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The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

https://www.ua.edu

#229 National Colleges

82.68% Admission Rate
Least Selective

31,900 Undergraduates Enrolled

  • Public
  • Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
  • Four-year, full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
  • Four-year, large, primarily residential
The University of Alabama (informally known as Alabama, UA, or Bama) is a public research university in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Established in 1820 and opened to students in 1831, the University of Alabama is the oldest and largest of the public universities in Alabama as well as the flagship of the University of Alabama System.

The university offers programs of study in 13 academic divisions leading to bachelor's, master's, education specialist, and doctoral degrees. The only publicly supported law school in the state is at UA. Other academic programs unavailable elsewhere in Alabama include doctoral programs in anthropology, communication and information sciences, metallurgical engineering, music, Romance languages, and social work.

As one of the first public universities established in the early 19th century southwestern frontier of the United States, the University of Alabama has left a cultural imprint on the state, region and nation over the past two centuries. The school was a center of activity during the American Civil War and the Civil Rights Movement. The University of Alabama varsity football program (nicknamed the Crimson Tide), which was inaugurated in 1892, ranks as one of the ten winningest programs in US history. In a 1913 speech then-president George H. Denny extolled the university as the "capstone of the public school system in the state [of Alabama]", lending the university its current nickname, The Capstone. In addition, university alumni and faculty include 59 Goldwater Scholars, 15 Rhodes Scholars, 16 Truman Scholars, 36 Hollings Scholars, and 16 Boren Scholars.

"University of Alabama." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 15 February 2022, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Alabama.
Location

City
Tuscaloosa, Alabama

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Locale
City: Midsize (population of at least 100,000 but less than 250,000)

Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)

Academics

Predominant Degree Awarded
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

Highest Degree Awarded
Graduate degree

Most Popular Fields

Field % Students
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services 28.2%
Engineering 13.0%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs 10.6%
Health Professions And Related Programs 8.5%
Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences 7.6%
Education 6.2%
Psychology 4.0%
Social Sciences 3.9%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences 3.2%
Visual And Performing Arts 2.9%
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting And Related Protective Services 2.7%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 1.7%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services 1.3%
History 1.2%
Mathematics And Statistics 1.1%
Physical Sciences 1.0%
English Language And Literature/Letters 0.9%
Public Administration And Social Service Professions 0.7%
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics 0.5%
Natural Resources And Conservation 0.4%
Philosophy And Religious Studies 0.2%
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies 0.2%

Cost

In State Tuition
$10,780.00

Out of State Tuition
$30,250.00

Percentage Students Receiving Aid
38.02%

Average Net Cost After Aid
$22,597.00

Admissions

SAT Scores

1261 Composite Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 680 605 530
Verbal 660 605 550

ACT Scores

27 Cumulative Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 29 25 21
English 33 28 23