Birmingham, Alabama · Public
Dentistry at University of Alabama at Birmingham
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 140 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
1.2% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 1.2%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~140
- Schools with reported signal
- 46
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 88.2%
- Graduation rate
- 64.2%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $18,749/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $74,996
- Median debt
- $22,300
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $54,501/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- C
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 46 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($3,159 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($15,482 below). That combination produces a C value grade and a top 70% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI · 0.8% reported share · $13,138 net A 
University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL · 1.4% reported share · $10,974 net A 
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC · 0.9% reported share · $11,655 net A University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA · 0.5% reported share · $14,091 net A University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO · 2.2% reported share · $11,900 net A 
Harvard University Cambridge, MA · 0.3% reported share · $19,066 net A Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Dentistry accounts for 1.2% of reported programs at University of Alabama at Birmingham, which is bigger than 46% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 140 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
University of Alabama at Birmingham's average net price is $18,749 per year, about $74,996 over four years. That is $3,159 below the $21,908 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $54,501 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $15,482 below the $69,983 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks University of Alabama at Birmingham #32 of 46 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.