The Benefits of UAB
What can your friends and family find in our undergraduate programs at UAB? In short, practically anything. Science. Technology. Arts. Business. Engineering. Research. Biomedical Sciences. And frankly, we’re pretty good at what we do. Here are a few facts and figures for you to pass along.
Fast Facts
More than
20,800
enrolled (Fall 2025)
11
schools and colleges
150+
majors and minors
90+
winners of prestigious national fellowships and scholarships
Traditional campus culture in an urban setting
6 residential halls
450+ student organizations
40+ club and intramural sports
26 fraternities and sororities
18 NCAA Division 1 athletics teams
Top 5% NIH funding among all universities
$866M in federal research funding in FY24
Top 6% of global universities
U.S. News and World Report
1st health-promoting university in the U.S.
International recognition for adoption of the Okanagan Charter
Six undergraduate biomedical degrees shared with the School of Medicine
Bioinformatics
College of Arts and Sciences
Biomedical Engineering
School of Engineering
Cancer Biology
(unique in the United States)
College of Arts and Sciences
Genetics and Genomic Sciences
College of Arts and Sciences
Immunology
College of Arts and Sciences
Neuroscience
College of Arts and Sciences
Undergraduate Research and Service Learning opportunities
Home to innovative online programs that are identical to UAB on-ground degrees
Life-changing Education Abroad experiences
Cutting-Edge Facilities
McMahon Hall (231,000 sq. ft. residence hall): opened 2021
East Science Hall (College of Arts and Sciences):
opened 2023
Student Assembly Building: opened 2024
Shown at right: Gorrie Hall (School of Engineering): opened 2025
Altec/Styslinger Genomic Medicine and Data Sciences Building (Heersink School of Medicine): opened 2025
Coming Soon:
Biomedical Research and Psychology Building
Bartow Arena renovations
Visual and Performing Arts
Renowned arts programs with world-class study, rehearsal, performance, and exhibition facilities—plus proximity to Birmingham-based artists, galleries, museums, dance, and theatre companies. Our graduates go on to careers in film, television, and live theatre.
Studio Art, B.F.A. and B.A.
Art History, B.A.
Music, B.A.
Theatre, B.A.
Musical Theatre, B.F.A.
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