The University of Alabama at Birmingham is a public research university in Birmingham, Alabama. Developed from an academic extension center established in 1936, the institution became a four-year campus in 1966 and a fully autonomous university in the University of Alabama System in 1969. UAB offers 140 programs of study in 12 academic divisions leading to bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and professional degrees in the social and behavioral sciences, the liberal arts, business, education, engineering, and health-related fields such as medicine, dentistry, optometry, nursing, and public health. In the fall of 2019, 22,080 students from more than 110 countries were enrolled. The UAB Health System, one of the largest academic medical centers in the United States, is affiliated with the university. UAB Hospital sponsors residency programs in medical specialties, including internal medicine, neurology, physical medicine and rehabilitation, surgery, radiology, and anesthesiology.
| Type | Public research university |
| Established | 1969 |
| Parent institution | University of Alabama System |
| Endowment | $537.3+ million |
| President | Ray L. Watts |
| Provost | Pam Benoit |
| Academic staff | 2,605 |
| Students | 22,563 |
| Undergraduates | 13,836 |
| Postgraduates | 8,087 |
| Colors | Green & White & Gold |
| Athletics | NCAA Division I FBS – C-USA |
| Mascot | Blaze the Dragon |
| Affiliations | SACS, Great Cities' Universities, Sea-grant, Space-grant |
关于University of Alabama at Birmingham
Research university developed from an academic extension center that was established in 1936. It became the only R1 research institution in Alabama.
University of Alabama at Birmingham的成就
The school became Alabama's largest employer with more than 53,000 jobs at the university and in the health system.
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