University of Alabama completes record $2.1B campaign

The University of Alabama says its Rising Tide 2.0 campaign concluded with more than $2.1 billion in charitable commitments, making it the state’s most successful higher-education fundraising campaign. More than 196,000 donors gave over 1 million gifts, including nearly $425 million for endowed scholarships and more than $1 billion for student-focused programs; the university reports increases in both scholarship funding awarded and the number of recipients since 2016. The campaign also established 1,212 scholarship endowments and 84 faculty endowments, and secured more than $538 million for campus facilities, supporting over 800,000 square feet of construction and renovations. Major gifts included $35 million to name the J. Frank Barefield Jr. College of Arts and Sciences and $25 million to name the Lee J. Styslinger Jr. College of Engineering.