University of Alabama in Huntsville
Huntsville, Alabama · Public · 6,591 undergraduates · uah.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
63%
of 7,956 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1200 to 1370
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$33,690Est.Estimate
$48,930 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at University of Alabama in Huntsville
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
63% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$35,930
a year in 2027-28, from a $48,930 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1300
Send your score
About 30% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1150, and yours is above it.
Named scholarships you may qualify for (2)
National Merit UAH Platinum Scholarship
Full tuition
You meet the GPA and score minimums. Also needs National Merit Finalist standing.
4 more awards need a higher GPA or score. See every tier
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
- You can type your scores into the application; official reports come later.
Changing for spring 2028: test required.
Source: Test Optional Policy for Admission to UAH · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov20Priority deadline · November 20, 2026Apply by this date for the best chance at admission and scholarships.
- Jul30Other deadline · July 30, 2027
Who gets in
63%
of applicants were admitted: 5,006 of 7,956 for fall 2025.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 8% of them sent SAT scores and 80% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1200 to 1370
Reading and Writing 600 to 690
Math 590 to 690
ACT composite 23 to 31
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160016%
- 1200 to 139959%
- 1000 to 119923%
- 800 to 9990.9%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.83
- 4.055%
- 3.75 to 3.9920%
- 3.50 to 3.7412%
- 3.25 to 3.497.4%
- 3.00 to 3.244.7%
- 2.50 to 2.990.9%
- Below 2.500.3%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$33,690
a year, in state
$48,930
a year, out of state (tuition $26,250)
- Tuition (in state)$11,010
- Fees$1,810
- Food and housing$12,790
- Books and supplies$2,880
- Transportation and other$5,200
University of Alabama in Huntsville published $32,736 in state for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$20,512
- $30,001 to $48,000$19,731
- $48,001 to $75,000$20,383
- $75,001 to $110,000$24,550
- Over $110,000$26,150
Financial aid
67%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$11,121
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
40%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $8,536 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 1-Apr
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
- Aid deadline: 31-Jul
- The last day to send aid forms.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
Saturn V
$22,000 a year
Automatic · Out-of-state students · No separate application
- 4.00+ GPA, 1390+ SAT or 31+ ACT
To keep it: a 2.5 overall college GPA at the end of each spring, stay a full-time student (at least 12 credit hours each fall and spring), and complete 24 credit hours across each fall and spring; you get one year of probation if you fall short.
DetailsAtlas D
$19,000 a year
Automatic · Out-of-state students · No separate application
- 4.00+ GPA, 1330 to 1380 SAT or 29 to 30 ACT
- 3.75 to 3.99 GPA, 1390+ SAT or 31+ ACT
To keep it: a 2.5 overall college GPA at the end of each spring, stay a full-time student (at least 12 credit hours each fall and spring), and complete 24 credit hours across each fall and spring; you get one year of probation if you fall short.
DetailsJupiter C
$13,000 to $16,000 a year
Automatic · Out-of-state students · No separate application
- 4.00+ GPA, No ACT/SAT score submitted, only if you apply without scores$13,000
- 4.00+ GPA, 1060 to 1150 SAT or 21 to 23 ACT$13,000
- 3.75 to 3.99 GPA, 1160 to 1250 SAT or 24 to 26 ACT$13,000
- 3.75 to 3.99 GPA, 1260 to 1320 SAT or 27 to 28 ACT$13,000
- 3.50 to 3.74 GPA, 1330 to 1380 SAT or 29 to 30 ACT$13,000
- 3.00 to 3.49 GPA, 1390+ SAT or 31+ ACT$13,000
- 4.00+ GPA, 1160 to 1250 SAT or 24 to 26 ACT$16,000
- 4.00+ GPA, 1260 to 1320 SAT or 27 to 28 ACT$16,000
- 3.75 to 3.99 GPA, 1330 to 1380 SAT or 29 to 30 ACT$16,000
- 3.50 to 3.74 GPA, 1390+ SAT or 31+ ACT$16,000
To keep it: a 2.5 overall college GPA at the end of each spring, stay a full-time student (at least 12 credit hours each fall and spring), and complete 24 credit hours across each fall and spring; you get one year of probation if you fall short.
DetailsTitan III
$10,000 a year
Automatic · Out-of-state students · No separate application
- 3.75 to 3.99 GPA, No ACT/SAT score submitted, only if you apply without scores
- 3.75 to 3.99 GPA, 1060 to 1150 SAT or 21 to 23 ACT
- 3.50 to 3.74 GPA, 1160 to 1250 SAT or 24 to 26 ACT
- 3.50 to 3.74 GPA, 1260 to 1320 SAT or 27 to 28 ACT
- 3.00 to 3.49 GPA, 1330 to 1380 SAT or 29 to 30 ACT
To keep it: a 2.5 overall college GPA at the end of each spring, stay a full-time student (at least 12 credit hours each fall and spring), and complete 24 credit hours across each fall and spring; you get one year of probation if you fall short.
Details
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Atlas D
$7,000 to $8,500 a year
Automatic · In-state students · No separate application
- 4.00+ GPA, 1260 to 1320 SAT or 27 to 28 ACT$7,000
- 3.75 to 3.99 GPA, 1330 to 1380 SAT or 29 to 30 ACT$7,000
- 3.50 to 3.74 GPA, 1390+ SAT or 31+ ACT$7,000
- 4.00+ GPA, 1330 to 1380 SAT or 29 to 30 ACT$8,500
- 3.75 to 3.99 GPA, 1390+ SAT or 31+ ACT$8,500
To keep it: a 2.5 overall college GPA at the end of each spring, stay a full-time student (at least 12 credit hours each fall and spring), and complete 24 credit hours across each fall and spring; you get one year of probation if you fall short.
DetailsJupiter C
$5,000 to $6,000 a year
Automatic · In-state students · No separate application
- 4.00+ GPA, No ACT/SAT score submitted, only if you apply without scores$5,000
- 3.75 to 3.99 GPA, 1060 to 1150 SAT or 21 to 23 ACT$5,000
- 3.75 to 3.99 GPA, 1160 to 1250 SAT or 24 to 26 ACT$5,000
- 3.50 to 3.74 GPA, 1330 to 1380 SAT or 29 to 30 ACT$5,000
- 4.00+ GPA, 1060 to 1150 SAT or 21 to 23 ACT$6,000
- 4.00+ GPA, 1160 to 1250 SAT or 24 to 26 ACT$6,000
- 3.75 to 3.99 GPA, 1260 to 1320 SAT or 27 to 28 ACT$6,000
To keep it: a 2.5 overall college GPA at the end of each spring, stay a full-time student (at least 12 credit hours each fall and spring), and complete 24 credit hours across each fall and spring; you get one year of probation if you fall short.
DetailsJuno 1
$5,000 a year
Automatic · Out-of-state students · No separate application
- 3.50 to 3.74 GPA, No ACT/SAT score submitted, only if you apply without scores
- 3.50 to 3.74 GPA, 1060 to 1150 SAT or 21 to 23 ACT
- 3.00 to 3.49 GPA, 1160 to 1250 SAT or 24 to 26 ACT
- 3.00 to 3.49 GPA, 1260 to 1320 SAT or 27 to 28 ACT
To keep it: a 2.5 overall college GPA at the end of each spring, stay a full-time student (at least 12 credit hours each fall and spring), and complete 24 credit hours across each fall and spring; you get one year of probation if you fall short.
DetailsTitan III
$3,000 to $4,000 a year
Automatic · In-state students · No separate application
- 3.50 to 3.74 GPA, 1160 to 1250 SAT or 24 to 26 ACT$3,000
- 3.00 to 3.49 GPA, 1330 to 1380 SAT or 29 to 30 ACT$3,000
- 3.75 to 3.99 GPA, No ACT/SAT score submitted, only if you apply without scores$4,000
- 3.50 to 3.74 GPA, 1260 to 1320 SAT or 27 to 28 ACT$4,000
- 3.00 to 3.49 GPA, 1390+ SAT or 31+ ACT$4,000
To keep it: a 2.5 overall college GPA at the end of each spring, stay a full-time student (at least 12 credit hours each fall and spring), and complete 24 credit hours across each fall and spring; you get one year of probation if you fall short.
DetailsJuno 1
$2,000 a year
Automatic · In-state students · No separate application
- 3.50 to 3.74 GPA, No ACT/SAT score submitted, only if you apply without scores
- 3.50 to 3.74 GPA, 1060 to 1150 SAT or 21 to 23 ACT
- 3.00 to 3.49 GPA, 1160 to 1250 SAT or 24 to 26 ACT
- 3.00 to 3.49 GPA, 1260 to 1320 SAT or 27 to 28 ACT
To keep it: a 2.5 overall college GPA at the end of each spring, stay a full-time student (at least 12 credit hours each fall and spring), and complete 24 credit hours across each fall and spring; you get one year of probation if you fall short.
DetailsSaturn V
Full tuition
Automatic · In-state students · No separate application
- 4.00+ GPA, 1390+ SAT or 31+ ACT, award is tuition (yearly value listed as 'Tuition')
To keep it: a 2.5 overall college GPA at the end of each spring, stay a full-time student (at least 12 credit hours each fall and spring), and complete 24 credit hours across each fall and spring; you get one year of probation if you fall short.
DetailsNational Merit UAH Platinum Scholarship
Full tuition
National Merit · No separate application
- National Merit Finalist; admitted to UAH before May 31; UAH listed as college choice by May 31
Deadline: Admitted and list UAH as college choice by May 31.
Details
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AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
32 of 32
Earn credit with a score of 3
27 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $1,100Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | Dept. Review ARS 123 |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | ARH 100 |
| Art History | 4 | 6 | ARH 100, 101 |
| Biology | 3 | 4 | BYS 119, 121 |
| Biology | 4 | 8 | BYS 119, 120, 121, 122 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | MA 171 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 4 | MA 171 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | MA 171, 172 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | CH 101, 105 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 4 | CH 121, 125 |
| Chemistry | 5 | 8 | CH 121, 123, 125, 126 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | PSC 102 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 3 | EGR 101, CS 103 |
| Computer Science Principles | 4 | 3 | CS 102 |
| Drawing | 4 | 3 | Dept. Review |
| Drawing | 5 | 3 | ARS 160 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | EH 101 |
| English Language and Composition | 5 | 6 | EH 101, 102 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | EH 101 |
| English Literature and Composition | 5 | 6 | EH 101, 102 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 4 | AES 103 |
| European History | 3 | 3 | HY 103 |
| European History | 4 | 6 | HY 103, 104 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | WLC 101F, 102F |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | WLC 101F, 102F, 201F |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | WLC 101F, 102F, 201F, 202F |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | WLC 101G, 102G |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | WLC 101G, 102G, 201G |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | WLC 101G, 102G, 201G, 202G |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | AES 110 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECN 142 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECN 143 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 4 | MU 201, 203 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | PH 101 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | PH 102 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | PH 112/115 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | PH 111/114 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PY 101 |
| Research | 5 | 6 | EH 101 & EH 102 |
| Seminar | 3 | 3 | EH 101 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | WLC 101S, 102S |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | WLC 101S, 102S, 201S |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | WLC 101S, 102S, 201S, 202S |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | MA/ST 281 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | PSC 101 |
| United States History | 3 | 3 | HY 221 |
| United States History | 4 | 6 | HY 221, 222 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | HY 103 |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 6 | HY 103, 104 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
62%
Come back for a second year
84%
Typical earnings
$72,098
a year, 10 years after starting here
- University of Alabama in Huntsville$97,093
- All colleges$97,556
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 20 majors here have earnings data.
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