The University of Alabama is a major, comprehensive, student-centered research university founded in 1831 as Alabama’s first public college. Dedicated to excellence in teaching, research and service, UA provides a creative, nurturing campus environment where our students can become the best individuals possible, learn from highly qualified faculty, and make a positive difference in the community, the state and the world. On a typical day on our beautiful and historic southern campus, an undergraduate student works side by side with a top molecular biologist, researching Parkinson’s disease; students openly debate controversial topics at programs sponsored by the Center for Ethics and Social Responsibility, and students participate in community service projects in the Tuscaloosa area. Fall weekends are alive with the excitement of Alabama football – and Roll Tide Roll echoes across the campus. Ranked among the top public universities in the nation in the enrollment of National Merit scholars, UA’s rising tide of academic excellence is attracting the best and brightest students from Alabama and across the nation. Our 2014 freshman class was the largest and best qualified in UA history, with one in four freshmen enrolling in Honors College. UA’s graduates and students include numerous Rhodes, Goldwater, Truman and Hollings Scholars. Participation in original research and creative activity is a hallmark of the undergraduate experience at UA, with students working closely with faculty on a wide variety of challenging and innovative projects. In addition to equipping our students to succeed academically, The University of Alabama’s programs set the bar high for character, service and citizenship. Students are encouraged to participate in one or more of 500 campus organizations. Campus ministries are thriving. At The University of Alabama, our students are members of a proud family that is more than 180 years old. That’s why we treat them as if they were our own sons and daughters.
阿拉巴马大学是一所大型综合性研究型大学，以学生为中心，成立于1831年，是阿拉巴马州第一所公立学院。学校致力于卓越的教学、研究和服务，提供富有创造力、培育性的校园环境，使学生能够成为最优秀的个体，向高素质的教师学习，并在社区、州和世界范围内产生积极影响。在我们美丽而历史悠久的南方校园里，典型的一天是这样的：一名本科生与顶尖分子生物学家并肩工作，研究帕金森病；学生们在伦理与社会责任中心赞助的项目中就争议性话题展开公开辩论；学生们参与塔斯卡卢萨地区的社区服务项目。秋季的周末因阿拉巴马橄榄球的激情而充满活力——“Roll Tide Roll”的欢呼声回荡在整个校园。在全美公立大学中，亚拉巴马大学（UA）录取国家优秀学者的比例名列前茅，其不断提升的学术声誉正吸引着来自本州及全国各地的顶尖学子。2014级新生班级创下该校历史上规模最大、资质最优的纪录，其中每四名新生就有一人入选荣誉学院。UA的校友和在校生中涌现出众多罗兹学者、戈德华特学者、杜鲁门学者和霍林斯学者等杰出人才。参与原创性研究和创造性活动是平行宇宙本科教育的重要特色，学生能与教师密切合作，共同开展各类富有挑战性和创新性的项目。除了帮助学生取得学术成就外，平行宇宙的课程体系还为学生品格培养、社会服务和公民意识树立了高标准。我们鼓励学生加入500多个校园组织中的至少一个。校园宗教团体蓬勃发展。在平行宇宙，学生们是一个延续180多年、引以为豪的大家庭成员。正因如此，我们待他们如同己出。