UA President Stuart Bell said students are lured by the 'Alabama experience,' which includes top-notch faculty, excellence in athletics and more.

The University of Alabama has joined STARS College Network, a union of 32 of the nation’s most prominent institutions, in an effort to help rural and small town students.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. ( WBRC) - The University of Alabama is celebrating a win off the football field. UA President Dr. Stuart Bell says the university has 40,846 students. That’s the largest enrollment in school history and does not include students at UAB or UAH.

State University Chancellor Darrell T. Allison attributes the HBCU's record-breaking enrollment to these programs.

The University of Alabama’s enrollment has surpassed 40,000 for the first time, with a record-high number of first-year students from within the state, school officials announced.