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University of Alabama at Birmingham 2025 Best Colleges Ranking Media Kit

College Factual has released it’s Best Colleges Rankings for 2025 and University of Alabama at Birmingham has received a top ranking. You can read more about this year’s release or keep reading for details on how UAB did in this year’s report.

This page was created to give you an overview of how UAB fared in College Factual’s Best Colleges Rankings.

2025 Ranking Overview

Nationwide Ranking

UAB placed #299 out of 2,152 schools analyzed in the 2025 Best Colleges Ranking. This puts University of Alabama at Birmingham among the top of higher education institutions in the country for students!

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Alabama Ranking

UAB placed #4 out of 42 in College Factual’s Best Colleges Ranking. This ranks it in the top of schools in the United States for students in the state of Alabama! See the Best Colleges in Alabama ranking

This report features highlighted rankings from the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Rankings by Major

In addition to the top overall ranking, UAB has been ranked for quality bachelor’s degree programs:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Percentile
Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8	256	96.9%
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	138	1,055	86.9%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	103	883	88.3%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	153	933	83.6%
Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	33	257	87.2%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	141	816	82.7%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	128	925	86.2%
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama	1	15	93.3%
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama	1	3	66.7%
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	189	959	80.3%
Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama	1	5	80.0%
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama	1	4	75.0%
Best Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama	1	4	75.0%
Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama	1	3	66.7%
Best Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	27	129	79.1%
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	18	301	94.0%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	239	1,150	79.2%
Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	2	70	97.1%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama	2	15	86.7%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	312	1,187	73.7%
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	168	694	75.8%
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama	2	10	80.0%
Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	5	68	92.7%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama	2	17	88.2%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	27	227	88.1%
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama	2	14	85.7%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	31	249	87.6%
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	165	630	73.8%
Best Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	4	37	89.2%
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama	2	12	83.3%
Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	150	558	73.1%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama	3	15	80.0%
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	202	654	69.1%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	21	225	90.7%
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	158	506	68.8%
Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	65	231	71.9%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	52	349	85.1%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama	4	20	80.0%
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	32	266	88.0%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	29	231	87.5%
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	162	535	69.7%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	43	323	86.7%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama	4	23	82.6%
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama	3	15	80.0%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama	3	15	80.0%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama	3	11	72.7%
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	31	164	81.1%
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama	2	7	71.4%
Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama	3	12	75.0%
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama	3	12	75.0%
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	29	154	81.2%
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	30	159	81.1%
Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama	3	10	70.0%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	39	156	75.0%
Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	29	135	78.5%
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	51	189	73.0%
Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	14	56	75.0%
Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama	4	12	66.7%
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	28	103	72.8%
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	26	90	71.1%
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	50	174	71.3%

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