2021 Student Population

A total of 22,563 students have enrolled at University of Alabama at Birmingham - 13,878 undergraduate and 8,685 graduate.
By gender, 8,243 male and 14,320 female students are attending the school. By attendance status, there are 14,880 full-time students and 7,683 part-time students.
The number of students at University of Alabama at Birmingham is very large compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Alabama.
University of Alabama at Birmingham offers online degree/certificate programs and 6,346 students enrolled in online programs.

Enrollment Chart

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 8,243 male and 14,320 female students attending the school. The male-to-female ratio is 0.58 to 1 and the ratio is very lower (more women students at the school) (the average male-to-female ratio over all U.S. colleges is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status.

Gender Distribution Table

UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total13,87810,4023,476
Men5,3143,9901,324
Women8,5646,4122,152
Population by Gender/Attending Status at
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total8,6854,4784,207
Men2,9291,6911,238
Women5,7562,7872,969

Gedner Distribution Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 12,966 White students (57.47%) and 4,746 Black or African American students (21.03%) at University of Alabama at Birmingham(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Table

UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of Alabama at Birmingham
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native33726
Asian967412555
Black or African American3,3211,0672,254
Hispanic835315520
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander633
White7,5953,0244,571
Two or More Races646226420
Race/Ethnicity Unknown874443
Total 13,8785,3148,564
Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of Alabama at Birmingham
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native261016
Asian499184315
Black or African American1,4253611,064
Hispanic21576139
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander202
White5,3711,7353,636
Two or More Races18063117
Race/Ethnicity Unknown27199172
Total 8,6852,9295,756

Race/Ethnicity Distribution Chart

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 13,516 students whose age under twenty five and 4,698 students whose age is over thirty years old at University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Especially, 174 students are younger than eighteen and 25 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Enrollment by Student Age Table

UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at University of Alabama at Birmingham
TotalMenWomen
Total13,878 5,3148,564
Under 18174 57117
18-194,173 1,4932,680
20-214,409 1,6442,765
22-242,424 1,1091,315
25-291,249 528721
30-34585 217368
35-39314 109205
40-49381 116265
50-64161 36125
65 and over8 53
Total 13,878 5,3148,564
Population by Student Age at University of Alabama at Birmingham
TotalMenWomen
Total8,685 2,9295,756
20-2149 1633
22-242,287 7461,541
25-293,100 1,0432,057
30-341,268 475793
35-39729 241488
40-49869 278591
50-64366 123243
65 and over17 710
Total 8,685 2,9295,756

Student Age Distribution Chart

Online Student Population

At University of Alabama at Birmingham, 14,776 students (65.49% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 6,346 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 4,261 students live in Alabama where University of Alabama at Birmingham is located in and 2,030 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Enrollment Table

Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total22,56313,8788,685
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes6,3462,5413,805
Enrolled Some in Online Classes8,4307,2001,230
Not Enrolled in Online Classes7,7874,1373,650
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)6,3462,5413,805
Alabama Residents4,2612,1552,106
Other State in U.S.2,0303571,673
Outside of U.S.404
Unknown512922

Online Enrollment Chart