	University of Alabama at Birmingham 2016 University Academic Rankings
The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) is a public university in Birmingham in the U.S. state of Alabama. Developed from an academic extension center established in 1936, the institution became an autonomous institution in 1969 and is today one of three institutions in the University of Alabama System. In the fall of 2013, 18,568 students from more than 110 countries were enrolled at UAB pursuing studies in 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. 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, surgery, radiology, and anesthesiology. UAB Hospital is the only ACS verified Level I trauma center in Alabama, as rated by the American College of Surgeons Trauma Program. UAB is the state's largest employer, with more than 18,000 faculty and staff and over 53,000 jobs at the university and in the health system. An estimated 10 percent of the jobs in the Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area and 1 in 33 jobs in the state of Alabama are directly or indirectly related to UAB. The university's overall annual economic impact was estimated to be $4.6 billion in 2010. History 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 in Tuscaloosa established the Birmingham Extension Center. 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 $1,000,000, 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, and in 1966, the Extension Center and the School of Medicine were merged into the University of Alabama in Birmingham. An Advisory Board for UAB was created in 1967. In 1969, the legislature created the University of Alabama System and elevated UAB to the status of an autonomous institution within the system, which also included UA and the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) in Huntsville. Dr. Joseph Volker was named the first president of UAB. In the 1970s, the university began a period of rapid growth. Enrollment at the beginning of the decade stood at 6,629, including 2,724 women. To accommodate the growing student population, UAB acquired land in the Southside. UAB Mini Park (the predecessor to The UAB Green) was dedicated in 1977. The university created an intercollegiate athletic program, joined the NCAA and began fielding teams beginning with golf in 1970 and men's basketball in 1978. The university's name was changed to the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 1984, simply exchanging the preposition "In" for "at." By 1990, UAB had awarded its 50,000th degree. In 1992, U.S. News and World Report named UAB as the #1 up-and-coming university in the United States. In 1993, UAB's economic impact on the Birmingham region was estimated at more than $1.5 billion per year (the figure would be $2 billion per year by 1998). In 1994, UAB became the first Alabama university to achieve "Research University I" status in the Carnegie Foundation classificat ... [more on wikipedia]

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University of Alabama at Birmingham Details

University of Alabama at Birmingham Details
detail	value
state	Alabama
conference	Conference USA
public	Public
scores	1745/1163/26
level	AboveAverage
rank	[153
overall ROI rank	[148
size	medium
undergrads	11679
grads	7019
price	33957
drop	51
stem	34
research	482
scores valid	True

Common Questions...

What are the academic rankings for University of Alabama at Birmingham?

1. number 153 for Academics.

2. number 148 for ROI (Return on Investment).

What universities are similar to University of Alabama at Birmingham?

1. University of Missouri-Kansas City

2. Montana State University

3. University of Hawaii at Manoa

4. Mississippi State University

5. Drexel University

6. University of Utah

7. University of California-Irvine

National Academic Rankings

(summary of all ranking placements)

University of Alabama at Birmingham National Academic Rankings

University of Alabama at Birmingham National Academic Rankings
category	rank	scores	difficulty	smartest	brainpower	faculty	research	salary ROI	overall ROI
Top250	153	182	175	156	181	139	38	131	148
Div1	70	64	59	89	92	85	28	73	84
Div1 Nonivy	62	58	52	84	88	79	20	71	78
Div1 Public	50	32	30	65	86	68	15	67	65
Public	64	54	56	81	87	80	20	60	70
Stem Low	93	83	84	82	90	75	30	74	94
Conference Usa	3	2	2	4	9	4	1	7	2
South East Region	22	34	35	30	43	32	8	42	28
State of Alabama	1	1	2	3	3	3	1	11	4
Top Ten Top250	153	182	175	156	181	139	38	131	148
Top Ten Conference Usa	3	2	2	4	9	4	1	6	2
Top Ten State of Alabama	1	1	2	3	3	3	1	8	4

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match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
92.63	University of Missouri-Kansas City	Missouri	Western Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	197	155
92.52	Montana State University	Montana	Big Sky Conference	Public	AboveAverage	217	168
92.18	University of Hawaii at Manoa	Hawaii	Mountain West Conference / Big...	Public	Average	204	245
91.38	Mississippi State University	Mississippi	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	197	130
91.27	Drexel University	Pennsylvania	Colonial Athletic Association	Private	AboveAverage	120	134
89.92	University of Utah	Utah	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	142	86
89.85	University of California-Irvine	California	Big West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	108	162
89.71	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	Louisiana	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	148	88
89.60	University of Colorado Boulder	Colorado	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	79	59
89.49	University of California-Davis	California	Big Sky Conference / Big West ...	Public	AboveAverage	58	142
89.36	Iowa State University	Iowa	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	129	71
89.24	Purdue University	Indiana	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	57	20
86.58	Cleveland State University	Ohio	Horizon League	Public	Average	440	299
86.48	Rowan University	New Jersey	New Jersey Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	306	392
86.42	North Dakota State University	North Dakota	Missouri Valley Conference / T...	Public	Average	261	196
86.00	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	Massachusetts	America East	Public	AboveAverage	247	275
85.78	University of Wyoming	Wyoming	Mountain West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	250	152
85.51	University of North Florida	Florida	Atlantic Sun Conference	Public	AboveAverage	219	214
85.44	The University of Texas at Dallas	Texas	American Southwest Conference	Public	Good	70	55
85.33	University of Maine	Maine	Atlantic 10 Conference / Ameri...	Public	Average	248	245
85.04	Northern Illinois University	Illinois	Mid American Conference	Public	Average	435	289
84.88	University of Louisville	Kentucky	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Average	258	224
84.87	University of Dayton	Ohio	Pioneer Football League / Atla...	Private	AboveAverage	278	138
84.80	Marquette University	Wisconsin	Big East Conference	Private	AboveAverage	197	121
84.78	University of California-Santa Cruz	California	Division III Independents	Public	Average	157	208
84.72	Stony Brook University	New York	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Public	Good	62	109
84.66	University of Illinois at Chicago	Illinois	Horizon League	Public	AboveAverage	159	111
84.51	Clemson University	South Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	AboveAverage	98	51
84.15	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	Pennsylvania	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Good	50	75
83.92	University at Buffalo	New York	Mid American Conference	Public	AboveAverage	124	190
83.90	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	Nebraska	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	119	98
83.77	Auburn University	Alabama	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	139	79
83.71	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	Oklahoma	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	137	54
83.50	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	Massachusetts	Mid - American Conference / At...	Public	AboveAverage	88	144
83.30	Colorado State University-Fort Collins	Colorado	Mountain West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	143	139
83.29	Virginia Commonwealth University	Virginia	Atlantic 10 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	178	207
83.26	Washington State University	Washington	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Average	189	193
83.26	Oregon State University	Oregon	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Average	152	202
83.21	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Virginia	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Good	75	40
82.36	University of Arizona	Arizona	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Average	124	86
82.36	University of Houston	Texas	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	89	60
81.95	Arizona State University-Tempe	Arizona	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	101	82
81.92	Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	53	84
81.65	Texas A & M University-College Station	Texas	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	71	22
81.48	University of Central Florida	Florida	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	103	141
79.85	Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville	Illinois	Ohio Valley Conference	Public	Average	438	368
79.83	Wichita State University	Kansas	Missouri Valley Conference	Public	Average	382	307
79.82	University of Southern Mississippi	Mississippi	Conference USA	Public	Average	493	423
79.58	South Dakota State University	South Dakota	Missouri Valley Conference / T...	Public	Average	354	263
79.22	Tennessee Technological University	Tennessee	Ohio Valley Conference	Public	Average	374	212

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University of Alabama at Birmingham Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to University of Alabama at Birmingham

University of Alabama at Birmingham Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to University of Alabama at Birmingham
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
97.00	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	Nebraska	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	119	98
96.13	Southeastern Conference (Low)	-	Southeastern Conference	-Conf-	AboveAverage	-	115
95.73	Michigan Technological University	Michigan	Great Lakes Intercollegiate At...	Public	AboveAverage	146	58
95.55	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	Oklahoma	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	137	54
95.55	George Mason University	Virginia	Atlantic 10 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	156	143
95.49	Rochester Institute of Technology	New York	Upstate Collegiate Athletic As...	Private	AboveAverage	151	195
95.44	Iowa State University	Iowa	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	129	71
95.21	University of Maryland-Baltimore County	Maryland	America East	Public	AboveAverage	130	174
95.13	Auburn University	Alabama	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	139	79
93.65	University at Buffalo	New York	Mid American Conference	Public	AboveAverage	124	190
93.35	Colorado State University-Fort Collins	Colorado	Mountain West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	143	139
93.05	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	Louisiana	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	148	88
92.82	Big West Conference (Average)	-	Big West Conference	-Conf-	AboveAverage	-	202
92.68	CUNY Bernard M Baruch College	New York	City University of New York At...	Public	AboveAverage	135	182
92.62	Baylor University	Texas	Big Twelve Conference	Private	Good	134	128
92.54	University of Utah	Utah	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	142	86
92.20	University of Illinois at Chicago	Illinois	Horizon League	Public	AboveAverage	159	111
91.60	Oregon State University	Oregon	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Average	152	202
91.54	Pacific - 12 Conference (Low)	-	Pacific 12 Conference	-Conf-	AboveAverage	-	115
91.45	Big East Conference (Average)	-	Big East Conference	-Conf-	Good	-	144
91.20	University of Kentucky	Kentucky	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	159	130
90.69	University of Arizona	Arizona	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Average	124	86
90.36	West Coast Conference (Average)	-	West Coast Conference	-Conf-	Good	-	155
89.62	Florida International University	Florida	Conference USA	Public	Average	163	170
89.34	Fordham University	New York	Patriot League / Atlantic 10 C...	Private	Good	109	167
89.27	University of California-Santa Cruz	California	Division III Independents	Public	Average	157	208
88.34	United States Military Academy	New York	Division I-A Independents / Pa...	Public	Good	145	78
87.88	New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology	New Mexico	No Conference Affiliation	Public	Good	180	93
87.77	University of Tulsa	Oklahoma	American Athletic Conference	Private	Good	139	75
87.62	Patriot League (Low)	-	Patriot League	-Conf-	Good	-	84
87.37	Division I Independents (Average)	-	Division I Independents	-Conf-	Excellent	-	59
87.12	Whitman College	Washington	Northwest Conference	Private	Excellent	153	154
86.37	United States Naval Academy	Maryland	Division I Independents / Patr...	Public	Excellent	126	48
85.96	Lafayette College	Pennsylvania	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	165	106
85.17	Union College	Kentucky	Mid - South Conference / Appal...	Private	BelowAverage	162	178
84.70	Davidson College	North Carolina	Pioneer Football League / Atla...	Private	Excellent	155	129
84.31	Grinnell College	Iowa	Midwest Conference	Private	Excellent	114	123
83.42	Wheaton College	Illinois	College Conference of Illinois...	Private	Excellent	149	114
82.81	Colorado College	Colorado	Southern Collegiate Athletic C...	Private	Excellent	149	160
82.51	Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art	New York	No Conference Affiliation	Private	Excellent	109	69
81.44	Scripps College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Elite	127	204

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