November 2021 Group Watch: UAB Earns High Global Ranking
U.S. News and World Report recently ranked the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the top 10 percent of higher-education institutions globally. The ranking takes into account global and regional reputation alongside academic research performance. Performance metrics such as number of citations, publications and international collaboration are included in the determination. UAB ranked as the top institution in Alabama and No.147 out of 1,750 institutions ranked from more than 90 countries. UAB placed No. 56 for schools in the United States. In addition, U.S. News and World Report’s Best Global Universities listing used a separate methodology to publish the top global universities in 43 subject areas. The subject-specific rankings include 17 programs from UAB based on academic research performance. UAB has new or improved subject rankings in Infectious Diseases, Immunology, Oncology, Cell Biology, Neuroscience and Behavior, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging, Pharmacology and Toxicology and Psychiatry/Psychology.
