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Alabama at Birmingham Financial Aid

Number Received Financial Aid (All Undergraduate) 9,696
Percent Received Financial Aid(All Undergraduate) 74%
Average Aid Amount $10,514
Number Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 2,107
Percent Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 97%

Financial Aid Information at Alabama at Birmingham

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 9,696 students (74% of undergraduate students) received one or more financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or student loans. The average financial aid amount is $10,514. For freshmen (Full-time, first-time degree-seeking undergraduate students), 2,107 students (97% of enrolled students) received financial aid.
The 2025 undergraduate tuition & fees at University of Alabama at Birmingham is $9,098 for Alabama residents and $22,562 for out-of-state students, for reference.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 9,696 students (74% of all students) have received grants or scholarships and the average received aid amount is $10,514. It includes federal, state, local, institutional, or other sources of grant aid.
The following table describes the financial aid statistics by aid types at University of Alabama at Birmingham for all undergraduate students.
Undergraduate Student Financial Aid at University of Alabama at Birmingham
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Federal, state, local, institutional or other grant aid9,69674%$10,514
Pell Grants4,32433%$6,135
Federal Student Loans5,33941%$6,788

Beginning Students Financial Aid

a total of 2,107 beginning students (97% of all freshmen) have received any financial aid and 2,101 students (97% of all freshmen) awarded any student loans. The headcount includes the number of full-time, first-time degree-seeking beginning undergraduate students.
The below table shows the number and amount by the source of financial aid at University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Beginning Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid at University of Alabama at Birmingham
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Student Financial Aid2,10797%-
Grants or Scholarship from All Sources2,05995%$11,333
Federal Grants89141%$6,264
Pell Grants89141%$5,988
Other Federal Grants1778%$1,388
State/Local Grants954%$825
Institutional Grants1,91588%$9,230
Student Loans1,10651%$6,575
Federal Student Loans1,08750%$5,121
Other Student Loans1246%$13,757

Students Headcount by Living Status

For academic year 2023-2024, total 1,779 full-time beginning students have enrolled and attended University of Alabama at Birmingham. Among them, 1,522 students have lived on campus and 70 students lived off campus (without family). The following table shows the students count by living status and years.
Student Headcount by Living Location/Setting at University of Alabama at Birmingham
Living Status202120222023
Living On-Campus1,3251,5351,522
Living Off-Campus with Family142183145
Living Off-Campus without Family565470

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

The following table shows number of students who paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate and were awarded any grant/scholarship by income level for academic year 2023-2024 . The sources of grants and scholarship aid are the federal government, state/local government, or the institution.
Grants of Scholarship Aid Statistics By Income Level at University of Alabama at Birmingham
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