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Located in Livingston, Alabama, University of West Alabama is a public institution. The rural area surrounding the school is great for students who prefer living in a country setting.

1,754 Full-Time Undergraduates
$9,100 Avg In-State Tuition

Where Is University of West Alabama?

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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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Can I Afford University of West Alabama?

$9,100 In-State Tuition
68% Take Out Loans
For the 2021-2022 academic year, part-time University of West Alabama students paid $352 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $650 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $9,100 $18,200
Fees $1,890 $1,890
Books and Supplies $1,216 $1,216
On Campus Room and Board $7,820 $7,820
On Campus Other Expenses $3,600 $3,600

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At University of West Alabama, approximately 68% of students took out student loans averaging $5,536 a year. That adds up to $22,144 over four years for those students.

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University of West Alabama Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,754 Full-Time Undergraduates
71% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 2,322 undergraduate students at University of West Alabama, with 1,754 being full-time and 568 being part-time.

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There are also 3,272 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,754 full-time undergraduates at University of West Alabama, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 1
Black or African American 659
Hispanic or Latino 45
White 794
International Students 53
Other Races/Ethnicities 202

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.

Online Learning at University of West Alabama

4,362 Took All Classes Online
4,839 Took At Least One Class Online
There are 15 bachelor’s degree and 24 master’s degree programs available online at University of West Alabama. In 2022-2023, 4,839 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at University of West Alabama has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 5th most popular in Alabama for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

University of West Alabama Trade School Concentrations

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

Major Associate’s Bachelor’s TOTAL
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 0 14 14
Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields 0 9 9
Engineering Technology 0 7 7
Athletic Training 0 6 6
Industrial Mechanics & Maintenance Technology 3 0 3
Automotive Engineering Technology 2 0 2
TOTAL 5 36 41

University of West Alabama Trades

In 2021-2022, University of West Alabama awarded 103 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major Basic Certificates Undergrad Certificates Associate’s Bachelor’s
Allied Health Professions 0 0 0 6
Engineering Technology (Other) 0 0 0 9
General Engineering Technology 0 0 0 7
Health Sciences & Services 0 0 0 14
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance 0 0 3 0
Mechanical Engineering Technology 0 0 2 0
Total 0 0 15 88

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.

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