Foster Auditorium and Malone-Hood Plaza today. Lucy Clock Tower is in the foreground.

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Foster Auditorium and Malone-Hood Plaza today. Lucy Clock Tower is in the foreground. credit: Ttownfeen
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Overview
Public
27,750 Undergraduates
80% Admissions Rate
City: Midsize
Public
Region: South
Size: Big
Doctoral
The University of Alabama
739 University Blvd
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
35487-0100
(205) 348-6010
www.ua.edu/

The University of Alabama, a public research university, is one of the top 110 institutions of higher learning in the United States. Located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, the college sits on nearly 2,000 acres of land. The history of the university started in 1818, when the U.S. Congress gave the Alabama Territory permission to start a place for learning. That seminary opened two years later as "The University of the State of Alabama.” It is the flagship school of the University of Alabama system, as well as a sea-grant and space-grant institution. Alumni have been named Rhodes Scholars, Truman Scholars, Boren Scholars and Hollings Scholars. Notable alumni include football player and coach Bear Bryant, the Former Governor of Alabama George Wallace, sportscaster Mel Allen, football player Joe Namath, actress Sela Ward, author Harper Lee and Attorney General of the United States Jeff Sessions. The school’s colors are crimson and white, its mascot is Big Al and its teams are nicknamed the Crimson Tide. Its sports affiliation is NCAA Division I – SEC, and varsity sports offered by the University of Alabama include men’s football, basketball, golf, soccer and tennis, and women’s soccer, golf, basketball, rowing and tennis.

Location

Tuscaloosa is a city in and the seat of Tuscaloosa County in west central Alabama . Located on the Black Warrior River at the Atlantic Seaboard fall line of the Piedmont, it is the fifth-largest city in Alabama, with an estimated population of 100,287 in 2017. Incorporated as a town on December 13, 1819, it was named after Tuskaloosa, the chief of a band of Muskogean-speaking people. More from Wikipedia...

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Students
45%

Men

55%

Women

21

Average Age of Entering Students

810

New Transfer Students

Admissions
80%

Acceptance Rate

20%

Enrollment Yield

1070-1330

SAT Range

39,560

Applicants in 2020

Costs
$20,518

Typical Cost

$31,090

Out-Of-State (published)

$11,620

In-State (published)

85%

Recieve Financial Aid

92%

Have Loans

$16,197

Median Debt

Academics
20 to 1

Student to Faculty Ratio

Doctoral

Highest Degree Offered

"Marketing/Marketing Management

Top Major

Campus Life

Dorm Food:

Standard

Clubs & Extracurriculars:

Important, more than 500 student organizations

Greek Life:

Important, 67 fraternities and sororities on campus

Party Scene:

Notable, known as a party school
Athletics
Football Conference:

Southeastern Conference

Basketball Conference:

Southeastern Conference

Track & Field Conference:

Southeastern Conference

Football Division:

1

Basketball Division:

1

Track Division:

1

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