University of West Alabama

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of West Alabama

University of West Alabama operates as a public institution located in Livingston, Alabama (rural: remote), with a total reported enrollment of 2,974 students of which 3,579 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. University of West Alabama is categorized as “18” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 42.6%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,015 and an ACT midpoint of 19. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $12,684, with published in-state tuition of $10,990 and a Pell grant recipient share of 58.2%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $24,944, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 36.5%, and the first-year retention rate is 64.9%. Graduates earn a median of $44,232 ten years after enrolling, compared with $37,106 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 158700.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 50.3% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.