Mapping Our Growth

See how far UAB has come in 50 years
Illustrations by Rachel Hendrix
Illustrations of Hill Student Center and Jefferson Tower surrounding headline: Mapping Our Growth
See how far UAB has come in 50 years
Illustrations by Rachel Hendrix

Campus Size

1969:  15 blocks  •  2019:  More than 100 blocks

Campus Buildings

1969:  56  •  2019:  210+

Number of Schools

1969:  6  •  2019:  10

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Fall Enrollment

1969:  5,381  •  2019:  22,080

Degrees Conferred

1969-1970:  544  •  2018-2019:  5,596

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Employees

1969:  4,809  •  2019:  22,704

Full-Time Faculty

1969:  560  •  2019:  2,480

Illustration of Jefferson Tower


Endowed Chairs and Professorships

1969:  3  •  2019:  202

Grants and Contracts Awarded to UAB

1969:  $18.9M  •  2019:  $602M

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Sources: Facts & Figures 2018-2019, UAB Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Analysis; UAB Office of Enrollment Management; UAB Archives
Published December 2019
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