University of West Alabama

University of West Alabama is a public college in Livingston, AL. Its average net price is $11,531 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$11,456
$30,001 to $48,000$10,978
$48,001 to $75,000$12,059
$75,001 to $110,000$13,364
$110,001 and up$6,047
$10,960Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$20,710Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$11,531Average Net Price
$9,938Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,296Books and Supplies
$3,780Other Expenses
64.2%Students on Pell Grants
66.2%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

42.6%Acceptance Rate
440 to 560SAT Reading, Middle Half
420 to 560SAT Math, Middle Half
16 to 21ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$42,805
8 years after entry$45,491
10 years after entry$47,856
34.9%Graduation Rate
64.9%Retention Rate
$23,250Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Livingston, ALLocation
Remote ruralSetting
2,974Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$69,634 National median for this major n=9,921Not published
Biology$36,562 National median for this major n=68,911Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$42,181 Small program - rough guide n=30$31,000 Small program - rough guide n=53
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$34,501 National median for this major n=3,700Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General$66,818 National median for this major n=1,948Not published
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other$67,011 National median for this major n=899Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$63,115 National median for this major n=43,988Not published
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$40,940 National median for this major n=14,722Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other$52,393 National median for this major n=796Not published
Management Information Systems and Services$65,673 National median for this major n=9,101Not published
Marketing$52,121 National median for this major n=47,563Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$41,067 Small program - rough guide n=64$25,750 n=112
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Natural Sciences$39,311 National median for this major n=1,607Not published
Psychology$37,251 National median for this major n=100,431$26,000 Small program - rough guide n=47
Registered Nursing$84,093 National median for this major n=221,244Not published
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Special Education and Teaching$46,673 National median for this major n=10,747Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,216 National median for this major n=38,400Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,328 National median for this major n=22,650Not published
Teaching$44,159 National median for this major n=58,872$33,250 Small program - rough guide n=61

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