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What Are UAB's Average OAT and GPA?
The fall 2025 entering class at UAB averaged a 3.71 GPA and a 329 OAT Academic Average (319 Total Science).
Last checked Nov 2, 2026.
- Class GPA
- 3.71 Official
- OAT Academic Average
- 329 Official
- OAT Total Science
- 319 Official
- Class size
- 55 seats Official
UAB's class GPA ranks 4th of 25 programs, and its OAT Academic Average ranks 11th of 24 programs that report one. The OAT average is 4 points above the middle program (325), and the GPA is 0.15 above the 3.56 average for accepted applicants nationwide.
Closest OAT averages: New England (NECO) (331) and Southern (SCO) (332).
These are class averages, not cutoffs. Some admitted students sit well below them and many applicants above them are not offered a seat, so use them to see where you land and then read the rest of the file: letters, experience and the interview.
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What Are UAB's Average OAT and GPA?
The fall 2025 entering class at UAB averaged a 3.71 GPA and a 329 OAT Academic Average (319 Total Science).
How does UAB's OAT score compare with other schools?
UAB's class GPA ranks 4th of 25 programs, and its OAT Academic Average ranks 11th of 24 programs that report one. The OAT average is 4 points above the middle program (325), and the GPA is 0.15 above the 3.56 average for accepted applicants nationwide.
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