<page_title> List of research universities in the United States </page_title> <section_title> Universities classified as "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity" </section_title> <table> <cell> University of Alabama at Birmingham <col_header> Institution </col_header> </cell> <cell> Birmingham <col_header> City </col_header> </cell> <cell> AL <col_header> State </col_header> </cell> </table>
UAB was the Alabama "Research University" in the Carnegie Foundation classification.