-12%
Undergraduate enrollment
Undergraduate enrollment at University of Alabama at Birmingham fell 12% between 2021 and 2024 (13.3k → 11.6k).
Alabama · Public · Predominantly bachelor's
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama. 12,118 undergraduate students. 181 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at University of Alabama at Birmingham
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at University of Alabama at Birmingham fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (1.2% → 0.0%).
+11%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at University of Alabama at Birmingham rose 11% between 2021 and 2024 ($20.4k → $22.6k).
+21%
Public bachelor's-predominant peer
10-year earnings at University of Alabama at Birmingham are 20% above the public bachelor's-predominant peer median ($54.5k vs $45.2k).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Alabama
Each tile compares this institution to the Alabama median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$54,501+17% · 6→10y
Alabama median $39,017$46,572
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry62.6%+94% · '97→'24
Alabama median 43.4%$15,832+458% · '97→'20
At program completion12,118+18% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS82.0%+4% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time88.4%-3% · '01→'24
latest cohort$8,832+171% · '00→'24
out-of-state $21,864SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
3.9%Median federal debt $15,832 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $54,501 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+94%
University of Alabama at Birmingham · completion · 150% rose
33.2% → 64.2%
+374%
University of Alabama at Birmingham · completion · 100% rose
9.2% → 43.5%
+171%
University of Alabama at Birmingham · in-state tuition rose
$3,363 → $9,098
+265%
University of Alabama at Birmingham · out-of-state tuition rose
$6,183 → $22,562
+458%
University of Alabama at Birmingham · median debt rose
$4,000 → $22,300
-100%
University of Alabama at Birmingham · cohort default rate fell
5.9% → 0.0%
+34%
University of Alabama at Birmingham · earnings_median_10yr rose
$40,800 → $54,501
+38%
University of Alabama at Birmingham · earnings_median_8yr rose
$37,400 → $51,431
+36%
University of Alabama at Birmingham · earnings_median_6yr rose
$34,300 → $46,572
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences.$245,003Dentistry.$171,066Systems Science and Theory.$148,357Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$144,920Health and Medical Administrative Services.$132,670Engineering, General.$129,181Engineering, General.$128,054Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$121,212Optometry.$120,051Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$116,130Management Information Systems and Services.$111,404Business Administration, Management and Operations.$105,063Computer and Information Sciences, General.$101,625Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.$99,457Accounting and Related Services.$94,452Educational Administration and Supervision.$90,585Materials Engineering$88,034Mechanical Engineering.$87,901Biomedical/Medical Engineering.$85,321Civil Engineering.$84,553Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$84,228Public Health.$83,804Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.$78,076Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.$76,194
Showing top 24 of 55 ranked programs.
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
55 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11
EDUCATION · CIP 13
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.$47,189Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$47,772Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$55,361Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language.$55,520Student Counseling and Personnel Services.$53,500Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.$59,408Educational Administration and Supervision.$68,212Special Education and Teaching.$56,678Educational Administration and Supervision.$90,585
ENGINEERING · CIP 14
ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23
LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS · CIP 27
MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES · CIP 30
PHYSICAL SCIENCES · CIP 40
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44
SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$116,130Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$84,228Public Health.$83,804Health and Medical Administrative Services.$58,386Public Health.$49,049Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$121,212Health and Medical Administrative Services.$132,670Dentistry.$171,066Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.$76,194Optometry.$120,051Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions.$65,499Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$144,920Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.$78,076Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences.$245,003Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$62,080
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
Business Administration, Management and Operations.$105,063Business Administration, Management and Operations.$62,800Accounting and Related Services.$63,551Marketing.$62,426Finance and Financial Management Services.$71,298Management Information Systems and Services.$74,931Accounting and Related Services.$94,452Management Information Systems and Services.$111,404
HISTORY · CIP 54
COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in Alabama
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“University of Alabama at Birmingham graduates earn $X” — not “University of Alabama at Birmingham makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending University of Alabama at Birmingham caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.