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Florence, AL · Public · 5,811 undergraduates · urban

University of North Alabama

Less selective

A public-university experience in a distinctive North Alabama river-and-music-region setting.

Campus image / Florence-Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau

Institutional profile

Regionally focused Solid in affordability, and steady in mobility.
Academic Emerging Affordability Solid Career Emerging Mobility Steady Experience Steady
Academic standing Emerging
Affordability Solid
Career outcomes Emerging
Mobility Steady
Student experience Steady
Admission
96.5% admitted

4,398 applicants in the reported year

Price by income
Resident and nonresident prices differ

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Completion
53.8%

$45,415 median earnings 10 years after enrollment

What sets University of North Alabama apart

Academic design

Programs span business, education, nursing and health, arts and sciences, and computing/engineering-related fields, with undergraduate research and applied learning built into many majors.

Campus pattern

The historic Florence campus is residential and walkable, with Division I athletics, Greek life, and a student culture tied closely to the Shoals region.

Defining feature

A public-university experience in a distinctive North Alabama river-and-music-region setting.

Can I get in?

96.5% admitted

Start with academic preparation, then show why this particular academic and campus environment fits you.

Recent applicant pool

4,398

About 96 in every 100 applicants were admitted.

Admission rate 96.5%
Entering class

Record over scores

No score range is published for the entering class, so the transcript, the course rigor, and the required materials carry the file.

Return for a second year78.7%
Finish the degree53.8%

In the season card

Where your GPA sits in the entering class

The full entering-class GPA distribution for University of North Alabama, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.

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What University of North Alabama weighs when it reads a file

See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.

  • Course rigor  
  • GPA  
  • Test scores  
  • Essay  
  • Recommendations  
  • Extracurriculars  
  • Demonstrated interest  
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What moves the application

The evidence that separates a strong file

01

Show preparation for this curriculum

Programs span business, education, nursing and health, arts and sciences, and computing/engineering-related fields, with undergraduate research and applied learning built into many majors.

02

Make the fit specific

A public-university experience in a distinctive North Alabama river-and-music-region setting.

03

Account for the tradeoff

Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.

How to apply

Rounds, route, and required materials

Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and make the school-specific case concrete.

Application routeInstitution application

No application fee recorded

Can I afford it?

Compare annual cost by household income.

Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.

Published annual cost$24,790
Average annual cost after aid, in-state$12,000
Affordability profileSolid

In the season card

Average annual cost by household income at University of North Alabama

Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.

  • $0–30k 
  • $30–48k 
  • $48–75k 
  • $75–110k 
  • $110k+ 
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Is it worth it?

Completion, debt, and earnings

A public-university experience in a distinctive North Alabama river-and-music-region setting.

Complete within 8 years53.8%

Degree completion across the reported entering cohort

Return after year one78.7%

First-year students who return for year two

Median federal debtWhat students owe on the way out

And what that comes to against what they earn.

Median earnings$45,415

Reported 10 years after enrollment

What is campus life like?

University of North Alabama beyond the classroom

The historic Florence campus is residential and walkable, with Division I athletics, Greek life, and a student culture tied closely to the Shoals region.

Academics

A defining academic feature

Programs span business, education, nursing and health, arts and sciences, and computing/engineering-related fields, with undergraduate research and applied learning built into many majors.

Campus setting

What shapes an ordinary week

The historic Florence campus is residential and walkable, with Division I athletics, Greek life, and a student culture tied closely to the Shoals region.

Distinctive edge

What changes the experience

A public-university experience in a distinctive North Alabama river-and-music-region setting.

5,811 undergraduatesSoutheasturban settingPrimarily off-campus housing