Demographics
Of the 28,807 undergraduate, professional, and graduate students enrolled at UA in the fall semester of 2009,
- 68% come from Alabama
- 29% come from elsewhere in the United States
- 3% are international students from 72 countries
- 27% of our undergraduates belong to sororities or fraternities
- 53% are women
- 12% are African-American
- 2% are Hispanic-American
- 1% are Asian-American
On our campus,
- 30% major in arts and sciences
- 22% major in business
- 9% major in communication
- 10% major in education
- 10% major in engineering
- 10% major in human environmental sciences
- 2% major in law
- 5% major in nursing
- 2% major in social work
(Due to rounding, totals may exceed 100%)