Community colleges

Herzing University-Birmingham

Birmingham, AL Β· Private Β· 442 undergrads Β· website β†—

This is a regional campus of a university, not a standalone community college. Students here often β€œtransfer” to the main campus, which inflates the rate below relative to a true community college.

Does anyone get out?

The point of starting here is finishing somewhere else. This is how often that happens.

0%

of students transfer to a four-year institution

Completed after transferring
2.3%

had finished a degree by year 2

Still enrolled after transferring
2.4%

still progressing at year 2

What it costs

Household incomeAvg net price / year
Under $30,000$19,913
$30,000 – $48,000$17,909
$48,000 – $75,000$20,097
$75,000 – $110,000β€”
Over $110,000β€”
All incomes (average)$19,651

Sticker tuition and fees: $13,450 in-state β€” before aid, from the same earlier College Scorecard release as the net prices above.

These are averages. For an estimate for your family, use Herzing University-Birmingham's own net price calculator β€” every college that takes federal student aid must publish one.

Net price calculator β†—

Other costs of attendance, 2025–26

The college's own estimate for a full-time undergraduate for the year, before aid, from the October 2026 College Scorecard. It is a newer year than the tuition and net prices above, so don't add the two together.

Housing and meals, off campus (not with family)$9,819
Other expenses, off campus$6,363

Grants and loans for first-year students, 2022–23

What the college reported for its full-time, first-time students (15 of them) in 2022–23; 93% got some kind of aid, loans included. Each average is over the students who received that kind of aid, not over everyone. It is an older year than the 2025–26 costs above.

Type of aidStudents awardedAverage amount
Any grant or scholarshipFederal, state, local and the college's own93%$5,857
Federal Pell GrantNeed-based, from the federal government87%$4,067
The college's own grants and scholarshipsNeed- or merit-based, funded by the college67%$2,565
Federal student loansBorrowed by the student; repaid with interest. No Parent PLUS or private loans60%$8,659

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release); full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates; public domain.

Outcomes

Completion rate
13%

at this college

Students with Pell grants
68%
Earnings @ 10yr
$36,909

after entering

Median debt
$21,500

at graduation

Admission and teaching

SAT/ACT policy
Not considered

Not considered, even if submitted (fall 2024)

Application fee
None

undergraduate, 2023–24

Students per faculty member
14 to 1

undergraduates, fall 2024

Faculty who are full-time
47%

fall 2024

Open admission
No

fall 2024

What the college considers in admission decisions, fall 2023

How the college said it used each item when deciding on first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking applicants for fall 2023. For SAT and ACT scores, see the fall 2024 policy above.

High school GPARequired
High school class rankNot considered
High school recordRequired
Completion of a college-preparatory programNot considered
RecommendationsNot considered
Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g. portfolio)Not considered
English proficiency test (for applicable students)Required
Other test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)Required
Work experienceNot considered
Personal statement or essayNot considered
Legacy statusNot considered
First-time applicants
127

fall 2023

Admitted
120

fall 2023

Enrolled
83

fall 2023, full and part time

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release), fall 2023; open admission from IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 (revised); public domain.

What students study

Health & Nursing90%
Business7%
Computer Science2%
Criminal Justice1%

Earnings and debt by field of study

Median annual earnings of graduates who received federal student aid and were working, not studying: one year after completing (graduates of 2020–21 and 2021–22) and four years after (2017–18 and 2018–19), measured in 2022 and 2023 and shown in 2024 dollars. Median debt is federal Direct and Grad PLUS loans borrowed at this college by 2022–23 and 2023–24 graduates; it leaves out Parent PLUS and private loans. β€œNational” is the median for the same field and credential across all US colleges.

Associate degrees (10)

Field of studyDegrees awarded 2023–24Earnings, 1 yr afterEarnings, 4 yrs afterMedian federal debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing62$77,031$86,632national $80,813$20,000
Health and Medical Administrative Services10$37,692$38,352national $37,073$22,487
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services4$39,999$44,890national $42,269$18,164
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications3$34,984$55,935national $54,971$18,267
Legal Support Services0$42,131$45,714national $44,669$21,000
Criminal Justice and Corrections0β€”$54,084national $46,706β€”
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions0$44,238$57,768national $65,389$17,770
Business Administration, Management and Operations0$43,382$32,081national $48,733$22,962
Accounting and Related Services0β€”$45,333national $47,660β€”
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services0$41,354β€”national $37,587$19,284
Undergraduate certificates (5)
Field of studyDegrees awarded 2023–24Earnings, 1 yr afterEarnings, 4 yrs afterMedian federal debt
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions45$67,967$72,384national $57,584$5,742
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants30$55,596$71,753national $56,073$12,356
Health and Medical Administrative Services14$34,635$37,853national $35,447$9,500
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services8$36,613$36,188national $34,272$8,123
Accounting and Related Services1β€”$32,931national $44,589β€”
Bachelor's degrees (9)
Field of studyDegrees awarded 2023–24Earnings, 1 yr afterEarnings, 4 yrs afterMedian federal debt
Health and Medical Administrative Services9$48,590$51,098national $58,716$36,396
Business Administration, Management and Operations3$54,810$66,379national $68,257$35,046
Legal Support Services1β€”β€”national $53,266$37,500
Criminal Justice and Corrections1$72,135$69,601national $55,378$33,173
Computer Programming0β€”$78,404national $83,439β€”
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management0$55,715$70,624national $85,063$42,410
Homeland Security0$63,588β€”national $70,193β€”
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General0β€”β€”national $61,296$24,304
Accounting and Related Services0β€”$54,345national $76,194β€”
Master's degrees (2)
Field of studyDegrees awarded 2023–24Earnings, 1 yr afterEarnings, 4 yrs afterMedian federal debt
Business Administration, Management and Operations2$59,442$70,854national $103,485$28,878
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing0$106,373$120,338national $120,193$39,192
Graduate certificates (1)
Field of studyDegrees awarded 2023–24Earnings, 1 yr afterEarnings, 4 yrs afterMedian federal debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing0$121,519β€”national $126,911$25,787

A dash means the Department of Education suppressed the figure because too few graduates were measured β€” not zero. 5 more programmes at this college have every figure suppressed and are not listed. These figures are calculated for all 12 campuses that share this college's federal student-aid ID, so a branch campus shows its institution's figures.

Contact and accreditation

Address
280 West Valley Ave, Birmingham, AL 35209
Phone
(205) 916-2800
Institutional accreditor
Higher Learning Commission

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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. College Scorecard, October 2026 release: net price calculator link, mission flags and religious affiliation (2025–26), enrolment shares, test policy, SAT/ACT ranges and student-to-faculty ratio (fall 2024), cost-of-attendance components (2025–26), and earnings and debt by field of study. IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 for the application fee and the IPEDS 2024 directory for the phone number. IPEDS Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release) for admission requirements and first-time applicants, admits and enrolments (fall 2023). IPEDS Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release) for grants and loans to full-time, first-time students. All are U.S. Department of Education data in the public domain. Transfer rate is the share of entrants transferring to a four-year institution; it is published for roughly a third of community colleges, and a blank means unpublished rather than zero. Which specific credits transfer is set by agreements between individual institutions and is not published nationally β€” confirm with both colleges before enrolling.

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