The University of Alabama

The University of Alabama

Type	Flagship Public university Sea-grant Space-grant
Established	December 14, 1820 (1820-12-14) (established) April 18, 1831 (1831-04-18) (opened)
Academic affiliations	University of Alabama System Oak Ridge Associated Universities Universities Research Association Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities
Endowment	$1.2 billion
President	Stuart R. Bell
Academic staff	1,868
Students	37,193
Undergraduates	32,564
Postgraduates	4,629
Location	Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S. 33°12′34″N 87°32′29″W / 33.209438°N 87.541493°W / 33.209438; -87.541493Coordinates: 33°12′34″N 87°32′29″W / 33.209438°N 87.541493°W / 33.209438; -87.541493
Campus	Urban (small city); 1,970 acres (800 ha)
Sports Motto	Roll Tide
Colors	Crimson & White
Athletics	NCAA Division I – SEC
Nickname	Alabama Crimson Tide
Mascot	Big Al
Website	www.ua.edu

The University of Alabama (Alabama or UA) is a public research university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States, and the flagship of the University of Alabama System. Founded in 1820, UA is the oldest and largest of the public universities in Alabama. UA offers programs of study in 13 academic divisions leading to bachelor's, master's, Education Specialist, and doctoral degrees. The only publicly supported law school in the state is at UA. Other academic programs unavailable elsewhere in Alabama include doctoral programs in anthropology, communication and information sciences, metallurgical engineering, music, Romance languages, and social work.

As one of the first public universities established in the early 19th century southwestern frontier of the United States, the University of Alabama has left a vast cultural imprint on the state, region and nation over the past two centuries. The school was a center of activity during the American Civil War and the African-American Civil Rights Movement. The University of Alabama varsity football program (nicknamed the Crimson Tide), which was inaugurated in 1892, ranks as one of 10 winningest programs in US history. In a 1913 speech then-president George H. Denny extolled the university as the " of the public school system in the state [of Alabama]," lending the university its current nickname, The Capstone. The University of Alabama has consistently been ranked as one of the top 50 public universities in the nation by the U.S. News & World Report.