1 FACTS & FIGURES 2015-2016 Thirty-sixth Edition June 2016 Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Analysis UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM Birmingham, Alabama 35294-0104 (205) 934-2384 www.uab.edu/institutionaleffectiveness 2 FOREWORD The Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Analysis is pleased to present Facts & Figures 2015-2016. This is the 36th edition of the UAB factbook, the seventeenth edition available electronically on the web. Facts & Figures is compiled by the Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Analysis but reflects contributions from offices all over campus. We remain grateful for our contributors’ continued assistance. Facts & Figures can be easily accessed electronically via the Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Analysis web site (www.uab.edu/institutionaleffectiveness). Our objective with this factbook is to produce a useful and usable resource for a variety of information needs. Therefore, we welcome and appreciate your comments and suggestions to [email protected] about the content of Facts & Figures. 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL INFORMATION UAB’s Strategic Plan ................................................................................................................................... 7 The Board of Trustees ................................................................................................................................ 8 Administration ............................................................................................................................................. 9 UAB Organizational Structure ..................................................................................................................... 11 Academic Departments and Chairs ............................................................................................................ 12 Significant Dates ......................................................................................................................................... 15 UAB Presidents ........................................................................................................................................... 17 Honorary UAB Degrees Conferred ............................................................................................................. 18 President’s Medal ........................................................................................................................................ 20 Distinguished Alumni Award ....................................................................................................................... 21 Program Accreditation ................................................................................................................................. 22 Hospital Statistical Highlights (graphic) ....................................................................................................... 27 Libraries Statistics Fall 2015 (graphic) ....................................................................................................... 28 Athletics ....................................................................................................................................................... 29 STUDENT INFORMATION Student Data, Fall 2015 (graphic) ............................................................................................................... 31 Headcount Enrollment Report, Fall 2014 (graphic) .................................................................................... 32 Fall Headcount Enrollment 1969 through Fall 2014 (line graph) ................................................................ 33 Headcount Enrollment Report, Fall 2014 Previous Year Comparison by School (graphic) ....................... 34 Fall 2015 Enrollment by School and Level .................................................................................................. 35 Fall 2015 Enrollment Full-time and Part-time by Race and Gender ........................................................... 36 Fall Enrollment by Race and Level 2010-2015 ........................................................................................... 37 Fall 2015 Student Demographics Total ........................................................................................................................................................ 38 Undergraduate ......................................................................................................................................... 39 First-Time Entering Freshman (graphic) .................................................................................................. 40 First-Time Entering Freshman ................................................................................................................. 41 Entering Undergraduate Transfer Students (graphic) ............................................................................. 42 Entering Undergraduate Transfer Students ............................................................................................ 43 Graduate .................................................................................................................................................. 44 D.M.D, M.D, O.D ...................................................................................................................................... 45 Enrollment by Student Source (graphic) ..................................................................................................... 46 Fall 2015 Enrollment by Source (graphic) ................................................................................................... 47 Enrollment by Source Fall 2015 by Alabama Counties (map) ................................................................. 48 Enrollment by Source Fall 2015 by State (map) ...................................................................................... 49 Fall Enrollment by School 2010-2015 ......................................................................................................... 50 Fall Enrollment by Class 2010-2015 ........................................................................................................... 50 Fall Enrollment by Student Level 1969-2015 .............................................................................................. 51 Fall Enrollment Full-time and Part-time by Gender 1986-2015 .................................................................. 52 Fall Enrollment by Student Source 2010-2015 ........................................................................................... 52 Credit Hour Production Fall 2015 (graphic) ................................................................................................ 53 Credit Hour Production Fall 2015 ................................................................................................................ 54 Annual Credit Hour Production by School 2008-09 through 2014-15 ........................................................ 55 Degrees Offered at UAB ............................................................................................................................. 57 Total Degrees Available .............................................................................................................................. 60 4 Degrees Awarded (graphic) ........................................................................................................................ 61 Degrees Awarded by School 1969-70 through 2014-15 ............................................................................. 62 Full-time Baccalaureate-Seeking Freshmen Retention and Graduation Rates (line graph) ...................... 64 Degrees Conferred July 1, 1969 - June 30, 2015 ....................................................................................... 65 Doctor’s Degrees Conferred by Category July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2015 .................................................... 66 Required Student Tuition and Fees Fall 2015 ............................................................................................ 67 Student Aid Funds Available 2008-09 through 2014-15 ............................................................................. 68 Full-time Baccalaureate-Seeking Freshman Cohorts (2002-2011) ............................................................ 69 FACULTY AND STAFF Work Force (graphic) .................................................................................................................................. 71 Work Force by Job Category ...................................................................................................................... 72 Work Force by Full-time, Part-time ............................................................................................................. 73 Work Force by Area 2006-07 through 2014-15 (bar graph) ....................................................................... 74 Work Force by Status 2006-07 through 2014-15 (bar graph) ..................................................................... 75 Work Force by EEO Category 2006-07 through 2014-15 (bar graph) ........................................................ 76 Work Force by Area, Status, Gender, and Job Category 2008-09 through 2015-16 ................................. 77 Full-time Work Force and Payroll 2004 through 2015 ................................................................................ 78 Full-time Faculty by Rank, Gender, and