(97th), Social Work (60th), and Sociology (84th).
In 2018–19, Times Higher Education ranked UAB 1st "Young University" in the US and 12th around the world for two consecutive years among institutions that are 50 years old or younger. Also, UAB ranked 160th worldwide, around top 8% among global universities according to 2023 U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities ranking.
=== Student profile ===
In fall semester of 2018, the UAB student body consisted of 13,836 undergraduates, 6,933 graduate students and 1,154 professional doctoral students from all 67 Alabama counties, all 50 states and more than 110 foreign countries. The undergraduate student body was 56% non-Hispanic white, 26% Black/African-American, 6% Asian, 5% two or more races, 3% Hispanic, and 3% International.
=== Faculty and staff ===
UAB has more than 3,000 faculty. Eight faculty members from UAB have been elected to the National Institute of Medicine. The student-faculty ratio at UAB is 18:1.
=== Libraries ===
UAB Libraries has …
