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Fall Semester

Enrollment by Source (origin)

 

 

Fall 2025 total enrollment is 20,868. 29% are from Jefferson County, 15% from other counties in the Birmingham Metro Area, 30% from other Alabamaq counties, 19% from other U.S. States and Territories, and 8% from other countries

 

Total Fall 2025 Enrollment*

20,868

*Does not include 1,603 full-time advanced professionals

-0.2%

Decrease from Fall 2024

 

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Enrollment by Race

2025

 

Barchart showing Fall 2025 enrollment by IPEDS race/ethnicity. White 9922 or 48%, Black 4943 or 24%, Asian 1765 or 8%, Nonresident Alien 1598 or 8%, Hispanic 1494 or 7%, Multicultural 935 or 4%, Unknown 1%, American Indian or Alaskan Native 28 or 0%, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 11 or 0%.

 

 

Fall

Enrollment by Level

2025

 


Barchart showing Fall 2025 enrollment by student level. Undergraduate 12100 or 58%, Graduate 7379 or 35%, Professional 1389 or 7%.

 

 

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Fall 2025 Enrollment by School and Level

 

Fall 2021 - Fall 2025 Enrollment by Race and Level

Fall Online Enrollment

2025

70.9%
of UAB students enrolled in at least one online class* in Fall 2025

29.2%
of UAB students enrolled in classes online only in Fall 2025

*Includes students enrolled only online

 Line chart showing Fall enrollment for students enrolled exclusively online and those enrolled in at least one online class. The time frame is Fall 2010 to Fall 2025. Fall 2010 had 1,908 students exclusively online and 4,719 in at least one online class. Fall 2025 had 6,090 students exclusively online and 14,805 in at least one online class.

Full-Time Baccalaureate-Seeking Freshmen

Retention and Graduation Rates

2025

 Line chart showing retention and graduation outcomes for first-time, full-time baccalaureate-seeking freshmen by fall cohort from 2013 to 2024 for retention and 2013 to 2021 for graduation rates. First-spring retention started at 94.4% and reached a high of 94.8% for the 2019 cohort, declining to 90.6% for the 2024 cohort. Second-fall retention started at 82.9%, dropped to a low of 78.6% for the 2014 cohort, reached a high of 86.4% percent for the 2019 cohort, and has shown a downward trend to 80.1% for the 2024 cohort. Four‑year graduation rates improve over time, increasing from 40.2% for the fall 2013 cohort to 51.1% for the 2021 cohort. Five‑year graduation rates rise from 58.3% to 63.0%. Six‑year graduation rates increase from 63.3% to a high of 65.9% by 2019, the most recent year. Overall, retention remains stable while graduation rates show gradual long‑term improvement.

 

Chart Notes

The most recent graduation rates for the 2020 FTFTB cohort are preliminary until February 2027.
The most recent graduation rates for the 2021 FTFTB cohort are preliminary until February 2028.
The retention rates for the 2024 FTFTB cohort are preliminary until April 2026.

Cohort1st Spring
Retention Rate		2nd Fall
Retention Rate		4 Year Graduation Rate
(before 5th fall)		5 Year Graduation Rate
(before 6th fall)		6 Year Graduation Rate
(before 7th fall)
Fall 2013 94.4% 82.9% 40.2% 58.3% 63.3%
Fall 2014 91.8% 78.6% 38.2% 56.0% 61.2%
Fall 2015 92.5% 81.6% 42.1% 57.6% 62.4%
Fall 2016 94.0% 84.4% 44.5% 60.69% 64.2%
Fall 2017 93.9% 81.9% 43.3% 58.7% 62.4%
Fall 2018 92.6% 83.1% 43.5% 60.3% 64.2%
Fall 2019 94.8% 84.6% 48.7% 62.6% 65.9%
Fall 2020 93.8% 83.9% 50.7% 63.0% -
Fall 2021 92.5% 82.4% 51.1% - -
Fall 2022 92.9% 82.0% - - -
Fall 2023 90.3% 80.1% - - -
Fall 2024 90.6% 80.1% - - -
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