Acceptance Rate
Fall 2021 admitted students
UWA requires that all applicants must submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions cycle, approximately 0% of admitted students opted to submit SAT scores.
The data shows that the ACT was more popular among the first-time enrolled students, with a majority of students opting for this test.
Average SAT Score
930
Students submitting SAT Score
Out of the total 1144 admitted students 7 students submitted their SAT score when applying.
2%
For the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, 50% of their scores fell within the following range 880-980. Specifically, in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) section, 50% of admitted students scored between 430 and 470, while 25% scored below 430 and another 25% scored above 470.
In the Math section, 50% of admitted students scored between 450 and 510, while 25% scored below 450 and 25% achieved a score of 510. The data suggests that, applicants with a composite SAT score of 930 or higher have competitive chances of gaining admission to UWA.
Overall, for the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, their scores placed most of them in the lower range, just above 20% of test takers nationally.
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Reading and Writing
430-470 -
Math
450-510
Average ACT Score
The average ACT score of admitted students for Fall 2021 enrollment season.
19
Students who Submitted ACT Score
Out of the 1144 admitted students 241 students submitted their ACT score when applying.
69%
Similar to the SAT, UWA requires all applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions round, around 69% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.
The middle 50% of admitted students received a composite ACT score between 17 and 21, with 25% scoring above 21 and another 25% scoring below 17.
For the admitted students who submitted ACT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 49% of test takers nationally.
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English
16-22 -
Math
16-19 -
Composite
17-21
Application Fees
Fall 2021
$30
Undergraduate$40
GraduateApplicants Stats
The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in UWA during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.
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Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, UWA received a total of 1,539 applications. These applications included 558 male applicants and 981 female applicants. -
Admitted Students
Out of the 1,539 applicants, UWA admitted 1,144 students. Among the admitted students, there were 421 males and 723 females who received offers of admission. -
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 351 students chose to enroll at UWA. This means that 351 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 148 were male and 203 were female. -
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, UWA had an overall acceptance rate of 74% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 75% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 74%. -
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. UWA had an overall yield rate of 31% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 35%, and for female admitted students, it was 28%.
Admission and Enrollment Trends
The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for UWA over the past 7 years.
Admission Requirements
Fall 2021
University of West Alabama uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.
Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.Required
- Secondary school record
- Test scores (SAT/ACT)
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Recommended
- Secondary school GPA
- Completion of college-preparatory program
Neither required nor recommended
- Secondary school rank
- Recommendation letters
- Formal demonstration of competencies
- Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)
Accepted Credits
Fall 2021
The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at University of West Alabama.
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Credit for life experiences
Accepted -
Advanced placement (AP) credits
Accepted -
Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)
Accepted
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