The University Of Alabama

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

The University of Alabama, a coeducational university in Tuscaloosa, has consistently been ranked among the nation's top 50 public universities by U.S. News and World Report . The school has had a number of USA Today Academic All-Americans in its student body.

Founded in 1831, UA, or "Alabama," as it is also known, is the flagship university of the University of Alabama System and its oldest and largest member. The university offers more than 200 fields of study in several academic divisions, leading to bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees.

UA's academic divisions include:

• Capstone College of Nursing
• College of Arts and Sciences
• College of Communication and Information Sciences
• College of Education
• College of Engineering
• College of Human Environmental Sciences
• Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration
• School of Social Work

Special academic activities include freshmen learning communities, Honors College, international seminars and programs for students with disabilities. Professional programs include law and rural medicine.

UA is known for its diverse athletic teams, collectively called Crimson Tide. The school has won many NCAA championships and is a major force in NCAA sports.

Honoring the memory of Paul William "Bear" Bryant, UA's legendary coach, is a museum named for him on campus. Considered the "winningest coach" in the history of college football, Bryant was national coach of the year three times, SEC coach of the year eight times, and coached six national championship teams.

Distinguished alumni include author-journalist Gay Talese; Mel Allen, the voice of the Yankees; former Postmaster General Winton Blount; Broadway actor Norbert Leo Butz; Hugo Black, the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice; Richard Shelby, current U.S. Senator from Alabama; John Cochran, ABC news reporter; and Joe Namath, football quarterback for the New York Jets. Harper Lee, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of To Kill a Mockingbird, attended the school but did not graduate.

UA's main campus extends across 1,000 acres and is noted for its Greek Revival architectural style. The university recognizes more 45 social Greek letter organizations. There are also several unofficial fraternities and sororities, whose chapters are governed by the Interfraternity Council (IFC), the Panhellenic Association, and the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC).

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in media, family and social work, drama and performing arts, and business and management.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• High faculty salary.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Doctoral/Research Universities, Extensive.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

UA participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 66% of students received financial aid of some sort.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 27,014 in 2009-2010 (25,018 full-time equivalent).

About 46% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 54% of the class.

Undergrads are 81% of enrolled students, graduate students are 17%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 2%.

Students under 25 years old represent 83% of the student body. About 3% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

UA provides on-campus housing for 8,015 of its 25,018 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Southeastern Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 198 male students received the aid (men were 56% of those receiving aid) and 156 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 44% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

UA offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Comprehensive Doctoral (No Medical/Veterinary).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (1,236 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Finance
• Management Information Systems
• Management Science
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Taxation

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (38 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (5 awarded)

• Environmental Science

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (66 awarded)

• Apparel and Textiles

DESIGN (50 awarded)

• Interior Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (52 awarded)

• Dance
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (576 awarded)

• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Educational Statistics and Research Methods
• Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship
• Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Secondary School Administration/Principalship
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

ENGINEERING (305 awarded)

• Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Construction Engineering
• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Engineering Mechanics
• Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Metallurgical Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (529 awarded)

• Family Resource Management Studies
• Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
• Human Development and Family Studies
• Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
• Public Administration
• Social Work

FINE ARTS (78 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Fine Arts and Art Studies
• Fine/Studio Arts

HOSPITALITY (74 awarded)

• Restaurant/Food Services Management

LAW (175 awarded)

• Law (LLB, JD)
• Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (667 awarded)

• African-American/Black Studies
• American/United States Studies/Civilization
• Anthropology
• Creative Writing
• English Language and Literature
• Foreign Languages and Literatures
• Geography
• German Language and Literature
• History
• International Relations and Affairs
• Latin American Studies
• Library Science/Librarianship
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (51 awarded)

• Applied Mathematics
• Mathematical Statistics and Probability
• Mathematics

MEDIA (489 awarded)

• Advertising
• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Journalism
• Mass Communication/Media Studies
• Public Relations/Image Management
• Radio and Television

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (50 awarded)

• Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (71 awarded)

• Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
• Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist

MEDICINE (86 awarded)

• Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences

MUSIC (42 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (197 awarded)

• Nursing Administration (MSN, MS, PhD)
• Nursing
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (70 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Dietetics/Dietitian (RD)
• Health and Physical Education/Fitness
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science
• Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (20 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (230 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science
• Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
• Microbiology
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (85 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (151 awarded)

• Counseling Psychology
• Developmental and Child Psychology
• Educational Psychology
• Psychology