Former name | Medical College of Alabama (1859–1966) Birmingham Extension Center (1936–1966) College of General Studies (1966) The University of Alabama in Birmingham (1966–1969) |
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Type | Public research university |
Established | June 16, 1969 |
Parent institution | University of Alabama System |
Accreditation | SACS |
Academic affiliation | |
Endowment | $1 billion [1] |
Budget | $4.34 billion (2021) [2] |
President | Ray L. Watts |
Provost | Pam Benoit |
Academic staff | 3,096 [3] |
Total staff | 24,259 [4] |
Students | 22,563 [5] |
Undergraduates | 13,836 |
Postgraduates | 8,087 |
Location | , , United States 33°30′07″N86°48′28″W / 33.5020°N 86.8079°W |
Campus | Midsize city, 437 acres (1.77 km2) |
Newspaper | The Kaleidoscope |
Colors | Green and white [6] |
Nickname | Blazers |
Sporting affiliations | |
Mascot | Blaze the Dragon |
Website | www |
The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) is a public research university in Birmingham, Alabama. Founded in 1969 and part of the University of Alabama System, UAB has grown to be the state's largest employer, with more than 24,200 faculty and staff and over 53,000 jobs at the university. The university is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". [7]
UAB offers 140 programs of study in 12 academic divisions leading to bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and professional degrees. [8] In the fall of 2020, UAB enrolled 22,563 students from more than 110 countries. [9] The UAB Health System, one of the largest academic medical centers in the United States, is affiliated with UAB.
The UAB athletic teams known as the Blazers compete in 18 varsity-level sports in the NCAA Division 1 American Athletic Conference. [10] Its official varsity colors are green and gold. [11]
In 1936, in response to the rapid growth of the Birmingham metropolitan area and the need for the population to have access to a university education, the University of Alabama established the Birmingham Extension Center. [12] The center operated in an old house in downtown Birmingham at 2131 6th Avenue North and enrolled 116 students. In 1945, UA's newly established four-year School of Medicine moved from Tuscaloosa to Birmingham and took over management of Jefferson and Hillman hospitals. In 1957 enrollment at the extension center stood at 1,856. By 1959, research grants, training grants, and fellowships exceeded $1 million, and ground was broken for a new Children's Hospital.
By the 1960s, it grew apparent that the extension center was becoming a university in its own right. An engineering building was built close to the medical center in 1962. In September 1966, the Extension Center was renamed the College of General Studies and elevated to a full four-year program. That November, the College of General Studies and the School of Medicine were merged into the University of Alabama in Birmingham, with Dr. Joseph Volker as "Vice President for Birmingham Affairs"–reflecting that it was still treated as an offsite department of the main campus in Tuscaloosa. An Advisory Board for UAB was created in 1967. In 1969, the legislature created the University of Alabama System. UAB became one of three four-year institutions within the new system, which also included UA and the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) in Huntsville. Volker became UAB's first president. [12]
UAB is located in the Southside neighborhood of downtown Birmingham, occupying more than 100 city blocks. [13]
UAB is governed by the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama and headed by Chancellor of the University of Alabama. The board is self-nominating and composed of 15 elected members and two ex officio members. Board members are confirmed by the Alabama State Senate. [14]
The president of the University of Alabama at Birmingham and is appointed by the chancellor. The president also chairs the board of the UAB Health System. [15] Richard Marchase was named interim president on August 21, 2012, after the retirement of Carol Garrison. [16] [17] [18] [19] In February 2013, Ray L. Watts became UAB's seventh president. [20]
UAB is composed of one college, nine schools and the Graduate School. These divisions offer 56 bachelor's degree programs, 59 master's degree programs, and 40 doctoral programs. [21]
College/school | Year founded |
College of Arts and Sciences | 2010 |
Collat School of Business | 1971 |
School of Dentistry | 1948 |
School of Education and Human Sciences | 1971 |
School of Engineering | 1971 |
Graduate School | 1969 |
School of Health Professions | 1969 |
Heersink School of Medicine | 1944 |
Honors College | 2011 |
School of Nursing | 1950 |
School of Optometry | 1969 |
School of Public Health | 1981 |
UAB's endowment stood at $711.6 million in 2021. [23] UAB received more than $715 million in research grants and extramural awards for FY 2022. [24]
UAB is a large, four-year research university and is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". [25] UAB has been accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools since 1970, according to the U.S. Department of Education. [26] In the 2016–2017 school year, UAB awarded a total 2,384 bachelor's degrees; 1,795 master's degrees, 33 educational specialist degrees; 125 research doctorates; and 391 professional doctorates. [27]
In fall semester of 2018, the UAB student body consisted of 13,836 undergraduates, 6,933 graduate students and 1,154 professional doctoral students from all 67 Alabama counties, all 50 states and more than 110 foreign countries. [28] The undergraduate student body was 56% non-Hispanic white, 26% Black/African-American, 6% Asian, 5% two or more races, 3% Hispanic, and 3% International. [29]
UAB has more than 3,000 faculty. [30] Eight faculty members from UAB have been elected to the National Institute of Medicine. [31] The student-faculty ratio at UAB is 18:1.
UAB has eight libraries. [32]
Academic rankings | |
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National | |
Forbes [33] | 307 |
U.S. News & World Report [34] | 137 |
Washington Monthly [35] | 196 |
WSJ/College Pulse [36] | 256 |
Global | |
ARWU [37] | 301-400 |
THE [38] | 169 |
U.S. News & World Report [39] | 147 |
In the 2022 U.S. News & World Report rankings, UAB was tied for the 137th best national university and was ranked tied for the 64th best public university. [40]
Race and ethnicity [41] | Total | ||
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White | 55% | ||
Black | 24% | ||
Asian | 7% | ||
Hispanic | 6% | ||
Other [lower-alpha 1] | 6% | ||
Foreign national | 2% | ||
Economic diversity | |||
Low-income [lower-alpha 2] | 37% | ||
Affluent [lower-alpha 3] | 63% |
There are over 300 student organizations on the UAB campus. About six percent of undergraduate men and eight percent of undergraduate women are active in UAB's Greek system. [42] UAB's students also run media outlets, including a weekly newspaper, a radio station, and a semi-annual magazine. [43] The school also has an intramural program. [44]
UAB's athletic teams are known as the Blazers . The school athletic colors are forest green and old gold. [45] The school currently participates in NCAA Division I, as a member of the American Athletic Conference. [46] The men's basketball team, coached by Andy Kennedy, plays in Bartow Arena.
The school started its intercollegiate athletic program in 1978. [47] The program was inaugurated with men's basketball by Gene Bartow. Bartow served as the school's head basketball coach and athletic director for 18 years. Bartow led UAB to the NCAA Tournament seven times. Bartow retired from coaching in 1996. The following year, UAB renamed its basketball venue from UAB Arena to Bartow Arena in his honor.
Professional golfer Graeme McDowell, winner of the 2010 U.S. Open, played for UAB from 1998 to 2002. [48]
In December 2014, the university announced that the programs for football, bowling and rifle were being eliminated at the end of the 2014–2015 academic year, citing soaring operating costs. [49] This decision was later reversed and the programs were reinstated. [50]
The University of Alabama is a public research university in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Established in 1820 and opened to students in 1831, the University of Alabama is the oldest and largest of the public universities in Alabama as well as the University of Alabama System. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity".
The University of Alabama System is a public university system in Alabama that coordinates and oversees three research universities: University of Alabama (UA), University of Alabama at Birmingham, and University of Alabama in Huntsville. These universities enroll more than 70,000 students. The system employs more than 45,000 employees at its three campuses and health system making it one of the largest employers in the state.
Bartow Arena is an 8,508-seat multi-purpose arena in Birmingham, in the U.S. state of Alabama. It is home to the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Blazers men's and women's basketball teams as well as the women's volleyball team. The arena is named after Gene Bartow, the coach who built the school's men's basketball program from scratch over the last quarter of the 20th century. UAB initially played their games at the Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex Arena, now known as Legacy Arena, but moved its games to the on-campus facility beginning with the 1988–89 season.
Bobby Gene Bartow was an American men's college basketball coach. The Browning, Missouri, native coached 36 years at six universities after coaching two high schools in Missouri for six years. In 1972 Bartow coached the Puerto Rico national basketball team in the 1972 Munich Olympic Games.
The UAB Blazers football team represents the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the sport of American football. The Blazers compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and American Athletic Conference. The team is led by head coach Trent Dilfer, who was named the program’s 7th head coach on November 30, 2022. Home games were previously held at Legion Field in Birmingham from the 1991 season to the 2020 season. A new stadium, Protective Stadium, has been the home of the Blazers starting from the 2021 season. The new stadium's capacity is over 47,000.
The UAB Blazers are the varsity intercollegiate athletic programs that represent the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). The school is one of the fourteen member institutions of the American Athletic Conference and participates in Division I of the NCAA. The school's men's basketball team plays in 8,508-seat Bartow Arena. The Blazers' colors are forest green and old gold. The men's basketball program has a long history of success spanning several decades.
Andy Kennedy is an American college basketball coach who is the head coach of the UAB Blazers men's basketball team. He was head men's basketball coach at the University of Mississippi from 2006 to 2018. Kennedy was a player in high school at both Winston Academy and Louisville High School. He was a 1986 Parade All-American and he went on to play for North Carolina State and the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). On March 20, 2020, he was announced as the seventh head coach of UAB.
The UAB Blazers men's basketball team represents the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in NCAA Division I men's college basketball, with the 2023–24 season being the Blazers' first as members of the American Athletic Conference. The Blazers play home games at Bartow Arena and are coached by Andy Kennedy. UAB has appeared 17 times in the NCAA men's basketball tournament and most recently appeared in 2024.
The Battle for the Bones is a sports rivalry between the University of Alabama at Birmingham Blazers and the University of Memphis Tigers. The two NCAA Division I schools compete in various sports, with men's basketball and college football in particular being prominent.
The 2009–10 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Mike Davis's fourth season at UAB. The Blazers competed in Conference USA and played their home games at Bartow Arena. They finished the season 25–9, 11–5 in CUSA play and lost in the quarterfinals of the 2010 Conference USA men's basketball tournament. They were invited to the 2010 National Invitation Tournament and advanced to the quarterfinals before falling to North Carolina.
The 2011–12 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blazers' head coach, Mike Davis, was in his sixth season at UAB. The Blazers, who compete in Conference USA, played their home games at Bartow Arena.
The UAB Blazers men's soccer team is an intercollegiate varsity sports program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. As of the upcoming 2022 season, the college soccer program competes in the NCAA Division I American Athletic Conference.
The UAB Blazers women's basketball team represents the University of Alabama at Birmingham in women's basketball. The school competes in the American Athletic Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Blazers play home basketball games at Bartow Arena in Birmingham, Alabama.
Bill Bradford Clark is a retired American football coach. He was the head football coach at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). He held the position from 2014 season until June 24, 2022, when he retired because of health issues related to his back.
The Auburn–UAB men's basketball rivalry is a men's college basketball rivalry between the Auburn Tigers and the UAB Blazers. Despite its relative youth and a 15-year hiatus from 2000–2014, the rivalry remains one of the fiercest and most competitive in the state of Alabama.
The 2018–19 UAB Blazers women's basketball team represents the University of Alabama at Birmingham during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blazers, led by sixth year head coach Randy Norton, play their home games at the Bartow Arena and are members of Conference USA. They finished the season 26–7, 12–4 in C-USA play to finish in second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the C-USA women's tournament where they lost to Middle Tennessee. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Troy in the first round before losing to Arkansas in the second round.
The 1984–85 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Gene Bartow's 7th season at UAB, and the Blazers played their home games at BJCC Coliseum. They finished the season 25–9, 11–3 in Sun Belt play and lost in the semifinals of the Sun Belt tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 7 seed in the Midwest region. The Blazers defeated Michigan State in the opening round before falling to No. 2 seed and eventual Final Four participant Memphis State in the round of 32, 67–66.
The 2022–23 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represents the University of Alabama at Birmingham during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by third-year head coach Andy Kennedy, and plays their home games at the Bartow Arena in Birmingham, Alabama as a member of Conference USA.
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