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# University of West Alabama

Rural Alabama public university with open admissions and low in-state tuition, focused on education and teacher preparation.

## Record

- **Coordinates**: 32.588132, -88.186329

### Summary

Rural Alabama public university with open admissions and low in-state tuition, focused on education and teacher preparation.

### Description

The University of West Alabama is a public four-year institution in Livingston, Alabama, serving a small student population in a rural setting. The university emphasizes education as its primary undergraduate focus, offering career-oriented programming at the bachelor's and master's levels.

Total enrollment is 6,194 students. In-state tuition is $9,100 annually, with a total cost of attendance of $17,344 when room and board are included. Out-of-state tuition runs $18,200, bringing total out-of-state costs to $26,444. Admissions are accessible, with an acceptance rate of 87.1%.

The 75th percentile ACT composite score is 22. This institution works well for students seeking affordable higher education in a rural environment and those committed to education and teaching careers. For more information, visit www.uwa.edu/.

### Attributes

- **Unit ID**: 101,587
- **State**: AL
- **City**: Livingston
- **Address**: Station One
- **Zip Code**: 35470
- **Sector Group**: Public 4-Year or Above
- **Official Website**: www.uwa.edu/
- **HBCU**: No
- **Tribal College**: No
- **Setting**: Rural
- **Annual In-State Tuition**: $9,100
- **Annual Out-of-State Tuition**: $18,200
- **Total Cost of Attendance (In-State)**: $17,344
- **Total Cost of Attendance (Out-of-State)**: $26,444
- **Room and Board**: $8,244
- **Total Student Enrollment**: 6,194
- **Acceptance Rate**: 87.1%
- **SAT Reading 75th Percentile**: 550
- **SAT Math 75th Percentile**: 428
- **ACT Composite 75th Percentile**: 22
- **Endowment (End of Year)**: $36,106,175
- **Carnegie Classification**: Professions-focused Undergraduate/Graduate-Master's Large/Medium
- **Research Activity Tier**: No research designation
- **Economic Mobility Index**: Opportunity Colleges and Universities – Higher Access, Higher Earnings
- **Primary Undergraduate Major**: Education