Herzing University-Birmingham
Private College in Birmingham, AL. Six-year graduation rate 25%. Median 10-year earnings $36,909.
Ten-year median earnings of $36,909 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. Completion is the weak point: 25% graduate within six years. Graduates carry a median of $21,500 in debt — in line with the national norm.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Graduation rate 25% — below national average
Admissions
With an acceptance rate of 93%, Herzing University-Birmingham takes nearly everyone who applies. Only 89 students applied, so treat these rates as directional — small pools swing sharply between cycles. 70% of admitted students actually enroll, which is a high yield by national standards.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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A six-year graduation rate of 25% means finishing is closer to the exception than the rule. First-year retention is 67% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. That gap between coming back and finishing is where this school loses people — after the first year, not during it. The 14:1 student-faculty ratio is small enough that seminar-sized classes are the norm. As a private nonprofit four-year college, the relevant comparison is other four-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 445 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price after grant aid is $19,631 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. Net price varies modestly by income — $19,913 at $0–30k against $20,097 at $48–75k — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Grant aid is widespread — 92% of students receive it, averaging $5,399. 80% of students borrow federally, so debt is the norm rather than the exception.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 19 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $19,913 |
| $30–48k | $17,909 |
| $48–75k | $20,097 |
| $75–110k | — |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 358 of these 445 students, totalling $2,616,210 — an average of $7,308 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Jefferson County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)