BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- The University of Alabama at Birmingham is anticipating record-breaking freshman enrollment for fall 2025.

According to preliminary enrollment figures, UAB is on track to welcome its largest freshman class in history. Final data will not be available until UAB calculates its official census in October. Pre-census numbers show an increase of around 500 first-time, full-time freshman students who enrolled for the fall 2025 semester.

UAB's largest freshman class was 2,415 in 2021.

“We are encouraged by the early data showing a strong increase in freshman enrollment,” UAB President Ray Watts said in a statement. “This growth reflects the excellence of our faculty and the transformative opportunities our students have inside and outside of the classroom, as well as

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