University of West Alabama
Livingston, AL · Public · Rural (remote) · UWA
Public institution in Livingston, AL · 2,666 undergraduates · 87% acceptance rate · $44,232 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 14%Pell Grant share
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $13,832580th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $10,990684th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $20,090859th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $22,402524th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $24,9441,229th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $44,2321,399th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $37,1061,407th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 38.0%1,560th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 60.8%1,574th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 87.1%1,134th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1015919th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 19865th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2,666767th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 17.0:11,581st smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 54.0%302nd highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 229 mi (ATL)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 25 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, OtherEngineering Technology | bachelors | $67,660 | — |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $42,424 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $41,295 | $34,847 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $30,771 | $32,711 |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $30,409 | — |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $29,141 | — |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | $28,236 | $25,194 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | $27,947 | $37,054 |
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $24,615 | — |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $20,140 | $26,739 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- A Predominantly Black Institutionsource
- Founded in 1835source
- Athletic nickname: "Tigers"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
- Mascot: LUie the Tigersource
- Motto: ""There's something about this place.""source
- Formerly known as "{{collapsible list|"source
- Formerly known as "* Livingston Female Academy" (1835–1878)source
- Formerly known as "* Livingston Normal College" (1878–1929)source
- Formerly known as "* Livingston State Teachers College" (1929–1957)source
- Formerly known as "* Livingston State College" (1957–1967)source
- Formerly known as "* Livingston University" (1967–1995)source
- Formerly known as "}}"source
- Athletic conference: Gulf Southsource
- Football rivalry: North Alabama−West Alabama (since 1949)source
- Notable alum: Lois Wilsonsource
Athletics — 9 sports
NCAA Division II with football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $4,348,069 (M $2,491,693 · W $1,856,376)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Football
- Rodeo
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to University of West Alabama’s 2,666 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In AL
- Auburn University at MontgomeryMontgomery, AL · 2,693 undergrads
- Athens State UniversityAthens, AL · 2,407 undergrads
- Tuskegee UniversityTuskegee, AL · 2,367 undergrads
- University of MontevalloMontevallo, AL · 2,087 undergrads
- Alabama State UniversityMontgomery, AL · 3,322 undergrads
- Faulkner UniversityMontgomery, AL · 1,555 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Truman State UniversityKirksville, MO · 2,666 undergrads
- Northwestern Michigan CollegeTraverse City, MI · 2,668 undergrads
- Drake UniversityDes Moines, IA · 2,669 undergrads
- Southern Adventist UniversityCollegedale, TN · 2,673 undergrads
- Keene State CollegeKeene, NH · 2,680 undergrads
- Jacksonville UniversityJacksonville, FL · 2,649 undergrads
Key links
- Official websiteuwa.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 101587)
- Compare colleges in ALRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in AlabamaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with Auburn University at MontgomerySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: University of West Alabama vs Auburn University at MontgomeryHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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