+11%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at University of Alabama in Huntsville rose 11% between 2021 and 2024 ($23.9k → $26.4k).
Alabama · Public · Predominantly bachelor's
University of Alabama in Huntsville
Huntsville, Alabama. 6,650 undergraduate students. 119 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at University of Alabama in Huntsville
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 in Huntsville fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (1.6% → 0.0%).
-10%
Undergraduate enrollment
Undergraduate enrollment at University of Alabama in Huntsville fell 10% between 2021 and 2024 (7.4k → 6.6k).
+37%
Public bachelor's-predominant peer
10-year earnings at University of Alabama in Huntsville are 37% above the public bachelor's-predominant peer median ($61.8k 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.
$61,767+11% · 6→10y
Alabama median $39,017$55,610
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry61.9%+93% · '97→'24
Alabama median 43.4%$13,905+294% · '97→'20
At program completion6,650+71% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS80.5%+11% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time74.3%-18% · '01→'24
latest cohort$11,770+290% · '00→'24
out-of-state $24,662SECTION 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
3.0%Median federal debt $13,905 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $61,767 (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.
+93%
University of Alabama in Huntsville · completion · 150% rose
33.3% → 64.3%
+651%
University of Alabama in Huntsville · completion · 100% rose
5.7% → 42.4%
+11%
University of Alabama in Huntsville · retention rose
76.0% → 84.3%
+71%
University of Alabama in Huntsville · undergrad enrollment rose
3,854 → 6,591
+290%
University of Alabama in Huntsville · in-state tuition rose
$3,112 → $12,132
+305%
University of Alabama in Huntsville · out-of-state tuition rose
$6,516 → $26,408
+294%
University of Alabama in Huntsville · median debt rose
$5,250 → $20,705
-100%
University of Alabama in Huntsville · cohort default rate fell
6.7% → 0.0%
+25%
University of Alabama in Huntsville · earnings_median_10yr rose
$49,300 → $61,767
+40%
University of Alabama in Huntsville · earnings_median_8yr rose
$44,200 → $61,771
+49%
University of Alabama in Huntsville · earnings_median_6yr rose
$37,400 → $55,610
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.
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$113,887Business Administration, Management and Operations.$95,568Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.$94,540Mechanical Engineering.$90,362Management Information Systems and Services.$83,727Engineering, General.$83,694Computer and Information Sciences, General.$81,623Accounting and Related Services.$75,678Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$70,913Business Administration, Management and Operations.$68,307Biology, General.$56,905Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$49,945Communication and Media Studies.$49,715
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
13 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
ENGINEERING · CIP 14
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
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 in Huntsville graduates earn $X” — not “University of Alabama in Huntsville makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending University of Alabama in Huntsville 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.