About University of North Alabama
One Harrison Plaza
Florence, AL 35632
(256) 765-4100
History
- Established in 1830
- Alabama’s first public 4-year university
Location
- Beautiful 130-acre campus in historic Florence, Alabama—within walking distance of downtown restaurants, shops, and businesses
- UNA is located within a four-city area on the banks of the Tennessee River known as the Shoals: Florence, Tuscumbia, Muscle Shoals, and Sheffield
- The Shoals is steeped in arts, culture, and entertainment—and is home to the famous Muscle Shoals sound
Students
- More than 10,000 students enrolled
- 63 % women, 37 % men
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Tuition, Scholarships and Financial Aid
- Tuition is among the lowest in the state
- Roughly 1/3 of UNA students receive an institutional or endowed scholarship from the University
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Delores and Weldon Cole Honors College
- Home to more than 1,000 students in fall 2026
- Benefits include early registration and small classes, tuition and housing scholarships, job/internship placement, peer mentoring, seven-day-a-week access to Coby Hall Honors House, regular social events, intramurals, and many other co-curricular and extracurricular opportunities.
- Open to every major and program; works well with any extracurricular involvement including varsity athletics, Greek Life, etc.
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International Studies
- A diverse population includes over 1000 international students from 69 countries
- UNA offers a wide variety of study abroad programs including those in Costa Rica, Africa, France, Australia and China, among many others
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Majors and Concentrations
- More than 300 degreed programs & concentrations
In the Classroom
- 67% of classes are taught by full-time faculty
- Average class size is 24 students
- 18:1 student-to-faculty ratio
Alumni
- More than 70,000 alumni throughout the world
Notable alumni from the University of North Alabama
Athletics
- UNA facilitates 19 Division I sports in the UAC and ASUN
- UNA teams have collected more than 40 conference championships, dozens of No. 1 national rankings and seven national titles—ROAR LIONS!
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Economic Impact
Accreditations
- The University of North Alabama is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award baccalaureate, masters, and doctorate level degrees. Questions about the accreditation of the University of North Alabama may be directed in writing to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097, by calling (404) 679-4500, or by using information available on SACSCOC’s website (www.sacscoc.org).
- Able to award bachelor’s, master’s and education specialist degrees