The University of Alabama Teaching Programs

The University of Alabama is a public institution located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Tuscaloosa is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

Where Is The University of Alabama?

Contact details for UA are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	739 University Blvd, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0100
Phone:	205-348-6010
Website:	www.ua.edu

How Do I Get Into UA?

You can apply to UA online at: apply.ua.edu/

Admission Requirements for UA

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into UA?

The acceptance rate at The University of Alabama is 80%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 40% of accepted students are men and 60% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 79%, and the acceptance rate for women is 80%.

Average Test Scores

About 17% of students accepted to UA submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 570 and 690. Math scores were between 560 and 720.

UA received ACT scores from 45% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 23 and 34. Math scores were between 22 and 0. Composite scores were between 23 and 31.

Can I Afford The University of Alabama?

The overall average net price of UA is $38,877. 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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At UA, approximately 39% of students took out student loans averaging $10,195 a year. That adds up to $40,780 over four years for those students.

The University of Alabama Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 31,685 undergraduate students at UA, with 28,124 being full-time and 3,561 being part-time.

There are also 6,631 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 28,124 full-time undergraduates at UA, 44% are male and 56% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of The University of Alabama students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	382
Black or African American	2,818
Hispanic or Latino	1,516
White	21,727
International Students	387
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,294

Geographic Diversity

Alabama students aren't the only ones who study at The University of Alabama. At this time, 49 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 82 countries are represented at UA. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Saudi Arabia, and India.

Online Learning at The University of Alabama

In 2022-2023, 16,040 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UA has changed over the last few years.

The University of Alabama Teaching Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Elementary Education	86	3	31	1	121
General Special Education	42	1	25	2	70
Secondary Education	23	3	35	4	65
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	0	9	29	14	52
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	15	12	3	30
Educational/Instructional Technology	0	3	22	0	25
Educational, Instructional, & Curriculum Supervision	0	0	0	14	14
Music Education	13	0	0	0	13
Educational Statistics & Research Methods	0	9	0	1	10
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	0	1	5	0	6
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	0	0	6	0	6
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	0	0	0
Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship	0	0	0	0	0
Learning Sciences	0	0	0	0	0
Teacher Development & Methodology	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	164	44	165	39	412

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 Deutschlandreform under License

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