UA Ranked One of America's Best Colleges

The University of Alabama is again ranked among the top 50 public universities in the nation, according to U.S. News and World Report’s annual rankings for 2012. UA is ranked 31st among public national universities and 75th among all universities, both public and private.
UA has been ranked among the top 50 public universities in the nation for more than a decade. The 2012 ranking is UA's highest ever, up from 34th last year. To view the complete rankings, you may visit U.S. News & World Report's America's Best Colleges.
Learn more about UA in the U.S. News & World Report College Rankings through the years:
- 2011: UA Once Again Ranked Among U.S. News’ Top 50 Public Universities
- 2010: UA Ranked Among U.S. News’ Top 50 Public Universities
- 2009: U.S. News Ranks UA Among Top 50 Public Universities
- 2008: U.S. News Ranks UA Among Top 50 Public Universities Once Again
- 2007: UA Ranked in Top 10 Percent by U.S. News
- 2006: UA Ranked Among Top 50 Public Universities by U.S. News
- 2005: UA Ranked in Top Tier By U.S. News
- 2004: UA Ranked as Top National Public University in State of Alabama
- 2003: UA Ranked Among Top 50 Public Universities; Business and Accounting Programs Also Highly Rated
- 2002: UA Ranked Among Top 50 Public Universities by U.S. News; Business School also Highly Rated
- 2001: UA Ranked in U.S. News' Top 50 Public Universities, Perennially Ranked Business School Maintains Lofty Status
- 2000: UA Ranked in U.S. News' Second Tier with Business School in Top 50, Accounting Ranked 21st