BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The University of Alabama at Birmingham has joined the Association of American Universities, becoming the first and only AAU member in Alabama.
The AAU announced Thursday that UAB and Georgetown University have joined the association, bringing its membership to 73 research universities — 71 in the United States and two in Canada. The AAU last added members in 2023.
Membership in the AAU is by invitation only, based on an extensive set of quantitative indicators that assess the breadth and quality of a university’s research and education. Founded in 1900, the association is made up of America’s leading research universities, which earn the majority of competitively awarded federal funding for research…