About
University of Alabama System
The University of Alabama System is a public university system in Alabama that coordinates and oversees three research universities: The University of Alabama, the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and the University of Alabama in Huntsville. These universities enroll more than 70,000 students. The system employs more than 45,000 employees at its three campuses and health system making it one of the largest employers in the state.
The University of Alabama was founded in 1831 in Tuscaloosa and is the state of Alabama’s oldest public university. In 1936, UA established an extension center in Birmingham, and the University of Alabama School of Medicine moved there in the same year. In 1950, another extension center was set up in Huntsville.
In 1966, the Birmingham extension center and the School of Medicine merged as the University of Alabama in Birmingham. However, it was still treated as an off-site department of the main campus in Tuscaloosa. With the creation of the UA system in 1969, UAB became a fully autonomous institution, and the Huntsville extension center also became an autonomous four-year campus like the University of Alabama in Huntsville.
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Contact details
Address:
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
Phone:(205) 348-5666
Fax:(205) 348-9046
Email:admissions@ua.edu