University of West Alabama Overview

University of West Alabama is a public institution situated in Livingston, Alabama. Students who love country life may enjoy the rural location of University of West Alabama.

What Is University of West Alabama Known For?

• Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at University of West Alabama.
• In a recent academic period37% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from University of West Alabama with a bachelor's degree make about $44,232 a year. That's 8% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Where Is University of West Alabama?

Contact details for University of West Alabama are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	Station One, Livingston, AL 35470
Phone:	205-652-3400
Website:	www.uwa.edu

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How Do I Get Into University of West Alabama?

You can apply to University of West Alabama online at: https://www.uwa.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for University of West Alabama

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	1
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into University of West Alabama?

University of West Alabama has an acceptance rate of 69%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 31% of accepted students are men and 69% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 67%, and the acceptance rate for women is 69%.

Average Test Scores

About 4% of students accepted to University of West Alabama submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 430 and 470. Math scores were between 450 and 510.

University of West Alabama received ACT scores from 60% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 16 and 20. Math scores were between 16 and 0. Composite scores were between 17 and 21.

Can I Afford University of West Alabama?

The overall average net price of University of West Alabama is $25,829. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At University of West Alabama, approximately 69% of students took out student loans averaging $6,109 a year. That adds up to $24,436 over four years for those students.

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University of West Alabama Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,248 undergraduate students at University of West Alabama, with 1,775 being full-time and 473 being part-time.

There are also 3,486 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,775 full-time undergraduates at University of West Alabama, 32% are male and 68% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of West Alabama students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	6
Black or African American	718
Hispanic or Latino	41
White	793
International Students	44
Other Races/Ethnicities	173

Geographic Diversity

Alabama students aren't the only ones who study at University of West Alabama. At this time, 11 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 32 countries are represented at University of West Alabama. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Saudi Arabia, and United Kingdom.

University of West Alabama Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	72	37	458	0	567
Educational Administration	0	0	68	126	0	194
Business Administration & Management	0	31	0	96	0	127
Special Education	0	8	23	94	0	125
Student Counseling	0	0	27	77	0	104
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	12	0	63	0	75
Mental & Social Health Services	0	0	0	68	0	68
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	62	0	0	0	62
Communication & Media Studies	0	27	0	32	0	59
Nursing	38	15	0	0	0	53
Instructional Media Design	0	0	2	42	0	44
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	0	3	0	33	0	36
General Psychology	0	30	0	0	0	30
Health & Physical Education	0	16	0	0	0	16
General Biology	0	10	0	0	0	10
Accounting	0	10	0	0	0	10
Other Education	0	0	0	0	9	9
Health Sciences & Services	0	9	0	0	0	9
Engineering Technology (Other)	0	8	0	0	0	8
Allied Health Professions	0	6	0	1	0	7
Mathematics	0	7	0	0	0	7
Child Development & Psychology	0	0	0	7	0	7
Marketing	0	5	0	0	0	5
Management Information Systems	0	5	0	0	0	5
General English Literature	0	4	0	0	0	4
History	0	4	0	0	0	4
Other Homeland Security	0	4	0	0	0	4
General Engineering Technology	0	3	0	0	0	3
Mechanical Engineering Technology	3	0	0	0	0	3
Biological & Physical Science	0	3	0	0	0	3
Finance & Financial Management	0	2	0	0	0	2
Sociology	0	2	0	0	0	2
Economics	0	1	0	0	0	1
Music	0	1	0	0	0	1
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chemistry	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	41	360	157	1,097	9	1,664

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Jet Lowe under License

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