Established 1841 87th-oldest university in the United States
# 8 in the nation for career preparation 鈥擳he Wall Street Journal (2025)
97 % of undergraduate alumni are working or in further study within six months of graduation
# 2 in the nation for student character development 鈥擳he Wall Street Journal (2025)
# 34 private university in the U.S. for value and affordability 鈥擪iplinger鈥檚 Personal Finance
 
Academic Schools School of the Arts Howard College of Arts and Sciences Brock School of Business Beeson Divinity School Orlean Beeson School of Education School of Health Professions Cumberland School of Law Moffett & Sanders School of Nursing McWhorter School of Pharmacy School of Public Health
Geographic diversity of student body 45 states 16 countries AND
Average undergraduate class size 19
Student-to-faculty ratio 14:1
178 Undergraduate majors, minors and concentrations 65 Graduate majors, minors and concentrations
247 acres Campus Size
Enrollment 6,101
厂补尘蹿辞谤诲鈥檚 annual 铿乻cal and economic impact on Alabama $453.3 MILLION
 
 
57,663 alumni worldwide
17 NCAA Division I varsity sports in the historic Southern Conference
151 undergraduate and graduate student organizations
NCAA Division I 2 nd highest score in the nation (98%) Graduation Success Rate
Greek-letter organizations 18