UAH vs UAB Academic Comparison

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Both schools are four-years, public schools.
UAH has more expensive tuition & fees ($24,770) than UAB ($21,864).
It is harder to admit to UAH than UAB.
UAH has a higher submitted SAT score (1,330) than UAB (1,260).
UAH has higher submitted ACT score (28) than UAB (26).
UAB has more students with 21,639 students while UAH has 9,237 students.
UAH has a lower number of students per faculty with 17 to 1 while UAB's ratio is 18 to 1.
UAB has more full-time faculties with 2,544 faculties while UAH has 353 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - University of Alabama in Huntsville and University of Alabama at Birmingham.

UAH	vs.	UAB
Huntsville, Alabama	Location	Birmingham, Alabama
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
In-State$11,878 Out-Of-State$24,770	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$8,832 Out-Of-State$21,864
70%	% Receiving Financial Aid	74%
$9,922	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,889

74.00 %	Acceptance Rates	88.00 %
26.01 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	22.00 %
1,330	SAT Score	1,260
28	ACT Score	26
62 %	Graduation Rate	64 %
20 %	Transfer-out Rate	15 %
80 %	Retention Rate	82 %
9,237	Student Population	21,639
353	Number of Faculties	2,544
17 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	18 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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