The University of Alabama is the most settled university with a senior doctoral-level institution. Its objective is to push the insightful and social condition of the all-inclusive community of the state through quality tasks of teaching and research.
In 1818, the federal government authorized Alabama Territory to set aside a township for the establishment of a "seminary of learning." President Monroe signed the enabling act for statehood on March 2, 1819, and Alabama was officially admitted to the Union on Dec. 14, 1819, and a second township added to the grant. On December 18, 1820, the seminary was established officially and named "The University of the State of Alabama."
The university opened in April 1831 with four faculty and 94 students. Freshmen took Latin, Greek, geography, English grammar, history, reading, orthography or composition, and mathematics.The first years of the university did not run smoothly, however. The first president, Alva Woods brought with him a New Englander's sense of strict duty and discipline that clashed with the students' southern frontier sense of freedom. As a result, numerous disciplinary problems and conflicts occurred between students and faculty members, including an incident in 1836 in which more than 40 students were suspended for attending a circus.
Since 1831, The University of Alabama has been committed to supporting the aspirations of its students. That commitment is reflected in an educational experience that demonstrates an unwavering commitment to teaching excellence, the advancement of scholarship and service to society. The University of Alabama is often referred to as "The Capstone" by alumni and friends of the university. "The Capstone" is a nickname for The University of Alabama coined by former UA President G. H. Denny when he referred to the University as the "capstone of the public school system of the state" in 1913. Capstone means 'the top stone or high point.'
The University of Alabama is the first in the state to offer outlining classes. It was one of the five in the nation to do so and one of just a couple to have kept up accreditation always since national accreditation began in 1936. Ranked among the top 50 public universities in the nation in U.S. News and World Report’s annual college rankings for more than a decade, UA ranked 43rd among public universities in the 2016 rankings. Public Accounting Report’s 2014 rankings place UA’s Culverhouse School of Accountancy’s undergraduate and master’s programs eighth in the nation and the doctoral program 12th.
Today enlistment at The University of Alabama came to a record high of 37,100 for fall 2015. The entering freshman class, at 7,211 students, is the biggest and best qualified in UA history. More than 33% of the first year recruit class scored 30 or higher on the ACT, setting them in the main 5 percent of students taking the ACT. The Students of the University of Alabama win prestigious national awards. Forty-five UA students have been named Goldwater Scholars, including four in 2015. The University of Alabama has produced a total of 15 Rhodes Scholars, 14 Truman Scholars, 30 Hollings Scholars and six Boren Scholars.
In 1818, the federal government authorized Alabama Territory to set aside a township for the establishment of a "seminary of learning." President Monroe signed the enabling act for statehood on March 2, 1819, and Alabama was officially admitted to the Union on Dec. 14, 1819, and a second township added to the grant. On December 18, 1820, the seminary was established officially and named "The University of the State of Alabama."
The university opened in April 1831 with four faculty and 94 students. Freshmen took Latin, Greek, geography, English grammar, history, reading, orthography or composition, and mathematics.The first years of the university did not run smoothly, however. The first president, Alva Woods brought with him a New Englander's sense of strict duty and discipline that clashed with the students' southern frontier sense of freedom. As a result, numerous disciplinary problems and conflicts occurred between students and faculty members, including an incident in 1836 in which more than 40 students were suspended for attending a circus.
Since 1831, The University of Alabama has been committed to supporting the aspirations of its students. That commitment is reflected in an educational experience that demonstrates an unwavering commitment to teaching excellence, the advancement of scholarship and service to society. The University of Alabama is often referred to as "The Capstone" by alumni and friends of the university. "The Capstone" is a nickname for The University of Alabama coined by former UA President G. H. Denny when he referred to the University as the "capstone of the public school system of the state" in 1913. Capstone means 'the top stone or high point.'
The University of Alabama is the first in the state to offer outlining classes. It was one of the five in the nation to do so and one of just a couple to have kept up accreditation always since national accreditation began in 1936. Ranked among the top 50 public universities in the nation in U.S. News and World Report’s annual college rankings for more than a decade, UA ranked 43rd among public universities in the 2016 rankings. Public Accounting Report’s 2014 rankings place UA’s Culverhouse School of Accountancy’s undergraduate and master’s programs eighth in the nation and the doctoral program 12th.
Today enlistment at The University of Alabama came to a record high of 37,100 for fall 2015. The entering freshman class, at 7,211 students, is the biggest and best qualified in UA history. More than 33% of the first year recruit class scored 30 or higher on the ACT, setting them in the main 5 percent of students taking the ACT. The Students of the University of Alabama win prestigious national awards. Forty-five UA students have been named Goldwater Scholars, including four in 2015. The University of Alabama has produced a total of 15 Rhodes Scholars, 14 Truman Scholars, 30 Hollings Scholars and six Boren Scholars.
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