Birmingham Southern College Teaching Programs

Located in Birmingham, Alabama, Birmingham Southern College is a private not-for-profit institution. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

Where Is Birmingham Southern College?

Contact details for BSC are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	900 Arkadelphia Road, Birmingham, AL 35254
Phone:	205-226-4600
Website:	www.bsc.edu

How Do I Get Into BSC?

You can apply to BSC online at: https://www.bsc.edu/admission/apply.html

Admission Requirements for BSC

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	5
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	5

How Hard Is It To Get Into BSC?

BSC has an acceptance rate of 57%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 47% of accepted students are men and 53% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 58%, and the acceptance rate for women is 57%.

Average Test Scores

About 14% of students accepted to BSC submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 590 and 670. Math scores were between 560 and 610.

BSC received ACT scores from 50% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 22 and 30. Math scores were between 20 and 0. Composite scores were between 22 and 29.

Can I Afford Birmingham Southern College?

The overall average net price of BSC is $26,024. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At BSC, approximately 81% of students took out student loans averaging $4,063 a year. That adds up to $16,252 over four years for those students.

Birmingham Southern College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,058 undergraduate students at BSC, with 1,041 being full-time and 17 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,041 full-time undergraduates at BSC, 48% are male and 52% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Birmingham Southern College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	26
Black or African American	167
Hispanic or Latino	59
White	759
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

Geographic Diversity

Alabama students aren't the only ones who study at Birmingham Southern College. At this time, 21 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 17 countries are represented at BSC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Vietnam, and Canada.

Birmingham Southern College Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Teacher Education	8	8
TOTAL	8	8

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Jwrandolph under License

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