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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In strictly academic terms, it's just a terrible school. [/quote]

Where is your evidence?[/quote]

I'm a professor at a R1 university. But go ahead and choose any field at random and see where UofA is ranked in that field. This isn't hard. [/quote]

Example?[/quote]

DP.  Here you go (from US News). Depending on your perspective, these can be good or bad. Now pls. shut up so the discussion can turn constructive.. A lot of parents (including me) want to hear honest feedback on the school.  Their overall ranking is 170, but the rank that really matters (outcomes rank) is 245.  Wish they had a ranking for post-grad income to complete the picture, but that's likely asking for too much.. If you don't trust US News, you are welcome to google other rankings yourself.

The University of Alabama Rankings

#170 in National Universities (tie)
    #91 in Top Public Schools (tie)
    #153 in Best Value Schools
    #90 in Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs (tie)
    At schools whose highest degree is a doctorate
    #47 in Business Programs (tie)
        #28 in Accounting (tie)
        #40 in Marketing (tie)
    #82 in Computer Science (tie)
    #31 in Nursing (tie)
    #118 in Psychology Programs (tie)
    #99 in Economics (tie)
    #118 in Best Colleges for Veterans (tie)
    #410 in Top Performers on Social Mobility (tie)

U.S. News Overall Score - Score (out of 100)   [b]55[/b]
Outcomes (52%)
Outcomes rank    [b]245[/b]
Average 6-year graduation rate (16%)  [b]72%[/b]

Average first-year student retention rate (5%) 88%
Social Mobility Rank  410
6-year graduation rate of students who received a Pell Grant (3%)  59%
6-year graduation rate of students who did not receive a Pell Grant (3%)  76%
6-year graduation rate of first generation students (2.5%)  56%
6-year graduation rate of non-first generation students (2.5%) 69%
Predicted graduation rate (10%) 77%
Overperformance(+)/Underperformance(-) -4
Median federal loan debt for borrowers (5%)  $22,750
College grads earning more than a HS grad (5%)  82%[/quote]

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