The school covers an area of 4,552 mu, with more than 40,000 students and more than 2,500 professors and staff. There are 17 colleges, covering 150 disciplines. This is a huge public university. The school has inherited the tradition of being an industrial university in the early days and has long been one of the most prestigious institutions of higher learning in science and engineering in the United States. The school is a founding member of "BigTen" in the United States, with dozens of sports clubs and large stadiums (of which the memorial stadium can accommodate 70,000 people). This school has a perfect infrastructure and a large collection of books. With more than 24 million books and 6,543,800 online visitors every week, the library is the third largest university library in the United States, second only to Harvard University and Yale University.
Located in the plain south of Lake Michigan, the university is a traditional agricultural area in Illinois. It belongs to temperate continental climate, with four distinct seasons, drought in summer and autumn, and more snowfall in spring and summer due to the influence of the lake area. The university has convenient transportation. No.74 expressway, No.72 expressway and No.57 expressway connect neighboring cities such as Chicago, Indianapolis and St. Louis. In addition to the railway running through the town, the school also runs its own Williard Airport and Aviation Flight Academy. This airport can connect Chicago, Detroit and Dallas.
University of Alabama (UA) is an American public Ivy League school, a first-class national university, founded in 183 1, and one of the oldest and largest public universities in Alabama. The University of Alabama has been recognized by American news &; World Report ranks among the top 50 public universities in the United States. It has the top three public relations majors in the United States, and its research in the fields of information, media and medical care has been well received. And its engineering undergraduate education is one of the best schools in America.
Tucker Campus of the University of Alabama is the flagship of the University of Alabama system. It has one of the most beautiful campuses in the United States with complete facilities. There are six libraries, nine computer classrooms, a modern entertainment and leisure center, and various research laboratories that meet the latest scientific and technological standards. The school's hard equipment ranks first in the whole region. Due to the geographical location, the University of Alabama has established a cooperative relationship with NASA University, and has made many remarkable research achievements in the field of aerospace engineering. On average, 20,000 students from different states and many different countries study here every year. International students from 77 different countries account for 5% of the students in the University of Alabama.