Public university · United States

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Also known as UAB

Birmingham, Alabama · In a city

✓ On the US government's College ScorecardTop research university (R1)

The numbers

Tuition and fees, per year$23,684About ₹22.5 lakh. Out-of-state rate, which Indian students usually pay. Living costs are extra.
Applicants admitted88%
Students20,58111,635 bachelor's · 8,946 graduate
International students2.4%Share of bachelor's students from outside the US
Finish their degree66%Of full-time first-year students, within six years
Average SAT of admitted students1258Out of 1600

Figures from the US government's College Scorecard, files updated 15/10/2026. Rupees at the RBI rate of 16/10/2026. Some universities charge international students more. Check the fee on the official site before you plan.

Subjects it teaches

Subjects in which it awarded degrees in recent years, by official US subject group. The exact course names are on its website.

Bachelor's · 51 subjects
  • Accounting and Related Services
  • Anthropology
  • Biology, General
  • Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology
  • Biomedical/Medical Engineering
  • Business Administration, Management and Operations
  • Business/Managerial Economics
  • Chemistry
  • Civil Engineering
  • Communication and Media Studies
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Criminal Justice and Corrections
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  • Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
  • Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
  • Engineering, General
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
  • Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
  • Finance and Financial Management Services
  • Fine and Studio Arts
  • General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations
  • Genetics
  • Health and Medical Administrative Services
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • History
  • Human Resources Management and Services
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
  • Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services
  • Management Information Systems and Services
  • Marketing
  • Materials Engineering
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Microbiological Sciences and Immunology
  • Music
  • Neurobiology and Neurosciences
  • Nutrition Sciences
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences
  • Political Science and Government
  • Psychology, General
  • Public Health
  • Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
  • Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
  • Security Science and Technology
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
Master's · 54 subjects
  • Accounting and Related Services
  • Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences
  • Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
  • Anthropology
  • Biology, General
  • Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology
  • Biomedical/Medical Engineering
  • Biotechnology
  • Business Administration, Management and Operations
  • Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences
  • Chemistry
  • Civil Engineering
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  • Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
  • Communication and Media Studies
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
  • Criminal Justice and Corrections
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
  • Education, General
  • Educational Administration and Supervision
  • Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
  • Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • Fine and Studio Arts
  • Health and Medical Administrative Services
  • Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Historic Preservation and Conservation
  • History
  • Information Science/Studies
  • Management Information Systems and Services
  • Materials Engineering
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
  • Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Physics
  • Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences
  • Psychology, General
  • Public Administration
  • Public Health
  • Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
  • Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
  • Security Science and Technology
  • Sociology
  • Special Education and Teaching
  • Student Counseling and Personnel Services
  • Systems Science and Theory
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
  • Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language
PhD and professional · 36 subjects
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology, General
  • Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology
  • Biomedical/Medical Engineering
  • Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences
  • Chemistry
  • Civil Engineering
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Computer Engineering
  • Dentistry
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  • Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology
  • Educational Administration and Supervision
  • Engineering, Other
  • Genetics
  • Health and Medical Administrative Services
  • Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies
  • Materials Engineering
  • Materials Sciences
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Medicine
  • Microbiological Sciences and Immunology
  • Neurobiology and Neurosciences
  • Nutrition Sciences
  • Optometry
  • Pharmacology and Toxicology
  • Physics
  • Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences
  • Psychology, General
  • Public Health
  • Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
  • Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
  • Sociology
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods

Applying from India

For a bachelor's degreeApply to the college directly, often through the Common App. Check its own page for tests, English scores, essays and deadlines.Study abroad stage
For a master's degreeApply to the department on the university's own site. Check which Indian degrees, marks and tests the course asks for.Master's abroad guide
The full costTuition plus living, health insurance and travel. The university sends the visa form (I-20) only once you show you can pay.US cost in rupeesScholarships
Check before you pay anyoneYou can apply yourself, without an agent. Agents who say they are “free” are usually paid by the university.How free agents get paid
We haven't checked this university's entry rules and deadlines for Indian students yet.Use its official website for those. Want us to check a course for you? Ask on WhatsApp.

Source: US Department of Education, College Scorecard (ID 100663), checked 19/10/2026. Public US government data.

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