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University of Alabama in Huntsville

The University of Alabama in Huntsville
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Type Public University
Space grant
Established 1950
Endowment $70 million
President Robert A. Altenkirch
Provost Christine Curtis
Academic staff
479
Students 8,496
Undergraduates 6,406
Postgraduates 1,853
Location Huntsville, Alabama, United States
34°43′38″N 86°38′23″W / 34.727175°N 86.639818°W / 34.727175; -86.639818Coordinates: 34°43′38″N 86°38′23″W / 34.727175°N 86.639818°W / 34.727175; -86.639818
Campus Urban
432 acres (1.75 km2)
Colors Royal blue and white
         
Athletics NCAA Division IIGulf South
Nickname Chargers
Mascot Charger Blue
Affiliations University of Alabama System
Website www.uah.edu
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University rankings
National
U.S. News & World Report 181
Washington Monthly 167

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (also known as UAHuntsville or UAH) is a state-supported, public, coeducational research university, located in Huntsville, Alabama, United States, is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award baccalaureate, master's and doctoral degrees, and is organized in eight colleges: business administration, education, engineering, honors college, arts, humanities & social sciences, nursing, professional & continuing studies, science and graduate studies.

UAH is one of three members of the University of Alabama System, which includes the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the University of Alabama located in Tuscaloosa. All three institutions operate independently, with only the president of each university reporting to the Board of Trustees of the system. The university enrollment is approximately 8,500.

The genesis for a publicly funded institution of higher education in Huntsville was many years in the making. Beginning in January 1950 as an extension of the University of Alabama and known as the University of Alabama Huntsville Center, classes were first taught at West Huntsville High School.

However, the university's direction changed in 1961, when Wernher von Braun, a German rocket scientist brought to the United States under Operation Paperclip after working for the Nazi regime, helped create a research institute to provide advanced engineering and science curricula to NASA scientists and engineers. Even though Huntsville had been home to Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical College since 1875, and Oakwood University since 1896, this was still the era of segregation.


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