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University of Alabama, The

University of Alabama, The
739 University Blvd
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487

Official telephone: (205) 348-5666
Fax number: (205) 348-9046
Website: https://www.ua.edu/
Screen last updated on: October 2026
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 35,621
Full-time undergraduates: 31,716
Part-time undergraduates: 3,905
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.3% American Indian or Alaskan Native
1.5% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
12.5% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
8.1% Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
69.2% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
4.0% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
1.0% Nonresident Alien
3.4% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 1,026 acres
Nearest major city: Birmingham

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • women's dorms
  • men's dorms
  • special housing for disabled students
Percent of students who live in school housing: 26%
Percent of students who live off campus: 74%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 2500
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Other libraries on campus.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
placement service, health service, women's center
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper, radio station, television station
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
International Student Association; Paws of UA; Delta Gamma; Alpha Gamma Delta; Future Alumni Association

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA Division 1

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's badminton  
Men's baseball  
Men's baseballyes 
Men's basketballyes 
Men's basketball  
Men's bowling  
Men's cheerleadingyes 
Men's cheerleading  
Men's crewyes 
Men's crew  
Men's cross-country runningyes 
Men's cross-country running  
Men's footballyes 
Men's football  
Men's golfyes 
Men's golf  
Men's ice hockey  
Men's lacrosse  
Men's rugby  
Men's soccer  
Men's socceryes 
Men's swimming and diving  
Men's swimming and divingyes 
Men's table tennis  
Men's tennis  
Men's tennisyes 
Men's track and field  
Men's track and fieldyes 
Men's triathlon  
Men's ultimate Frisbee  
Men's volleyball  
Men's water polo  
Men's wrestling  
Women's badminton  
Women's basketball  
Women's bowlingyes 
Women's cheerleading  
Women's crew  
Women's cross-country running  
Women's equestrian sports  
Women's field hockey  
Women's golf  
Women's ice hockey  
Women's lacrosse  
Women's rock climbingyes 
Women's rowingyes 
Women's rugby  
Women's sailingyes 
Women's skiing (cross-country)yes 
Women's skiing (downhill)yes 
Women's soccer  
Women's softball  
Women's swimming and diving  
Women's table tennis  
Women's tennis  
Women's track and field  
Women's triathlon  
Women's ultimate Frisbee  
Women's ultimate Frisbeeyes 
Women's volleyball  
Women's volleyballyes 
Women's water poloyes 
Women's water polo  

Intramural/Recreational sports:
basketball; soccer; softball; tennis; ultimate Frisbee; volleyball

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Birmingham-Shuttlesworth Inter

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 79% within six months of graduation

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