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University of North Alabama

University of North Alabama
UNA Box 5121
Florence, AL 35632-0001

Official telephone: (256) 765-4100

Fax number: (256) 765-4329
Website: www.una.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 6,092
Full-time undergraduates: 4,983
Part-time undergraduates: 1,109
Total graduate students: 986
Full-time graduate students: 321
Part-time graduate students: 665
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 21
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Southeast
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 16%
First-year student enrollment breakdown:
0.8% American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.6% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
15.9% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.1% Hispanic/Latino
0.2% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
70.2% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.1% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
2.0% Nonresident Alien
4.2% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
1.0% American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.4% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
14.1% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.8% Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
70.7% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.6% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
4.3% Nonresident Alien
3.9% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 200 acres
City or town school is located in: Florence, AL
Population of city/town: 40,059
Nearest major city: Huntsville, AL
Distance of nearest major city: 60 miles
Population of nearest major city: 186,254
Online campus map: www.una.edu/map/
index.html

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms (75%)
  • women's dorms (9%)
  • single-student apartments (11%)
  • married-student apartments (5%)
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 57%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 26%
Percent of students who live off campus: 74%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, Smoking prohibited within 20 feet of buildings.
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: no

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: yes
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 925
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Learning resources center; library and music library.
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Art gallery, planetarium, observatory, laboratory school, theatre.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
reading, writing, math, study skills, Academic resource center.
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center, day care
Counseling services:
minority student, military, veteran student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious
Career placement services:
co-op education, internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, career/graduate school fairs.
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tutors
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: mostly

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 10
Number of fraternities that have chapter houses: 5
Percent of men who join fraternities: 13%
Number of social sororities on campus: 7
Percent of women who join sororities: 15%
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station
School newspaper(s): FlorAla, published weekly
Number of honor societies: 28
Total number of registered organizations: 226
Campus-based religious organizations:
Baptist Campus Ministries, Campus Crusade for Christ, BahaiI Club, Catholic Campus Ministry, Christian Student Fellowship, Episcopal Campus Ministries, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Inter-Ministry Council, Wesley Foundation
Minority student organizations:
Presidential Mentor Academy, Shades of Difference
International student organizations:
Global Chinese and Taiwanese Association, Global Network of Japan, Nepal Student Organization
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Collegiate Singers, Ascending Voices, dance team, University Players, Up 'til Dawn, Society for Collegiate Journalists, Fashion Forum, American Society for Interior Design, Campus HIV Awareness Task Force, Campus Outreach, DIORAMA, Gay-Straight Alliance, Habitat for Humanity Campus Chapter, Inter-fraternity Council, K-6 Educational Professional, LEAD Team, Lafayette Hall Council, LaGrange Society, Leadership UNA, National Panhellenic Council, National Residence Hall Honorary, Order of Omega, Organization for Students in School, Reading Partner Mentors, Secondary Education Association, SOAR Counselors, Volunteer Link, Word of Mouth, Campus Civitans, Social Work Organization, Public Relations Council of Alabama, Society of Human Resource Management, Alabama Citizens for Constitutional Reform, College Republicans, Young Democrats, Natureer Neanderthals Society, American Chemical Society, Society of Physics Students, Student Athlete Advisory Committee; English, French, Spanish, history, animators/gamers, M.B.A. students, psychology, sociology, criminal justice, political science, geography, and human environmental sciences clubs; Art, Entertainment Industry, National Kitchen and Bath, Women's Studies, American Mock Trials, Industrial Hygiene, Student Nurses, Computer Info/Data Processing Management, and Computer Machinery Associations

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Mark Linder,
Athletic Director
Director of women's athletics: Debbie Williams,
Athletics Business Manager/SWA
Athletics homepage: https://www.una.edu/
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School colors: purple and gold
School mascot: Lions
Athletic conference memberships: Gulf South Conference (Division II)

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballyesNCAA Div. II
Men's basketballyesNCAA Div. II
Men's cross-countryyesNCAA Div. II
Men's footballyesNCAA Div. II
Men's golfyesNCAA Div. II
Men's tennisyesNCAA Div. II
Women's basketballyesNCAA Div. II
Women's cross-countryyesNCAA Div. II
Women's socceryesNCAA Div. II
Women's softballyesNCAA Div. II
Women's tennisyesNCAA Div. II
Women's track (indoor)no 
Women's volleyballyesNCAA Div. II
Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 5%
Athletic facilities:
golf club, football stadium, tennis courts, weight room; baseball, soccer, and softball fields
Intramural/Recreational sports:
badminton, basketball, billiards, soccer, table tennis
Club sports for men:
bass fishing, disc golf, paintball, soccer

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: no
Nearest international airport: Huntsville, AL (60 miles)
Nearest other airport: Birmingham, AL (130 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Birmingham, AL (130 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Florence, AL (5 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: 12%
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: good
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:
Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Middle Tennessee State University, Mississippi State University, University of Alabama, University of North Alabama.
List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:
CDPA, Children's Hospital of Alabama, ECM, Enterprise Rent-a-Car, Helen Keller, Hexagon/Intergraph, Huntsville Hospital, IFDC, Jacobs Technology, Nanstar, Tennessee Valley Authority, UAB hospital, WAAY, Walgreens.
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • T.S. Stribling, Pulitzer Prize-winning author
  • Clay Bennett, Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonist, Christian Science Monitor
  • George Lindsey, actor.

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