The Benefits of UAB
What can your friends and family find in our undergraduate programs at UAB? In short, practically anything. Science. Technology. Arts. Business. Engineering. Research. Biomedical Sciences. And frankly, we’re pretty good at what we do. Here are a few facts and figures for you to pass along.
Fast Facts
More than
21,600
enrolled (2022)
12
schools and colleges
220
programs in
43
countries
57
majors and
88
minors
Traditional campus culture in an urban setting
7 residential halls
250+ registered student organizations
18 NCAA Division 1 athletics teams
Top new entrepreneurship program in U.S.
Association for Small Business & Entrepreneurship
1st health-promoting university in the U.S.
International recognition for adoption of the Okanagan Charter
Top 25 NIH funding among all universities
$648M increase in federal research funding in FY21
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
2022 Diversity Champion®
Insight Into Diversity®
2022 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award
Insight Into Diversity®
45% of freshman students are from underrepresented groups
26.5% of students are from other states or other countries
3
Rhodes Scholars
2
Marshall Scholars
49
Fulbright winners
35
Goldwater Scholars
Six undergraduate biomedical degrees shared with the School of Medicine
Bioinformatics
College of Arts and Sciences
Biomedical Engineering
School of Engineering
Cancer Biology
(unique in the United States)
College of Arts and Sciences
Genetics and Genomic Sciences
College of Arts and Sciences
Immunology
College of Arts and Sciences
Neuroscience
College of Arts and Sciences
Undergraduate Research and Service Learning opportunities
Home to innovative online programs that are identical to UAB on-ground degrees
Education Abroad opportunities that align with our international worldview
Cutting-Edge Facilities
Hill Student Center: opened 2016
Collat School of Business: opened 2018
School of Nursing expansion: opened 2018
University Hall (College of Arts and Sciences): opened 2019
Sterne Library remodel: opened 2019
McMahon Hall (231,000 sq. ft. residence hall): opened 2021
Technology Innovation Center: opened 2021
Protective Stadium (home of UAB Football): opened 2021
Coming Soon:
Science and Engineering Building
(College of Arts and Sciences)
Visual and Performing Arts
Renowned arts programs with world-class study, rehearsal, performance, and exhibition facilities—plus proximity to Birmingham-based artists, galleries, museums, dance, and theatre companies. Our graduates go on to careers in film, television, and live theatre.
Studio Art, B.F.A. and B.A.
Art History, B.A.
Music, B.A.
Theatre, B.A.
Musical Theatre, B.F.A.
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