University of West Alabama Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Remote rural
Outside any urbanized area or urban cluster.
- City
- Suburb
- Town
- Rural (this campus)
2,974 students
Larger than 67% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 64.2%
- TypePublic
- ClassMaster's university
- CalendarSemester
- AthleticsNCAA Division II
Nearby college towns
- Marion50.4 mi
- Tuscaloosa51.7 mi
- Selma69 mi
- Montevallo84.6 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at University of West Alabama, the largest reported group is White (49.6%), followed by Black (38.9%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.6% | 0% |
| Asian | 0.3% | 2.7% |
| Black | 38.9% | 12.4% |
| Hispanic | 2.6% | 0% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% |
| White | 49.6% | 64.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.7% | 1.8% |
| Non-resident | 2.1% | 0% |
| Unknown | 3.1% | 18.6% |
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Did you know? University of West Alabama
- 42.7%University of West Alabama admitted 1,144 of 1,539 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 30.6%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 350 of 1,144.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $11,531average net price after grants for aided students, against $20,710 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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