University of Alabama at Birmingham

Carnegie Foundation Classification

Research Universities (very high research activity)

General Characteristics

Highest offering	Doctoral degree
Calendar System	Semester
Years of college work required	N/A
Variable Tuition

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance Learning
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force	— / /
Study Abroad
Weekend College
Teacher Certification

University of Alabama at Birmingham Academics

The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed. An instance of this, the university has a Cross-Registration, Distance Learning, Double Major, Dual Enrollment of High School Students, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships, ROTC, Air Force, ROTC, Army, Student-Designed Major, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification and Weekend College. Moreover, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Adult (re-entering) student services, Career Counseling, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Minority Student Services, On-Campus Daycare, Personal Counseling, Placement Service, Veterans Counselor and Women’s Services can help. University of Alabama at Birmingham is unique in its study options. There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Extensive Undergraduate Evening or Early Morning Classes, Reduced Course Load, Remedial Instruction, Study Skills Assistance and Tutoring.

The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Psychology:

Psychology – General

Health and Clinical Sciences:

Clinical Laboratory Science, Cytotechnology, Dental Assistance, Emergency Medical Technology, Health Services – General, Medical Radiologic Technology, Medical Records Administration, Nuclear Medical Technology, Nursing (RN), Respiratory Therapy

Communications & Journalism:

Communications/Rhetoric

Computer Science:

Computer/Information Sciences – General

Mathematics:

Mathematics – General

Foreign Language and Literature:

Foreign Language & Literature – General

School of Visual and Performing Arts:

Art – General, Arts – General, Music – General

Biological and Biomedical Sciences:

Biology

Physical Sciences:

Chemistry, Physics

Popular majors:

twenty-four percent business per marketing, eighteen percent health professions, eight percent psychology, seven percent education, five percent biology, five percent communication technologies, five percent social sciences

Social Sciences:

Anthropology, International Relations, Political Science/Government, Sociology

Multiple or Interdisciplinary:

Biological/Physical Sciences, Natural Sciences

Public Administration and Service:

Social Work

History:

History – General

Education:

Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Health Teacher Education, Physical Education, Secondary Education, Special Education

Business, Management, & Marketing:

Accounting, Business Administration/Management, Business/Managerial Economics, Finance/Banking, Industrial Distribution, Management Information Systems, Marketing Management

Philosphy and Religion:

Philosophy

English Language and Literature:

English, English Language & Literature – General

In addition, for international students, the application fee is 30. Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 1st of July.

University of Alabama at Birmingham Admissions

Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 88% and Percent of students who return for sophomore year: 77%. Remember that this can change at any time. Transfer student are not ignored. For instance, there were two thousand, five hundred and twenty-three total number of transfer students who applied and two thousand, two hundred and eighty-nine total number of transfer students who were admitted. This school requires an application fee consisting of thirty dollars regular application fee, thirty dollars out-of-state application fee, Reduced fee (not specified) online application fee and point zero .

For priority students, financial aid applications are due no later than the 1st of April. The regular application is due the 1st of July. It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, make sure to check with the university about the specific date for this year. SAT and ACT score reports are due the 1st of July and For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 1st of July. the SAT subject section score due date was not reported. Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place.

University of Alabama at Birmingham Financial Aid

If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Alumni Affiliation, Art, Athletics, Leadership, Minority Status, Music/Drama and ROTC. Similarly, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics, Alumni Affiliation and Minority Status. Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school. Financial aid distribution is at thirty-three percent scholarships per grants and sixty-seven percent loans per jobs. Financial aid forms are FAFSA and Institution’s own financial aid form.

University of Alabama at Birmingham Students

The university is a Public, University, Four-year, Coed, where 88 percent of the applicants were admitted, Regionally accredited and College Board member. Additionally, the student body consists of ninety-two percent in-state students, eight percent out-of-state students, three percent part-time students, fifty-nine percent women, forty-one percent men, one percent american indian per alaskan native, five percent asian per pacific islander, thirty-one percent black per non-hispanic, one percent hispanic, fifty-eight percent white per non-hispanic, two percent non-resident alien, two percent race per ethnicity unreported, twenty-three percent in top 10th of graduating class, forty-nine percent in top quarter of graduating class, seventy-seven percent in top half of graduating class, thirty-one percent had h.s. gpa of 3.75 and higher, thirteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.5 and 3.74, eleven percent had h.s. gpa between 3.25 and 3.49, eleven percent had h.s. gpa between 3.0 and 3.24, twenty-one percent had h.s. gpa between 2.5 and 2.99, twelve percent had h.s. gpa between 2.0 and 2.49 and one percent had h.s. gpa between 1.0 and 1.99. Again, it is part of an Urban setting, Very large city (over 500,000) and Commuter campus. University of Alabama at Birmingham offers Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral and First Professional degrees. The school’s size is approximately eleven thousand and sixty degree-seeking undergrads, one thousand, five hundred and eighty-seven first-time degree-seeking freshmen and four thousand, one hundred and thirty-five graduate enrollment.

This school features the Urban setting, Very large city (over 500,000) and Commuter campus. In short, the school is located Downtown.Students should note the housing policies: forty-seven percent of first-year students live in college housing, fourteen percent of all undergraduates live in college housing, Coed Housing, Women’s Housing, Apartments For Married Students, Apartments For Single Students, one-MAY deadline for housing deposit, two hundred and fifty dollars amount of housing deposit, point zero , and First-time first-year students allowed to have car. Additionally, the university has many unique facilites such as Reynolds Historical Library, Alabama Museum of Health Sciences.

University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics

The Blazers are a member of NCAA. The following sports can be found here:

• Men’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Baseball
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Basketball
• Women’s NCAA Division I, Women’s Intercollegiate and Women’s Scholarship Cross_country
• Men’s NCAA Division IA, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Football
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Golf
• Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Racquetball
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Club, Women’s Club, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Soccer
• Women’s NCAA Division I, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Softball
• Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Table_tennis
• Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Track_and_field
• Women’s NCAA Division I Track_indoor
• Women’s NCAA Division I Track_outdoor
• Women’s NCAA Division I, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Volleyball
• Men’s Intramural Wrestling