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University of Alabama at Birmingham

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Contact Information Admissions Managers Statistics Joanna Labudek Email: j.s.labudek@bham.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)121 414 4048 Qualifications Natalie Taylor Email: n.l.taylor.1@bham.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)121 414 6723 Accreditation of prior learning (APL) Melissa Thomas Email: m.j.thomas@bham.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)121 414 7543 Criminal Records Bureau disclosures Clare Tolley Email: c.l.tolley@bham.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)121 414 4086 UCAS entry profiles Rachel Williams Email: r.l.williams@bham.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)121 414 2585 Senior Development Officer Elizabeth Sutton Email: e.m.sutton@bham.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)121 414 5491 Project Officer Eimear Donnelly Email: e.s.donnelly@bham.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)121 414 3313 Training Officer Debbie Heath Email: d.c.heath@bham.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)121 414 6674 Administration of Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) applications Nahid Choudhry Email: n.choudhry@bham.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)121 414 3810 Footer Section Admissions, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK Undergraduate Admissions Tel: +44 (0)121 415 8900 Postgraduate Admissions Tel: +44 (0)121 414   5488 Email: admissions@bham.ac.uk Application Dates and Fees Application Deadline: No deadline Application Fee: $35 Fee waiver available for students with financial need: Early Action Offered: Early Decision Offered:

Admissions Criteria

Academic Criteria   Rigor of high school classes   Class rank   Academic GPA   Standardized test scores   Application Essay   Recommendation(s)

Non-Academic Criteria   Interview   Extracurricular activities   Talent/Ability   Character/Personal qualities   First generation   Alumni/ae relation   Geographical residence

State residency   Religious affiliation / Commitment   Racial/Ethnic status   Volunteer work   Work experience   Level of applicant’s interest

Admissions Criteria Key
	= Very Important		= Important		= Considered		= Not Considered

Selectivity Selectivity (% of Applicants Admitted): 85% Yield (% Accepted that Enroll): 46% Male Female Applied 1,388 1,869 Accepted 1,186 1,570 Enrolled 546 731 SAT Scores ACT Scores Percent of Freshman Submitting: 7% 93% Wait List Policy Place students on a waiting list: # of applicants offered a place on waiting list: — # accepting a place on the waiting list: — # of wait-listed students admitted: — % of students admitted from waiting list: — Transfer Admission Accept transfer students: Accept transfers students in: Fall Winter Spring Summer High School Credits Required/recommended high school credits for applicants: Subject Recommended Required English — 4 Foreign Language — 1 Mathematics — 3 Science — 3 Science Lab — 2 Social Studies — 3 Electives — 3 SAT and ACT Policies Use SAT, ACT, or SAT Subject Test scores in admission decisions: Policy for the following tests: SAT or ACT Required ACT only — SAT only — SAT and SAT Subject Tests or ACT — SAT Subject Tests Not used ACT Writing Component Accepted Uses SAT or ACT writing component for: SAT ACT For admission For placement For advising In place of an application essay As a validity check on the application essay No college policy as of now Not using essay component

GPA/Class Rank of Entering Freshmen Average High School GPA of Freshmen: 3.5 Percent of entering freshmen by GPA: GPA % of Freshmen 3.75-4.0 41% 3.5-3.74 18% 3.25-3.49 12% 3.0-3.24 12% 2.5-2.99 13% 2.0-2.49 4% 1.0-1.99 0% 0.0-0.99 0% Percent of entering freshmen by Class Rank: Class Rank % of Freshmen Top 10% 27% Top 25% 52% Top 50% 79% Bottom 25% 4% Bottom 50% 21% Test Scores of Freshman Class SAT Scores 25th Percentile 75th Percentile SAT Math — — SAT Critical Reading — — SAT Writing — — ACT Scores ACT Composite 21 27 ACT Math 21 28 ACT English 18 27 Percent of entering freshmen with the following SAT and ACT scores: Score Range SAT Critical Reading SAT Math SAT Writing 700-800 — — — 600-699 — — — 500-599 — — — 400-499 — — — 300-399 — — — 200-299 — — — Score Range ACT Composite ACT Math ACT English 30-36 9% 8% 20% 24-29 45% 38% 39% 18-23 46% 42% 38% 12-17 0% 12% 3% 6-11 0% 0% 0% 1-5 0% 0%