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The real 4-year cost of University of Alabama at Birmingham

Over the 15 years from 2008 to 2023, published tuition and required fees at University of Alabama at Birmingham went from $4,664 to $8,832, an average of 1.8% a year.

Read with care: this school's history shows a tuition freeze or guarantee, so a smooth projection may not hold.

20082027: history and projection

Published tuition + feesProjected at recent growth rate

If you pay full sticker

Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.

Year 1$9,322
Year 2$9,492
Year 3$9,665
Year 4$9,840
4-year total$38,319

Two aid scenarios

4-year out-of-pocket total.

$10,000/yr flat scholarship
$0
Flat aid doesn't grow, so it covers less each year.
50%-of-tuition scholarship
$19,160
Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.

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