University of West Alabama

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 15,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 95 (20%)
Sunshine Hours 2,738 (70%)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (67%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 3,063
Men / Women 26% / 74%
From State 83%
From Region 14%
Athletes 347 (14.4%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 48%
Black 39%
Mixed 3%
Hispanic 2%
International 2%
Native American 1%
Asian 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Business 38 26% 58% 0% 16% 0% 5% $60,361 10 -1.26 60 98% 10.6%
Accounting 15 — 20% 60% 0% 13% 0% 7% $66,047 6 -1.36 71 100% — — — —
Business Administration 18 — 33% 56% 0% 22% 0% 0% $55,902 4 -1.13 49 95% 10.6% — — —
Finance 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $66,289 3 -1.13 71 — — — — —
Management Information Systems — — — — — — — — $63,284 2 -1.67 66 — — — — —
Marketing 4 — 25% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,624 4 -1.55 54 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education 149 28% 60% 0% 23% 3% 2% $53,681 2 -0.13 43 100%
Athletic Training 9 — 78% 89% 0% 11% 0% 0% $54,830 20 -0.98 46 — — — — —
Exercise Science 6 — 67% 17% 0% 50% 17% 0% $44,278 1 -2.04 19 100% — — — —
Sport Management 28 — 71% 43% 0% 32% 0% 7% $44,278 2 -1.79 19 100% — — — —
Elementary Education 78 — 8% 67% 0% 19% 4% 0% $54,818 75 +0.38 46 100% — — — —
Physical Education 5 — 20% 60% 0% 20% 0% 20% $52,393 27 -0.66 40 94% — — — —
Special Education 23 — 13% 57% 0% 22% 4% 0% $63,560 88 +1.16 66 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Liberal Arts 189 39% 47% 1% 38% 2% 3% $48,277 1 -0.88 29 90% 10.8%
Economics — — — — — — — — $59,946 1 -1.43 59 — — — — —
English 3 +1 0% 33% 0% 33% 0% 0% $45,024 13 -0.90 21 — — — — —
History 6 — 67% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $48,464 14 -0.83 29 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 112 +1 46% 50% 2% 39% 3% 3% $45,832 5 -1.10 22 90% 10.8% — — —
Communication 24 — 38% 46% 0% 33% 4% 4% $49,150 9 -1.19 31 — — — — —
Psychology 28 — 14% 36% 0% 39% 0% 4% $54,990 54 -0.01 47 — — — — —
Sociology 5 — 0% 20% 0% 40% 0% 20% $48,841 16 -0.73 30 — — — — —
Music 2 — 100% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $39,729 14 -0.75 11 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 9 — 33% 56% 0% 33% 0% 0% $58,052 43 -0.25 55 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics 17 35% 53% 0% 12% 12% 6% $49,258 1 -1.92 31 100%
Chemistry 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,825 4 -1.33 54 — — — — —
Mathematics 2 — 50% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $58,100 7 -1.03 55 — — — — —
Biology 12 — 33% 58% 0% 8% 8% 8% $46,298 1 -2.34 24 100% — — — —
Marine Biology — — — — — — — — $45,343 9 -1.02 21 — — — — —
Natural Sciences 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $53,893 25 -0.60 44 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Division of Technology 20 90% 55% 5% 15% 15% 0% $78,435 68 -0.86 85
Applied Technology 4 — 100% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $78,153 12 -0.88 84 — — — — —
Industrial Technology 16 +1 88% 50% 6% 19% 12% 0% $78,506 13 -0.85 85 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Nursing 40 8% 52% 0% 35% 5% 2% $64,626 24 -1.68 68 99%
Health Sciences 15 — 20% 47% 0% 40% 0% 7% $53,011 8 -1.06 42 — — — — —
Nursing 25 — 0% 56% 0% 32% 8% 0% $71,595 1 -2.05 78 99% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $11,546
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $21,373
Est. In-State Cost $14,936
Est. Out-of-State Cost $27,648
ROI Percentile 44th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 65%
4-Year Graduation Rate 14%
6-Year Graduation Rate 35%
Transfer-Out Rate 34%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Humanities 26.7% 121 46% 50% 2% 39% 2% 2% $45,942 5 -1.08 23 90% 10.8%
Education 23.4% 106 9% 64% 0% 20% 4% 1% $56,600 71 +0.50 51 100% —
Business & Economics 14.6% 66 45% 52% 0% 23% 0% 6% $53,538 1 -1.49 43 99% 10.6%
Social Sciences 12.6% 57 23% 39% 0% 37% 2% 5% $51,992 18 -0.57 39 — —
Health Sciences 12.1% 55 25% 55% 0% 33% 5% 2% $60,803 5 -1.61 61 99% —
Professional 6.4% 29 72% 55% 3% 21% 10% 0% $72,110 60 -0.67 79 — —
Life & Natural Sciences 2.6% 12 33% 58% 0% 8% 8% 8% $46,298 1 -2.34 24 100% —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.7% 3 67% 33% 0% 33% 0% 0% $58,008 2 -1.13 55 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.4% 2 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $53,893 23 -0.60 44 — —
Arts 0.4% 2 100% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $39,729 6 -0.75 11 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Education — — — — 12 #302 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — 12 #446 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 116 $2.6M $2.5M $60K
Baseball 43 $834K $791K $42K
Track & Field (combined) 27 $337K $338K -$1K
Soccer 25 $507K $501K $6K
Rodeo 18 $310K $286K $23K
Basketball 15 $636K $630K $6K
Tennis 10 $325K $320K $5K
Total 238 $5.5M $5.4M $143K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 25 $595K $593K $1K
Softball 23 $692K $664K $27K
Track & Field (combined) 21 $288K $289K -$1K
Rodeo 20 $310K $286K $23K
Volleyball 16 $529K $523K $5K
Basketball 15 $625K $612K $13K
Tennis 10 $382K $377K $5K
Total 109 $3.4M $3.3M $76K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 116 $2.6M $2.5M $60K
Soccer 50 $1.1M $1.1M $7K
Track & Field (combined) 48 $625K $628K -$2K
Baseball 43 $834K $791K $42K
Rodeo 38 $621K $573K $47K
Basketball 30 $1.3M $1.2M $20K
Softball 23 $692K $664K $27K
Tennis 20 $708K $697K $10K
Volleyball 16 $529K $523K $5K
Total 347 $10.8M $10.3M $534K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 74%
Yield (non-ED) 33%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 74% 74% 74%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 64%
SAT Range 860 – 1120
SAT Math Range 420 – 560
SAT RW Range 440 – 560