SoutheastRuralPublic4-yearEducation

University of West Alabama

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Livingston, AL2,310 students
Acceptance Rate
43%
moderate
Median SAT
1,015
Middle 50%: 860–1120
Net Price After Aid
$13.8k
Sticker $18.2k
Graduation Rate
38%
6-year, full-time

University of West Alabama is a public institution in Livingston, AL with an acceptance rate of 43% and 2,310 students. The middle 50% of admitted students score 860–1120 on the SAT. The average net price after financial aid is $13,786 per year.

About University of West Alabama

A public 4-year rural university in Livingston, AL.

University of West Alabama campus
Campus · Livingston

University of West Alabama is a college in Livingston, AL. It enrolls roughly 2,310 students. The most recent acceptance rate is 43%. Admitted students typically score between 860 and 1120 on the SAT.

SoutheastRuralPublic4-yearEducation
Acceptance Rate
43%
Moderate
Total Enrollment
2,310
Medium
Retention
61%
First-years returning
Graduation Rate
38%
6-year, full-time

Your chances at this school

What admitted students look like here. Sign in to see how your own profile compares.

Acceptance Rate
43%
43 of every 100 applicants admitted
Your Chances
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Admitted Student GPA
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Selective — strong academics get you in the conversation.

What strengthens an application here

  1. SAT scores of 860 to 1120
    The middle half of admitted students scored in this range. A score in the upper part of it strengthens an application.
  2. Depth in one or two activities
    Sustained commitment, a leadership role, or a result in a few activities says more than a long list of memberships.

Your chances estimate is based on your academic profile and activities — it is a guide, not a guarantee of admission. Decisions weigh essays, recommendations, and fit factors that aren't in the data.

Admissions

What it actually takes to get into University of West Alabama. Test scores, GPA, application requirements, and deadlines.

Admitted student profile

Range shown is the middle 50%.

SAT
composite, 1600 scale
820978
1,015
average
ACT
composite, 36 scale
1521
19
average
GPA
weighted, 4.5 max
—

This school doesn't require test scores, so these ranges reflect only students who chose to submit — applicants who submit tend to have higher scores. The real admitted range likely runs lower. Don't rule yourself out on scores alone.

Application requirements

  • Test-optional

Cost & financial aid

Published costs can be misleading. Here's what families actually pay at University of West Alabama after grants and scholarships.

Sticker price
—
Tuition $18,200
Average net price after aid
$13,786
79% of students receive financial aid

Net price by family income

Average amount paid out of pocket — tuition, fees, and room & board minus all grant aid.

$0 – $30,000
$13,773
$30,001 – $48,000
$12,806
$48,001 – $75,000
$14,480
$75,001 – $110,000
$16,763
$110,001 +
$16,755

Net price represents the average cost after grants and scholarships for students receiving federal financial aid.

Pell Grant Recipients
58%
Need-based federal grant
Take Federal Loans
66%
Avg loan $13,000 / year
Avg Grant Aid
—
Per receiving student / year

Academics & majors

Where students at University of West Alabama concentrate, and how the classroom experience scales.

Student : Faculty
14:1
Class-size proxy
Primary Focus
Education
24% of degrees awarded
Retention
61%
First-years returning
A breakdown of the top majors by share of degrees awarded ships once we finish backfilling per-school program data.

Student body

Who attends University of West Alabama. Enrollment, diversity, and where students come from.

Race & ethnicity

  • White42%
  • Asian16%
  • Hispanic2%
  • Black36%
  • Two or more races2%
  • International3%

Gender

  • Female71%
  • Male29%
International
3%
Of total enrollment
Live on Campus
—
Undergraduate residential rate
Total Enrollment
2,310

Outcomes after graduation

What University of West Alabama graduates do next — and what they earn.

Median Earnings
$44.2k
10 years after enrollment
Employed at 2 yrs
—
Working or in grad school
Pursue Grad School
—
Within 5 years
Graduation Rate
38%
6-year, full-time

Is it worth it?

Earnings, debt, and price side by side — context for the cost-vs-payoff question, not a ranking.

Median earnings
$44.2k
10 yrs after entry
Typical debt
$13.0k
median, borrowers only
Avg. net price
$13.8k/yr
after aid
  • These numbers reflect who enrolls, not the value the school adds. A college's earnings can look high simply because it admits wealthier, higher-scoring students — not because of what happens there.
  • Earnings vary far more by major and career path than by school. A school-wide median blends engineers and artists into one number that may match no real student.
  • Federal earnings and debt figures cover only students who received federal aid, so they leave out full-pay students and can skew the picture.
  • Net price is an average across aided students and debt is the median for borrowers only — many students borrow nothing. Your actual cost depends on your own aid package.

What this means

$44k is below the national bachelor's-graduate median at the 10-year mark, and a 38% graduation rate is below the national average.

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