🎓 College profile
Birmingham-Southern College
AL · Private nonprofit · Mid-size city · 3,987 applicants 2023
🎯 Parent/student verdict
MatchSolid match for academically prepared students.
✅ Best for
- Solid academic profile (SAT 1150–1340 · ACT 21–27 middle 50% + typically a 3.7+ unweighted GPA in rigorous coursework)
- Students focused on Business, Management, & Marketing (the school's signature program)
🎯 The reality
- Bottom-quartile academic profile if: SAT below 1150, or ACT below 21, or unweighted GPA below ~3.50 (admitted-class quartiles; GPA floor is a calibrated heuristic where CDS not yet on file)
Verdict is composed from this college's structured data (admit rate, SAT bands, net price by income, Carnegie classification, scholarship grids) using transparent rule thresholds — not a chat-bot's opinion.
🏛️ Institutional snapshot
What kind of college is this?
Source: federal IPEDS Admissions 2023 for scores + admit rate; federal College Scorecard for earnings + outcomes. SAT/ACT bands are the 25th–75th percentile of enrolled submitters.
📚 What students study here
Most popular majors at Birmingham-Southern College
Top 5 fields of study by bachelor's degrees awarded (most recent IPEDS Completions). Use this to see what Birmingham-Southern College actually graduates — not just what it markets.
Source: IPEDS Completions (C2023_a), bachelor's-level first majors aggregated to 2-digit CIP family. Share is of these top 5 only — not all majors.
💼 Top programs by earnings
Highest-earning majors at Birmingham-Southern College
Median earnings 4 years after entry, by major (CIP code). From the federal College Scorecard program-level outcomes.
| Major (CIP) | Credential | Cohort | 1-yr earnings | 4-yr earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | 57 | $40,689 | $65,938 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | 26 | $27,383 | $44,315 |
For full college-vs-major comparison + ROI leaderboards, see /college-outcomes →
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