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University of North Alabama

Florence, Alabama · Small city

#1 best value in Alabama
87.3%
Admit rate
$12,170
Avg net price
55%
Graduation rate
$45,415
Median earnings

University of North Alabama is a public bachelor's-granting institution in Florence, Alabama (small city setting), enrolling 5,811 undergraduates.

PublicMidsize · 5,811 undergradsSmall cityAccessible · 87% admitNCAA Division I-FCS · United Athletic ConferenceCold winters

About Florence, Alabama

Florence is a city in and the county seat of Lauderdale County, Alabama, United States, in the state's northwestern corner. Evidence for human habitation in the Florence area goes back to at least 500 BCE, when the Florence Indian Mound, the largest of its type in the Tennessee Valley, was constructed as an earthwork during the Woodland period. Successive cultures arose after this. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Small city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To the ocean
282 miles
Nearest airport
6 miles to Northwest Alabama (MSL)

How University of North Alabama compares

Selectivity87.3%

More selective than 30% · #19 most selective of 24 in Alabama

Graduation rate55%

Higher than 50% · #10 of 29 in Alabama

First-year retention80%

Higher than 62%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$45,415

Higher than 25% · #13 of 30 in Alabama

Average net price$12,170

Cheaper than 84% · #1 cheapest of 27 in Alabama

Median debt at graduation$22,077

Lower than 59%

Student–faculty ratio18 : 1

Lower than 18%

Undergraduate enrollment5,811

Larger than 80%

Percentiles compare University of North Alabama with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Alabama.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

8,353students
  • Undergraduate5,81170%
  • Graduate2,54230%

Undergraduates by gender

5,811undergrads
  • Women3,49560%
  • Men2,31640%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White69%
  • Black9.2%
  • Hispanic3.0%
  • Asian6.4%
  • Other or multiracial13%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
5,811
Graduate enrollment
2,542
Student–faculty ratio
18 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
24%
First-generation students
36%
Students over 25
11%
Median family income
$39,436
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$82,503
Endowment
$63,919,879

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Admissions

Admission rate
87.3%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$12,120
Out-of-state tuition
$22,320
Room & board
$11,360
Books & supplies
$2,000
Total cost of attendance
$23,786
Average net price
$12,170

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
55%
Graduated on time (4 years)
35%
First-year retention
80%
Transferred to another college
26%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$38,295
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$45,415
Median debt at graduation
$22,077
Students with federal loans
32%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
46%

About 19% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
35%
Low-income (Pell)
40%
First-generation
39%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
2,441
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
42%
Housing charge (year)
$3,600
Meal plan (year)
$4,300
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NCAA Division I-FCS
Football conference
United Athletic Conference
Varsity athletes
358 (212 men · 146 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (10)

Football126
Baseball40
Soccer36
Basketball30
Cross Country28
Softball26
Volleyball20
Beach Volleyball18
Golf17
Tennis17

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
C
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
2.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
31
Property offenses (2022–2024)
31

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 2 campuses (10,204 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

21reported offenses a year
10 violent a year10 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
5.7
Rape
5.3
Motor vehicle theft
4.3
Fondling
4.0
Robbery
0.7
Aggravated assault
0.3
Arson
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$9,741
$30–48k
$10,127
$48–75k
$11,665
$75–110k
$13,903
$110k+
$14,866

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$52,858

$11,665/year × about 4.5 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

91%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$9,853
average award, among those who get one

A meaningful share of freshmen — 91% — get grant money from University of North Alabama itself, averaging $9,853, which softens the sticker price.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 1,106 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$45,415
Typical debt at graduation
$22,077
Debt vs. one year's pay
49%
Out-earn a HS grad
52%

Typical debt would take roughly 4.9 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$43,094
Men
$48,577

Men out-earn women by $5,483 (13%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
89°F
Winter low
31°F
Annual rain
57.6″
Annual snow
0.6″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.03.05.9JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Muscle Shoals 2 N, AL US station (3.3 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.