Birmingham Southern College
Profile
Size
1 / 10Cost
7 / 10Selectivity
7 / 10-
Team Conference
Southern Athletic (SAA)
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College Type
4-year, Private non-profit
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Campus Type
City: Medium
Student Body
Gender
- Male
- Female
Enrollment
- Full Time
- Part Time
Geography
- In-State
- Out-of-state
- Foreign
- Other
Ethnicity
- White
- Black
- Asian
- Latino
- Foreign
- Other
Other includes American Indian, Native Alaskan, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, two or more races and unknown race / ethnicity.
Team Road Trips
Birmingham Southern University is centralized in Alabama. Their road games have consisted of traveling to Mississippi, Arkansas, North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.
Recruit Commits
2018 | |||
Hometown |
Position(s) | ||
Reanna McNair | Hendersonville, TN | Goal | |
Natalie Santiago | Pensacola, FL | Mid | |
Lizzie Lavangie | Rome, GA | Mid | |
Kendal Vick | Madison, AL | Att | |
Samantha Garcia | Birmingham, AL | Goal | |
Kathleen Napier | Burlingame, CA | Mid | |
2017 | |||
Hometown |
Position(s) | ||
Ryanne Ritter | AL | Att | |
Rachel Fahad | St. Petersburg, FL | Mid | |
Mari Clair Harmon | Houston, TX | Att | |
2015 | |||
Hometown |
Position(s) | ||
Alyssa Gentzyel | Manassas, VA | Mid | |
Katie Gleeson | Franklin, TN | Mid, Def | |
Alex Scierka | Roswell, GA | Att | |
Jennifer McCarthy | Ellicott City, MD | Def |
Events By Birmingham Southern College Coaches
Location
Team Videos
Where Grads Live
- Birmingham Alabama Area
- Greater Atlanta Area
- Greater Nashville Area
- Huntsville Alabama Area
- Washington D.C. Metro Area
- Mobile Alabama Area
- Greater New York City Area
- Montgomery Alabama Area
- Tuscaloosa Alabama Area
- Dallas/Fort Worth Area
- Greater Chicago Area
- Greater Los Angeles Area
- Houston Texas Area
- Greater Boston Area
- San Francisco Bay Area
Where Grads Work
- Regions Financial Corporation
- The University of Alabama at Birmingham
- BBVA Compass
- AT&T
- The University of Alabama
- Wells Fargo
- US Army
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama
- Deloitte
- Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
- HealthSouth
- Samford University
- Southern Company
- IBM
- EY
What Grads Do
- Sales
- Education
- Entrepreneurship
- Finance
- Operations
- Legal
- Media and Communication
- Arts and Design
- Information Technology
- Healthcare Services
- Community and Social Services
- Consulting
- Accounting
- Marketing
- Administrative
Niche Grades
Overall Experience

Student Life

Professor Rating

Academics

Athletics

Campus

Academics
Test Scores
This range represents the middle half of incoming freshman from the 25th to 75th percentile. The writing component is now optional and no longer reported. Historical writing ranges: 490 - 583 for SAT
This distribution represents incoming freshman test scores and GPA on 4.0 scale.
Admissions
Total |
Male | Female | |
Applicants | 3,384 | 1,420 | 1,964 |
% Admitted | 54% | 59% | 50% |
% Admits That Enroll | 18% | 20% | 17% |
Incoming Freshman Average GPA | 3.48 |
Admission Considerations
Required | Rec. | |
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High School GPA | ||
High School Rank | ||
High School Transcript | ||
College Prep Classes | ||
Recommendations | ||
Demonstrate Competencies | ||
Admission Test Scores | ||
Other Tests (Wonderlic, etc.) | ||
TOEFL (English proficiency) |

Majors / Programs
Degrees offered by popularity. Type = Bachelor.

Financial
Net Price
Average net price = sticker price - financial aid.
$23,452
Average net price by income for incoming freshman receiving financial aid.
Net price for all students (private non-profit and for profit institutions).
Sticker Price
Sticker price = estimated total cost of attendance.
Undergraduate | ||
On Campus | ||
Tuition & Fees | $18,238 | |
Books & Supplies | $1,260 | |
Cost of Living | $12,402 | |
Personal Expenses | $3,190 | |
Sticker Price | $35,090 |
Personal expenses includes laundry, transportation, entertainment and furnishings.
Financial Aid
97% of full-time, incoming freshman receive financial aid.
Receiving Aid % | Avg. Aid Amount | |
Type of Aid | ||
Grant or Scholarship | 97% | $9,176 |
Federal Grants | 27% | $5,092 |
Pell Grants | 27% | $4,705 |
Other Federal | 11% | $922 |
State & Local Grants | 55% | $1,132 |
Institutional Grants | 96% | $7,175 |
Student Loans | 55% | $7,499 |
Federal Loans | 55% | $5,633 |
Other Loans | 9% | $12,193 |
All financials shown for full-time, incoming freshman.
Total Amount | Per Student | |
Endowment | ||
Financial Assets | $56.7 Million | $44,717 |
Value of endowment assets at fiscal year end.
Debt
Total federal debt after graduation for undergrad borrowers: $26,045.
Total cumulative student debt by percentile.
Total Principal | Monthly Payment | |
10 Year Repayment | $19,500 | $277 |
Most student loans have a grace period before repayment begins.
3 Year Avg. Default Rate: 5.0%
Avg. rate for colleges with lacrosse is 5.1%.
Total federal debt excludes private student loans and parent PLUS loans. Cumulative debt cohort includes 455 students.
Salary
Earnings 10 years after enrollment: $46,700
Earnings of former students working by percentile.
Earnings of former students who received federal financial aid. Figures shown are median.
Payback
How long until this college investment pays off: 5.77 years.
Median debt and foregone earnings divided by median earnings. Foregone earnings assumes 4 years to graduation; at this school, 61% of students graduate on time.
Team Social
Campus Safety
On Campus |
In Res. Halls |
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Criminal Offenses |
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Murder | - | - |
Negligent Manslaughter | - | - |
Rape | 3 | 3 |
Fondling | 2 | 2 |
Incest | - | - |
Statutory Rape | - | - |
Robbery | - | - |
Aggravated Assault | - | - |
Burglary | 2 | 2 |
Motor Vehicle Theft | - | - |
Arson | - | - |
In Residence Halls are a subset of On Campus statistics. Murder includes non-negligent manslaughter.
The crime data reported by the institutions have not been subjected to independent verification by the U.S. Department of Education. Therefore, the Department cannot vouch for the accuracy of the data reported here. Statistics represent 3-year average data.
Data from The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education.
Carnegie Classifications
Category |
Classification |
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Basic Classification | Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus |
Undergrad Instruction | Arts & sciences plus professions, no graduate coexistence |
Graduate Instruction | Not classified (Exclusively Undergraduate) |
Enrollment Profile | Exclusively undergraduate four-year |
Undergrad Profile | Four-year, full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in |
Size and Setting | Four-year, small, highly residential |
Carnegie classifications provide a framework for evaluating comparable schools.