The University of Alabama Student Population

How many students at The University of Alabama?

For the academic year 2024-2025, The University of Alabama has a total enrollment of 40,846 students, including 34,389 undergraduate and 6,457 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 17,368 male students (42.5%) and 23,478 female students (57.5%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 28,204 White students (69%) and 4,887 Black students (12%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 34,389 undergraduate students (84.2%) and 6,457 graduate students (15.8%).
• Class Delivery: 6,289 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 11,899 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Research University (very high research activity) - which average 34,856 - The University of Alabama's body is relatively large.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 17,368 male (42.52%) and 23,478 female (57.48%) students are attending The University of Alabama. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 73.98.

By class level, 34,389 (84.19%) are undergraduate students and 6,457 (15.81%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 43.53% are male and 56.47% are female, while among graduate students, 37.14% are male and 62.86% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 28,204 White, 4,887 Black, and 679 Asian students out of a total of 40,846 are attending at The University of Alabama. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

The University of Alabama is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 50.1% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, The University of Alabama has 1,259 students under 18 years old and 37 students over 65 years old. There are 34,400 students under 25 years old, and 6,446 students over 25 years old out of 40,846 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 1,259 students are younger than 18 and 14 students are older than 65. The University of Alabama has 32,417 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,972 students aged 25 and over.

It has 1,983 graduate students aged under 25 and 4,474 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At The University of Alabama, 6,289 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 11,899 students are enrolled in some online courses.

3,717 students who live in Alabama or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,572 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 34,389 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,212 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 3.52%.863 students have transferred in as full-time status and 349 students transferred in as part-time status.