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University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, United States

  • Cost of Living$ 18,876
  • Tuition Fee From$ 17,115
  • Country Rank#108
  • Batch Strength35,800
  • Global Diversity4%
  • Gender Ratio56 : 44

University of Alabama Ranking for 2024

The University of Alabama was ranked No. 128 for "Top Public Schools" and No. 263 for "National Universities" in the 2020 US News & World Report survey. The university ranked 143rd in all national universities in US News and World Report's 2021 rankings, which is an improvement from its 2020 ranking. The university is also ranked 419th globally according to US News and World Report's 2021 rankings (a position it has held since 2019.) The university was ranked 601st - 800th in THE - Global University Rankings for 2021. For 2021, its QS - Global University ranking ranges between 801st to 1000th. The University of Alabama in Huntsville rankings in 2022 & 2023 are -

  • 475th in Forbes America’s College List Rankings 2022
  • 401st - 500th in Wall Street Journal’s National Rankings 2022
  • 263rd in the US News & World Report National Rankings 2022
  • 373rd in the Washington Monthly National University Rankings 2022
  • 401st - 500th in Times Higher Education World US College Rankings 2022
  • 601st - 800th in Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2023

 

Course Rankings:

The University of Alabama offers more than 300 courses in a range of subjects, including business, sciences, engineering & technology, arts & humanities, social sciences, law, and education. According to US News & World Report's rankings for 2021, its undergraduate business programmes ranked 44th in the United States. It also ranked in the top 50 UG business courses in the country, up just 1 point from 2020. US News & World Report also ranks UA's Graduate Management School at 41st in 2021 and the PG Economics and Business courses are ranked between 301st and 400th, while its PG Engineering & Technology courses are ranked between 401st and 500th. The different specialisations according to US News & World Report states that a few PG Engineering and Technology programmes were ranked among the top 100. Times Higher Education (THE) has also ranked PG Computer courses. The US News & World Report's 2021 rankings place the PG Computer Engineering programme at 92nd, while the PG Computer programmes fall between positions 501st and 600th. The University of Alabama in Huntsville course rankings are as follows -

 

Science Courses 2022

  • ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) - Mathematics: #201 - 300
  • QS - Physics and Astronomy: #401 - 450
  • QS - Mathematics: #451 - 500
  • Times Higher Education - Life Sciences: #401 - 500
  • Times Higher Education - Psychology: #301 - 400

 

Humanities Courses 2022

  • ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) - Political Sciences: #151 - 200
  • QS - Communication and Media Studies: #151 - 200
  • Times Higher Education - Arts & Humanities: #301 - 400

 

Business Courses 2023

  • QS - Global MBA: #251
  • Times Higher Education - PG Business & Economics: #501 - 600
  • US News & World Report - Graduate Business School: #57
  • US News & World Report - UG Business: #39

 

Engineering Courses 2023

  • Times Higher Education - Engineering: #501 - 600
  • US News & World Report - PG Aerospace Engineering: #50
  • US News & World Report - PG Chemical Engineering: #97
  • US News & World Report - PG Civil Engineering: #77
  • US News & World Report - PG Electrical Engineering: #113
  • US News & World Report - PG Mechanical Engineering: #89

 

Computers Courses 2023

  • Times Higher Education - PG Computer Science: #601 - 800
  • US News & World Report -  PG Computer Engineering: #94

 

Medicine Courses 2023

  • Times Higher Education - Clinical & Health: #601 - 800
  • US News & World Report - Best Graduate Nursing School: #49

 

Law Courses 2023

  • Times Higher Education - Law: #201 - 250
  • US News & World Report - Best Graduate Law School: #67

Year

QS Ranks

US News Ranks

2023

#1001 - 1200

#160

2022

#801 - 1000

#160