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Birmingham, Southern College is a private liberal arts college located in Birmingham, Alabama. Birmingham-Southern College is moderately inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Birmingham-Southern College is in the top 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $50,775 10 years after enrolling, 5th in Alabama, and in the top 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Birmingham-Southern College bachelor students earn 3% less than the national average. Birmingham-Southern College is ranked 2nd in Alabama.
Birmingham, Southern College’s median net annual cost of $19,808 and average years to graduate of 4.3 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 2 programs at Birmingham-Southern College sorted by number of graduates - Business Administration, Psychology - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$19,808
Average years to graduate
4.3
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.3 years. 69% of all students graduate within 8 years. The graduation rate at Birmingham-Southern College is 17% higher than the state average, and 1% above the average for all liberal arts colleges in the country.
At Birmingham-Southern College, Pell Grant recipients represent 22% of the measured graduating class, 13% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Birmingham-Southern College graduates within 4.4 years.
Birmingham-Southern College is in the bottom 25% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Birmingham, Southern College’s economic mobility score of 10.27 is calculated by adjusting the 3.96 economic score of lower-income students by the 22% pell grant recipients within the student body. Birmingham-Southern College’s EMS of 10.27 ranks in the bottom 50% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 50%
The average Title IV recipient at Birmingham, Southern College pays $19,808 a year, $16,022 less than the $35,830 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $19,808
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Birmingham-Southern College, 97% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $19,808 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 81% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $4,063. This is 27% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$3,074
Pell grants
$5,116
State grants
$1,072
Institutional grants
$9,020
Birmingham, Southern College's moderately inclusive admissions are indicated by their 66% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 2,461 applicants, of which 1,622 were admitted and 244 enrolled. Birmingham-Southern College doesn't have a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed after a hard admissions deadline.
Full time
100%
83%
Female
52%
59%
First time
91%
59%
In-state
61%
68%
1st generation
17%
35%
White
77%
52%
Black
14%
14%
Hispanic
5%
15%
Asian
2%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
2%
12%