COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
INSTITUTION FILE · UNITID 100751PUBLIC

TUSCALOOSA, AL

The University of Alabama

A plain-language ledger of federal cost, completion, debt, borrower, and post-completion earnings fields.

Average net price$22,420Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific
Completion rate73.5%150% of expected time · pooled
Median earnings$70,439working, not enrolled · 4 years after
Median graduate debt$22,750completers · suppressed below n=30
Do not divide one headline by another.

Net price, completion, debt, repayment, and earnings come from different cohorts and definitions. Their dates and student universes are not interchangeable; this page does not calculate ROI, payback time, or a school score.

01 / POST-COMPLETION EARNINGS

Working graduates in the federal record

Median earnings 4 years after completion$70,439
Median earnings 5 years after completion$62,983

Earnings cover graduates working and not enrolled. The black marker is the national federal earnings threshold where available—not a target or guarantee.

02 / PRICE WORKSHEET

Average net price by family income

Federal income bandAverage net price
$0–30,000$19,169
$30,001–48,000$19,884
$48,001–75,000$22,258
$75,001–110,000$25,658
$110,001+$26,729

Average net price is cost of attendance minus average grant/scholarship aid for the defined Title IV cohort; it is not a personal aid quote.

03 / PROGRESS FIELDS

Completion, retention, and borrowing

Each percentage has its own population. Open the documentation before comparing institutions with different missions or credential mixes.

Completion73.5%four-year institution · 150% time
Retention87.8%four-year institution · first-time, full-time
Pell recipients18.4%share of undergraduates
Federal loan share32.4%share of undergraduates
Borrower progress / paid31.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years
Borrower cohort5,314federal loan borrowers
Undergraduates33,227IPEDS enrollment field
Admission rate76.6%suppressed below n=30
04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$22,750

6,583 borrowers appear in the associated debt count field. This is cumulative federal debt for the defined completer cohort, not total price or monthly payment.

05 / FIELD-OF-STUDY REPORTS

Programs with publishable evidence

23 program combinations meet this site's 75-working-graduate rule and have non-suppressed four-year earnings and debt fields.

Management Information Systems and ServicesBachelor's Degree · 144 working graduates$105,393 earnings · $21,875 debt →Chemical EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 118 working graduates$100,857 earnings · $23,003 debt →Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 243 working graduates$95,079 earnings · $24,755 debt →Civil EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 114 working graduates$87,685 earnings · $25,454 debt →Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 200 working graduates$87,621 earnings · $23,000 debt →Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree · 385 working graduates$85,532 earnings · $25,006 debt →Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree · 290 working graduates$85,020 earnings · $25,000 debt →Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBachelor's Degree · 102 working graduates$79,811 earnings · $25,000 debt →MarketingBachelor's Degree · 332 working graduates$77,451 earnings · $23,071 debt →Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree · 364 working graduates$69,715 earnings · $25,000 debt →Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's Degree · 352 working graduates$68,227 earnings · $25,000 debt →Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree · 116 working graduates$61,617 earnings · $23,785 debt →Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree · 112 working graduates$61,548 earnings · $25,000 debt →Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree · 178 working graduates$57,796 earnings · $25,000 debt →Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 145 working graduates$57,205 earnings · $25,125 debt →Foods, Nutrition, and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 134 working graduates$57,002 earnings · $27,000 debt →Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's Degree · 97 working graduates$56,071 earnings · $23,250 debt →Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's Degree · 126 working graduates$55,894 earnings · $24,823 debt →Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree · 192 working graduates$53,940 earnings · $25,000 debt →Hospitality Administration/ManagementBachelor's Degree · 94 working graduates$53,180 earnings · $25,000 debt →Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 199 working graduates$49,900 earnings · $25,000 debt →Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree · 126 working graduates$49,007 earnings · $26,875 debt →Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 132 working graduates$45,751 earnings · $25,000 debt →
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