The University of Alabama, founded in 1831 and known as "the Capstone", is Alabama's flagship public research university and the state's oldest and largest public institution of higher education. Located in Tuscaloosa, it enrols more than 42,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional students drawn from every Alabama county, all 50 states and 100 countries. The university is classified as an R1 doctoral research institution by the Carnegie classification, placing it in the top tier of American research universities, and it ranks among the nation's fastest-growing flagship institutions.
Academic work is spread across 13 colleges and schools, which together deliver more than 200 undergraduate, graduate and professional degree programmes. Nationally ranked programmes include law, nursing, business, engineering and communication. The research enterprise, which has reached all-time highs in sponsored awards, focuses on transportation research, water resources, life sciences, cybersecurity, data science and artificial intelligence.
For staff and faculty, the university reports a heritage of academic, athletic and alumni accomplishment, and has produced Rhodes Scholars, Goldwater Scholars, Truman Scholars and Fulbright recipients. Forbes has named it one of America's Best Employers for Company Culture. Further information is available at https://ua.edu/.
