University of Alabama, Birmingham


Continente:
North America
Country:
United States of America United States of America
Address:
1720 2nd Ave South Birmingham, AL 35294
Web Site:
www.uab.edu
University of Alabama, Birmingham


About University of Alabama, Birmingham:

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) is a public research university located in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Developed from an academic extension center established in 1936, the institution became a four-year campus in 1966 and a fully autonomous institution in 1969. Today, it is one of three institutions in the University of Alabama System and the only R1 research institution in the state. In the fall of 2015, 19,656 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 21,000 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.



World University Rankings

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
World University Rankings 57 64 80 81 92 91 105 116 125 122 121 129 131 127 135 136 151

By Fields

Field 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Agriculture - - - - 177 - - - - - - - - - - -
Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 301-350
Life Sciences 63 61 51 51 61 74 86 91 94 96 95 96 98 123 127 134
Medicine 29 33 45 34 32 31 42 50 38 42 45 41 42 46 57 58
Natural Sciences - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Social Sciences 97 68 108 126 116 126 130 149 168 150 151 180 192 217 234 229

By Subjects

Subject 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Agricultural Sciences 137 177 147 157 179 227 219 301-350 301-350 351-400 287 301-350 351-400
Biology & Biochemistry - - - - - - - - 117 109 - - 149
Chemistry - - - - - - 451-500 - - 451-500 - - 291
Chemical Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Civil Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Clinical Medicine - - - - - - - - 36 36 41 50 52
Computer Science - - - - - - 401-450 451-500 451-500 451-500 - - 301-350
Economics & Business - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Electrical Engineering - - - - - - 401-450 451-500 451-500 451-500 - - 301-350
Environment / Ecology - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Geosciences - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Immunology - - - - - - - - 42 40 - 79 68
Materials Science - - - - - - - 451-500 451-500 - - - -
Mathematics - - - - - - - 451-500 451-500 451-500 - - 351-400
Mechanical Engineering - - - - - - - 294 298 192 214 218 186
Microbiology - - - - - - - - 72 83 - - 124
Molecular Biology & Genetics - - - - - - - - 125 118 - 141 154
Neuroscience & Behavior - - - - - - - - 97 108 - 108 117
Pharmacology & Toxicolog - 133 136 143 153 164 156 177 182 221 256 284 257
Physics - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Plant & Animal Science - - - - - - - 451-500 - 451-500 - - -
Psychiatry / Psychology - - - - - - - - 212 215 - 281 -
Social Sciences, General - - - - - - - - 139 144 166 162 151
Space Science - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Energy Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Environmental Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Biomedical Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - -