University of Alabama Academic Life

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The student-faculty ratio at University of Alabama is 19:1, and the school has 45.3 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at University of Alabama include: Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; Health Professions and Related Programs; Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs; Engineering; and Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 85.0 percent.

Faculty & Classes

General education/core curriculum required Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Arts/fine arts Philosophy
Humanities Foreign languages
Computer literacy Sciences (biological or physical)
Mathematics History
English (including composition) Social science
Class sizes
Class sizes
Student-faculty ratio 19:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

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Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 29%
Health Professions and Related Programs 10%
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs 9%
Engineering 7%
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences 7%

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Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered Bachelor's, Master's, Post-master's certificate, Doctorate - professional practice, Doctorate - research/scholarship
Combined-degree programs African American Studies (joint with UAB); Applied Mathematics (joint with UAB and UAH); Art History (joint with UAB); Educational Administration (joint with UAB); Health Education/Promotion (joint with UAB); Master of Business Administration/Juris Doctor (MBA/JD); Materials Science (joint with UAB and UAH); Materials/Metal Engineering (joint with UAB); Nursing Administration (joint with UAB and UAH)
Student participation in special academic programs
First-year experiences 36.7%
Service learning 43.1%
Senior capstone or culminating academic experience 47.1%
Writing in the disciplines 100%
Undergraduate research/creative projects 3.9%
Learning communities 2.7%

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Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate 85%
4-year graduation rate 38

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* Academic Life details based on 2011 data

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