Undergraduate Learning Metrics
Institutional scorecards are an important way to gauge progress toward goals and objectives. UAB began using scorecards in 2002 and the scorecards on this site correlate to UAB's institutional goals through 2015.See Undergraduate Learning Definitions
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Code
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Metric
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2010 Actual
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2011 Goal
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2011 Actual
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2012 Goal
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2013 Goal
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2014 Goal
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2015 Goal
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 U-1 |
Enrollment
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11,028
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11,334
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11,128
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11,836
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12,372
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12,953
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13,579
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U-2 |
Number of Entering Freshmen
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1,571
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1,647
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1,605
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1,707
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1,768
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1,832
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1,898
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U-3 |
Number of Entering Transfer Students
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1,276
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1,155
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1,271
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1,213
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1,273
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1,337
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1,404
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U-4 |
Number of International Students
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209
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270
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188
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292
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315
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340
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367
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U-5 |
Percentage Minority Enrollment
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34.0
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35.0
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35.7
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35.0
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35.0
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35.0
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35.0
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|
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U-6 |
Minority Enrollment
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3,752
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3,967
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3,973
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4,143
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4,330
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4,534
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4,753
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U-7 |
Average ACT of Entering Freshmen
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24.3
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24.5
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24.5
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24.5
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24.5
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24.5
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24.5
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U-8 |
Percentage of Students Satisfied with Campus Life
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76.6
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80.0
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84.9
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80.5
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81.0
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81.5
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82.0
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| U-9
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Number of Students Participating in Internships, Co-op, Student Teaching, Clinical Activities, Research, Service Learning, and Study Away
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4,254 | 4,388 | 4,425 | 4,654 | 4,961 | 5,306 | 5,709 | |
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U-10 |
Number of Students Participating in Honors Programs
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839
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935
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979
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970
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1,005
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1,040
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1,075
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|
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U-11 |
Number of Students Receiving National Honors
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27
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*
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21
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*
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*
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*
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*
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U-12 |
Percentage of Courses Utilized in Blackboard
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40%
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47%
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41%
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54%
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61%
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68%
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75%
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|
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U-13 |
Number of Freshman Learning Communities
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26
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28
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18
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31
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33
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37
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39
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|
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U-14 |
Number of Freshmen Participating in Learning Communities
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828
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725
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401
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775
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850
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925
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1,075
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U-15 |
Retention Rate (to second year)
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80.0%
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84.0%
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78.8%
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85.0%
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86.0%
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87.0%
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88.0%
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U-16 |
Graduation Rate
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41.1%
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43.0%
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44.4%
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45.0%
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48.0%
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51.0%
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54.0%
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U-17 |
Student Success Rate
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74.7%
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75.0%
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73.0%
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76.0%
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77.0%
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78.0%
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79.0%
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U-18 |
Number of Students Living in On-campus Housing
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2,144
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2,150
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2,120
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2,150
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2,150
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2,150
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2,150
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* Actual values for the year will be reported. |
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