This study aimed to describe the causes of morbidity among servers retired for disability in a federal university; identify the socio-demographic and occupational profile of the retired for disability in general and for alcoholism; and make an association between these causes. This was a retrospective cross-sectional descriptive study; the population consisted of all servers retired for disability registered at the university. The total disability retirees was of 553 servers, especially in cases of retirement for psychiatric disorders (35.6%) as the leading cause of disability, and alcoholism led to the retirement of 9% of retirees. It was concluded that the highest percentage of disability retirement was composed of workers concentrated in the university hospital.