Enrollment Trends at UAB

2,572

Total Enrollment

676

Men

1,896

Women

The student population at University of Alabama at Birmingham is 20,905 (11,959 undergraduate and 8,946 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 2,572 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at UAB is 57.21% which is increased by 448 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 2,124 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.66 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

5,802 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 56.30% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 21,133 where 20,905 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

57.21% of total students is undergraduate students and 42.79% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 448 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 2,124 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.66 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in UAB than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at University of Alabama at Birmingham since 2015.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-1618,33311,5114,7486,7636,8222,4374,385
2016-1719,535
1,202
12,369
858
5,059
311
7,310
547
7,166
344
2,531
94
4,635
250
2017-1820,902
1,367
13,134
765
5,325
266
7,809
499
7,768
602
2,783
252
4,985
350
2018-1921,923
1,021
13,836
702
5,419
94
8,417
608
8,087
319
2,944
161
5,143
158
2019-2022,080
157
13,8365,356
-63
8,480
63
8,244
157
2,862
-82
5,382
239
2020-2122,563
483
13,878
42
5,314
-42
8,564
84
8,685
441
2,929
67
5,756
374
2021-2222,289
-274
13,547
-331
5,129
-185
8,418
-146
8,742
57
2,982
53
5,760
4
2022-2321,639
-650
13,032
-515
4,884
-245
8,148
-270
8,607
-135
3,019
37
5,588
-172
2023-2421,160
-479
12,382
-650
4,630
-254
7,752
-396
8,778
171
3,173
154
5,605
17
2024-2520,905
-255
11,959
-423
4,417
-213
7,542
-210
8,946
168
3,444
271
5,502
-103
Average21,13312,9485,0287,9208,1852,9105,274
University of Alabama at Birmingham Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 12,948 where 11,959 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of Alabama at Birmingham since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-1611,5118,2973,4214,8763,2141,3271,887
2016-1712,3698,9713,6885,2833,3981,3712,027
2017-1813,1349,6773,9335,7443,4571,3922,065
2018-1913,83610,0423,9886,0543,7941,4312,363
2019-2013,83610,3154,0436,2723,5211,3132,208
2020-2113,87810,4023,9906,4123,4761,3242,152
2021-2213,54710,4013,9436,4583,1461,1861,960
2022-2313,03210,2633,8366,4272,7691,0481,721
2023-2412,3829,8413,6416,2002,5419891,552
2024-2511,9599,5923,5176,0752,3679001,467
Average12,94812,9483,8005,98012,9481,2281,940
University of Alabama at Birmingham Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 8,185 where 8,946 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of Alabama at Birmingham since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-166,8223,5151,4382,0773,3079992,308
2016-177,1663,7201,5162,2043,4461,0152,431
2017-187,7684,0571,6572,4003,7111,1262,585
2018-198,0874,1781,6712,5073,9091,2732,636
2019-208,2444,2871,6502,6373,9571,2122,745
2020-218,6854,4781,6912,7874,2071,2382,969
2021-228,7424,5251,6702,8554,2171,3122,905
2022-238,6074,8171,8502,9673,7901,1692,621
2023-248,7784,9741,9752,9993,8041,1982,606
2024-258,9465,0872,2022,8853,8591,2422,617
Average8,1858,1851,7322,6328,1851,1782,642
University of Alabama at Birmingham Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 48.08% and the percentage of black students is 21.94% at University of Alabama at Birmingham. 8.11% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 6.62% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 62.23% to 48.08%. Asian enrollment grew from 5.50% to 8.11%. Black student enrollment increased from 21.01% to 21.94%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 3.02% to 6.62%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7079 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.5636 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at University of Alabama at Birmingham over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-16481,0093,8515541211,408613
2016-17581,0944,1845931011,871672
2017-18641,1804,435673812,530744
2018-19591,3054,795672612,920828
2019-20471,3804,622977412,836781
2020-21591,4664,7461,050812,966826
2021-22521,5274,7581,092612,317825
2022-23361,5514,5901,1111011,055825
2023-24381,6714,5881,2791210,325881
2024-25281,6954,5861,3841210,052896
Average491,3884,516939911,828789
University of Alabama at Birmingham Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

5,802 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 28% of total students. The number of online students has increased 56.30% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of Alabama at Birmingham from 2015 to 2025.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-1618,3333,7128,6595,962
2016-1719,5354,4285,8739,234
2017-1820,9024,9176,4929,493
2018-1921,9235,6036,9359,385
2019-2022,0805,7367,2659,079
2020-2122,5636,3468,4307,787
2021-2222,2896,4608,2027,627
2022-2321,6395,9848,6876,968
2023-2421,1605,8078,8076,546
2024-2520,9055,8028,6656,438
Average21,1335,4807,8027,852

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