NSSE was administered electronically in spring 2022 to first-year freshmen and seniors. Of 1,293 total respondents, 645 were first-year students and while 648 were seniors.

UAB student responses on Discussions with Diverse Others were comparable to the top 10% and significantly higher than the top 50% of 2021 and 2022 institutions participating in NSSE.

• Among first-year students, 64% frequently had discussions with people with different political views, 76% frequently had discussions with people from a different economic background, and 81% frequently had discussions with people from a different race or ethnicity.

In 2022, 86% of UAB seniors had participated in one or more High-Impact Practices (HIPs).

• UAB seniors reported significantly higher participation than peers in all HIPs except Study Abroad.

Perceived gains among seniors (how much their experience at UAB contributed to their knowledge, skills, and personal development) grew in multiple areas from 2020 to 2022.

• Working effectively with others increased by 7%.
• Acquiring job- or work-related knowledge and skills increased by 6%.
• Being an informed and active citizen improved by 5%.
• Analyzing numerical and statistical information as well as speaking clearly and effectively each increased by 2%.

Regarding academic challenge, first-year and senior students scored highly on self-reports of courses requiring them to do their best work. Additionally, both first-year students and seniors reported greater institutional emphasis on academics than their counterparts at SACSCOC peer institutions.

UAB students reported a lower frequency of student‐faculty interactions than did faculty (in FSSE 2022). Even so, UAB students gave high ratings for the quality of interactions with faculty.