UAB was ranked 200th in the world and landed in the top 75 U.S. universities.In the 2016 edition of the Best Global Universities issued by U.S. News & World Report, the University of Alabama at Birmingham is ranked 200th in the world and places in the top 75 US universities. UAB also was highly ranked in three subcategories: 25 in microbiology, 27 in immunology and 50 in clinical medicine.