Financial Aid at UAB

[Last update: December 11, 2025]

9,053 students (73% of total 12,382 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). The average amount of the aid awarded is $10,950.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 95% of total 2,057 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $11,025.

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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At University of Alabama at Birmingham, 9,053 undergraduate students (73% of total 12,382 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $10,950.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - UAB
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship9,05373% $99,134,399$10,950
Pell Grants4,21234% $28,795,701$6,837
Federal Student Loan4,98640% $33,869,505$6,793

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

1,946 beginning undergraduate students (95% of total 2,057 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at University of Alabama at Birmingham. The average amount of aid received is $11,025.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - UAB
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid1,94695% --
Grants or Scholarships1,85190%$20,406,393$11,025
Federal Grants87042%$6,129,537$7,045
Pell Grants87042%$5,977,015$6,870
Other Federal Grants1146%$152,522$1,338
State/Local Grants5-$4,600$920
Institutional Grants1,56376%$14,272,256$9,131
Student Loan Aid1,06352%$7,172,314$6,747
Federal Student Loans1,05351%$5,420,768$5,148
Other Student Loans1266%$1,751,546$13,901

Grants and Scholarship Aid By Income Level (Paying In-State Tuition)

The following table shows the number of students awarded and the average grants / scholarship aid amount by income level for the academic year 2023-2024 at University of Alabama at Birmingham.

The sources of grants and scholarship aid are the federal government, state/local government, or the institution. For the statistics, only students who paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate are considered.

Grants of Scholarship Aid Statistics By Income Level
Income LevelNumber of StudentsNumber of Students AwardedTotal Amount Aid Awarded Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level1,2601,217$12,724,450$10,099
0-30,000410410$5,333,964$13,010
30,001-48,000210209$2,509,572$11,950
48,001-75,000216214$2,055,503$9,516
75,001-110,000168149$1,161,418$6,913
110,001 or more256235$1,663,993$6,500

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