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#166 Best Value Schools
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#166 National Universities
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#121 Best Colleges for Veterans
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#147 Top Performers on Social Mobility
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#79 Top Public Schools
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#112 Business Programs
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#134 Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs
At schools whose highest degree is a doctorate
University of Alabama--Birmingham is ranked #166 in National Universities. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. Read more about how we rank schools.
U.S. News Overall Score
Score
41
Outcomes (35%)
Outcomes rank
263
Graduation and retention rank
242
Average 6-year graduation rate (17.6%)
55%
Average first-year student retention rate (4.4%)
82%
Social Mobility Rank
147
6-year graduation rate of students who received a Pell Grant (2.5%)
48%
6-year graduation rate of students who did not receive a Pell Grant (2.5%)
64%
Predicted graduation rate (8%)
62%
Overperformance(+)/Underperformance(-)
-4
Expert Opinion (20%)
Peer assessment score (out of 5)
2.9
Faculty Resources (20%)
Faculty resources rank
271
Faculty compensation rank (7%)
184
Percent of faculty who are full-time (1%)
90.8%
Full-time faculty with Ph.D or terminal degree (3%)
87%
Class Size Index (8%)
Classes with fewer than 20 students
41%
Classes with 50 or more students
17%
Student-faculty ratio (1%)
19:1
Student Excellence (10%)
Student excellence rank
143
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile (7.75%)
21-29
First-year students in top 10 percent of high school class (2.25%)
28%
Financial Resources (10%)
Financial resources rank
33
Alumni Giving (5%)
Alumni giving rank
186
Average alumni giving rate
6.9%
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Ranking Factors
- U.S. News Overall Score
- Outcomes (35%)
- Expert Opinion (20%)
- Faculty Resources (20%)
- Student Excellence (10%)
- Financial Resources (10%)
- Alumni Giving (5%)
