students.
Housing
Beds
3,480
About 30 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.
First-years
Not required to live on campus
Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.
Meal plans
Offered
Athletics & programs
Athletics
NCAA Division I FBS · American Athletic Conference
Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, baseball, cross country/track.
Recent move: Moved from the Conference USA to the American Athletic Conference, 2023–24
How the American Athletic Conference comparesROTC
Army, Air Force
Study abroad
Offered
Undergraduate research
A formal program
Calendar
Semesters
Student services
- Academic and career counseling
- Help finding a job while enrolled
- Job placement after graduating
- 8% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office
Religious life
Faith communities · 4
- Catholic 1
- Christian 2
- Nonreligious and secular 1
Nonreligious and secular
University of Alabama at Birmingham Secular Student Alliance
Greek life
On the national organizations' own chapter lists.
Councils and chapters
2listedPanhellenic sororities (NPC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
Theta Pi
Zeta Sigma
1listedInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
Epsilon Phi
LGBTQ+ life
Policies
- Chosen name and pronouns on campus records
Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.
State law for public colleges
Alabama public colleges may not sponsor programs where attendance is based on race, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, or similar traits, or keep offices promoting them; student and faculty groups may host them without state funds.
Code of Alabama §41-1-90 et seq. (Alabama SB 129 (2024)), in effect since October 1, 2024.
Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024
Not collected by this college.
Gender unknown: 17
Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.
Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;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 (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;State laws on public colleges, In effect since October 1, 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)