<p>This looks new? I was looking for something and saw this on the homepage…just thought I’d share…</p>
<p>[UA</a> Viewbook - Undergraduate Admissions - The University of Alabama](<a href=“http://viewbook.ua.edu/]UA”>http://viewbook.ua.edu/)</p>
<p>This is from one of the sections…
Quick Facts
Student Body
■Male: 45.9%
■Female: 54.1%
■African-American: 12.9%
■Hispanic-American: 2.5%
■Asian-American: 1.6%
■In-state: 63.7%
■Out-of-state: 33.7%
■International: 2.6% from 77 countries</p>
<p>Rankings and Other Numbers
■The University of Alabama has ranked among the top 50 public universities in the nation in U.S. News and World Report’s annual college rankings for more than a decade. UA is ranked 31st in the 2012 rankings and in the top 5 percent of all schools surveyed.
■UA is ranked 2nd in the nation among public universities in the enrollment of National Merit Scholars in the 2011 freshman class.</p>
<p>■Enrollment at The University of Alabama reached a record high of 31,747 for fall 2011. The entering freshman class, at 5,772 students, is the largest in UA history.
■As of fall 2011, nearly 1 in 4 freshmen were enrolled in Honors College.</p>
<p>■The University of Alabama has opened more than 40 new facilities since 2003.
■The 2011 freshman class included 1,614 students with high school GPAs of 4.0 or higher.
■The University of Alabama debate and forensics program has won 19 national debate championships.
■Since 2003, UA has placed a total of 46 students on USA Today’s All-USA College Academic Team that honors the “best of the best” undergraduate academic all-stars from across the nation.</p>
<p>■The University of Alabama’s graduates and students include 15 Rhodes Scholars, and in the past 25 years, UA has produced 37 Goldwater Scholars, 8 Truman Scholars, 19 Hollings Scholars, 2 Javits Fellows, 1 Udall Scholar and 1 Portz Scholar.</p>
<p>■More than 350 political, social, religious, intramural sports and service groups
■More than 750 performances, lectures and events offered each year</p>
<p>■Student-faculty ratio 19:1
■First-year retention rate about 85 percent</p>
<p>Campus Traditions
■The Capstone has been UA’s nickname since former President George H. Denny used the phrase in 1913 to describe our University as the crowning achievement in public education in Alabama.
■The Mound has served as the focal point of Honors Day observances since 1905. The ceremony, known as Tapping on the Mound, celebrates the induction of members into the senior honoraries. The names of new inductees are kept closely guarded until the day of the event.
■Built in 1828, the Gorgas House was the first permanent structure built on UA’s campus. As the oldest building on campus today, it is the only building that remains standing from the University’s original master plan.
■Big Al has been our costumed elephant mascot since 1978, but pachyderms have symbolized the Tide since 1930, when the football players were all super-sized and referred to in sports writing as “red elephants.” </p>
<p>■The Quadrangle, or Quad, is the heart of campus and home to Denny Chimes — the bell tower that rings the hours. The Quad becomes a sea of crimson and white on Saturdays in the fall when UA family and fans tailgate before football games.</p>
<p>■Delta Kappa Epsilon was the first Greek fraternity to establish a chapter at UA in 1847. More than 50 years later, Kappa Delta became the first Greek sorority to establish a UA chapter in 1904, making it the oldest KD chapter in the nation.</p>