University of Alabama in Huntsville
Huntsville, AL301 Sparkman Dr, Huntsville, AL 35899
256-824-6120
The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) is a public research university in Huntsville, Alabama, United States. It is part of the University of Alabama System. UAH was founded in 1950 as Huntsville College, a two-year college. In 1961, the college became a four-year institution and joined the University of Alabama System in 1969.
UAH offers more than 80 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in the arts, humanities, business, nursing, education, sciences, engineering, and computing. The school's research is focused on science and engineering. UAH is a member of the Space Grant Consortium and the National Space Science Technology Center. The school has a cooperative agreement with NASA and is a lead institution in the development of the Marshall Space Flight Center.
UAH is ranked among the nation's "Best National Universities" by U.S. News & World Report and is ranked as a "Top Public School" by The Princeton Review. The university's undergraduate engineering program is ranked 85th among public universities by U.S. News & World Report. The school's graduate engineering program is also ranked among the nation's "Best Graduate Schools" by U.S. News & World Report.
The University of Alabama in Huntsville is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and professional degrees.
Quick Facts
Enrollment: 9999
Acceptance Rate: 77.11%
Type: Public, 4-year or above
Main Website: https://www.uah.edu/
Financial Aid: https://finaid.uah.edu/
Annual Costs
Total Cost In-State On-Campus: $28266
Total Cost Out-State On-Campus: $40662
Return on Investment Rating
The estimated cost for four years as an undergraduate at University of Alabama in Huntsville is $108098.27. This includes the average cost of attendance for four years plus the interest on the average loan over a ten year repayment minus the average of grants and scholarships per student.
We then contrast this figure with average early-career and mid-career average incomes of graduates of four year programs at University of Alabama in Huntsville. For graduates of University of Alabama in Huntsville, we saw an average early-career income of $62200.00 and mid-career income of $112900.00. We then ranked the school's value based on how many years of mid-career income it takes to repay the educational costs.