Academic Life at University of Alabama in Huntsville

The Academic Picture

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at University of Alabama in Huntsville: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

Use the sections below to explore each part of academic life in more detail, or follow a link to the full report on that topic:

• Faculty Resources
• Most Popular Majors
• Additional Questions to Ask
• Continue Your Research

Faculty and Teaching

The student-to-faculty ratio at University of Alabama in Huntsville is about average at 17 to 1, close to the national average of 15 to 1. With 63% of instructors full time, University of Alabama in Huntsville is above the national average of 47%.

For a deeper look at tenure, adjuncts and faculty composition, visit the faculty composition page.

Majors and Fields of Study

University of Alabama in Huntsville offers 50 majors with reported completions across 20 broad fields of study.

Degrees offered at University of Alabama in Huntsville are summarised below:

The most popular majors at University of Alabama in Huntsville, measured by graduates, are listed below.

See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors page.

Questions Worth Asking

As you weigh academic life at University of Alabama in Huntsville, a few more questions are worth asking:

• Need flexibility? Check whether University of Alabama in Huntsville offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 4,512 undergraduates study at least partly online. Explore online learning.
• Interested in outcomes? Look at how well University of Alabama in Huntsville retains and graduates its students — 84% of full-time freshmen return). See graduation and retention.
• Worried about job prospects? Ask about employment outcomes for recent graduates of University of Alabama in Huntsville.

Continue Your Research at University of Alabama in Huntsville

Use the pages below to go deeper on any academic topic:

• Academic Majors at University of Alabama in Huntsville — every major and degree program offered
• Faculty & Class Sizes at University of Alabama in Huntsville — how the teaching staff is structured
• Graduation and Retention at University of Alabama in Huntsville — graduation and first-year retention rates
• Distance Learning at University of Alabama in Huntsville — what online and distance learning is available
• Accreditation at University of Alabama in Huntsville — accreditation status and accrediting bodies