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University of North Alabama

Florence, Alabama·Public, 4-year or above·Southeast·una.edu
6-yr Graduation
55%
+14.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Total enrollment
10,204
peer median 8,625
Avg net price
$11,024
-$3.2k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
5,052
5,052 candidates competed
Admitted
4,411
87.3% acceptance rate
Enrolled
992
22.5% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
55%+14.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
4-year graduation
35%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
55%
Full-time retention
80%

Pell equity

20.0pp gap
Pell recipients
42%
Non-Pell
62%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 20.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 96 Title IV programs, 32 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 64 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
96
Passing
32
33.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

96programs
  • Passing32 · 33.3%
  • No Data64 · 66.7%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
2
Watch
2
Safe
28
No data
64

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

32
Research and Experimental Psychology
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+8.5%
$33,565 vs $30,927
Sociology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+9.3%
$33,810 vs $30,927
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies General
Bachelor Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
+12.6%
$34,810 vs $30,927
Social Work
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+22.4%
$37,853 vs $30,927
Culinary Arts and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Personal And Culinary Services
+25.2%
$38,735 vs $30,927
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
+26.7%
$56,744 vs $44,780
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+27.9%
$39,550 vs $30,927
Parks Recreation Leisure Fitness and Kinesiology Other
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+30.1%
$40,250 vs $30,927

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

29
Social Work
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
75%
$28,210 debt · $37,853 earn
Sociology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
74%
$25,000 debt · $33,810 earn
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies General
Bachelor Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
71%
$24,850 debt · $34,810 earn
Research and Experimental Psychology
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
69%
$23,000 debt · $33,565 earn
Parks Recreation Leisure Fitness and Kinesiology Other
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
65%
$26,000 debt · $40,250 earn
Music
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
61%
$25,375 debt · $41,734 earn
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
58%
$23,310 debt · $40,334 earn
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Other
Bachelor Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
57%
$29,630 debt · $52,044 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1934Next review Jun 2029

Programmatic accreditations · 9

Action history · 24

  1. Apr 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Jan 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Apr 2024Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Dec 2023Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Dec 2023Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$8,309
$30–48k$7,613
$48–75k$11,901
$75–110k$14,907
$110k+$14,273

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$11,024
-$3,190vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs median $14,214
Federal loans
29.6%
In-state tuition
$11,990
Out-of-state
$22,190

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 2,244 students received $12.7M in Pell grants, alongside $33.9M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,244
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$12.7M
$12,664,169 total
Direct Loans
$33.9M
5,011 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

2k
20
2k
21
2k
22
2k
23
2k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$6.3M
1,653 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$7.1M
1,742 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$16.7M
1,249 loan awards
Parent PLUS$3.3M
270 loan awards
Grad PLUS$593K
97 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 1,624 borrowers who entered repayment, 66 (4.0%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
4.0%
+1.7pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,624
Defaulted
66
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
11.6%
2017
12.4%
2018
8.8%
2019
4.0%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at University of North Alabama

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs91
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,868 total completions
01Business
65835.2%
02Education
33217.8%
03Health Professions
31316.8%
04Public Admin
1397.4%
05Parks/Recreation
914.9%
06Multi/Interdisciplinary
784.2%
07Psychology
744.0%
08Visual/Performing Arts
663.5%
09Security/Protective
593.2%
10Social Sciences
583.1%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
10,204
12-mo unduplicated
12,537
Undergraduate
8,855
Graduate
3,682

Gender split

Men
36%4,476
Women
64%8,061

Race / ethnicity composition

White
71.8%
Black
9.5%
Non-resident
6.5%
Hispanic
4.8%
Two or more
4.3%
Asian
2.2%
Unknown
0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
352
210 M · 142 W
Women athletes
40.3%
Athletic aid
$4.6M
Total student aid
Budget
$15.4M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$2.7M
$1.9M
Recruiting expense
$130K
$60K
Head-coach salaries
$112K
$67K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 10

Football
122 M ·
$3.9M
Baseball
41 M ·
$863K
Soccer
· 34 W
$708K
Basketball
16 M · 16 W
$2.9M
Softball
· 30 W
$873K
Cross Country
15 M · 14 W
$333K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
2.03
20 offenses · 9,830 students

3-year trend

2.842 yrs ago2.701 yr ago2.03Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
66
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
36
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
8
Motor vehicle theft
6
Fondling
3
Rape
2
Robbery
1

By location

20total
  • On campus20

Includes 11 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

3
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
8
Stalking
11 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs1916
Liquor368

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Data quality: 1 report was later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
18.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
305

University of North Alabama vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions University of North Alabama selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectUniversity of North Alabama
55%10,204$11,024Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Jacksonville State University
55%77.7%9,955$14,850Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
University of West Alabama
28%42.7%6,820$13,832Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Troy University
49%96.0%13,658$13,869Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Alabama A & M University
24%58.0%7,295$14,559Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Auburn University at Montgomery
33%91.6%5,217$14,596Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Peer group median41%77.7%8,625$14,214

Frequently asked questions about University of North Alabama

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about University of North Alabama.

What is the graduation rate at University of North Alabama?

University of North Alabama reports a 6-year graduation rate of 55% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend University of North Alabama?

University of North Alabama reports a total enrollment of 10,204 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at University of North Alabama?

The average net price at University of North Alabama is $11,024 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at University of North Alabama?

University of North Alabama's yield rate is 22.5%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is University of North Alabama located?

University of North Alabama is located in Florence, Alabama 35632-0001.

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