<p>oops forgot to add, the 5 year plan for uab includes building a new dorm as the 5 that they have are full and they need more on campus housing. their capacity right now is approx 2200 (2 dorms for freshman and 3 for upperclassmen right now)</p>
<p>from a 2010 article:
As of March 5, freshman applications for on-campus housing are up 55 percent over last year, Sands said. Returning resident applications have also increased by about half. The school has 2,150 beds available in five dormitories, and all are expected to be full.
If Blazer and Camp are both filled with freshmen next fall, that means about 1,070 first-year students – approximately 70 percent of the freshman class – will be living in dorms.</p>