Enrollment Trends at UWA

The student population at University of West Alabama is 6,820 (2,983 undergraduate and 3,837 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 2,788 (69.15%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at UWA is 43.74% which is increased by 1,068 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 1,720 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 34 male students for every 100 female students, down from 43 in 2015.
5,126 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 148.96% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 5,372 where 6,820 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 7 year-over-year increases and 2 decreases. It peaked at 6,820 students in 2025 and was lowest at 3,986 in 2017. Overall, enrollment rose from 4,032 to 6,820 students, a net gain of 2,788 (69.1%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at University of West Alabama since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	4,032	1,915	853	1,062	2,117	362	1,755
2016-17	3,986 -46	1,978 63	891 38	1,087 25	2,008 -109	379 17	1,629 -126
2017-18	4,646 660	2,111 133	942 51	1,169 82	2,535 527	488 109	2,047 418
2018-19	5,200 554	2,154 43	899 -43	1,255 86	3,046 511	565 77	2,481 434
2019-20	5,653 453	2,239 85	882 -17	1,357 102	3,414 368	664 99	2,750 269
2020-21	5,734 81	2,248 9	767 -115	1,481 124	3,486 72	679 15	2,807 57
2021-22	5,594 -140	2,322 74	710 -57	1,612 131	3,272 -214	655 -24	2,617 -190
2022-23	5,860 266	2,427 105	725 15	1,702 90	3,433 161	717 62	2,716 99
2023-24	6,194 334	2,673 246	771 46	1,902 200	3,521 88	780 63	2,741 25
2024-25	6,820 626	2,983 310	853 82	2,130 228	3,837 316	887 107	2,950 209
Average	5,372	2,305	829	1,476	3,067	618	2,449

University of West Alabama Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 2,305 where 2,983 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of West Alabama since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	1,915	1,704	789	915	211	64	147
2016-17	1,978	1,722	781	941	256	110	146
2017-18	2,111	1,843	806	1,037	268	136	132
2018-19	2,154	1,836	747	1,089	318	152	166
2019-20	2,239	1,883	722	1,161	356	160	196
2020-21	2,248	1,775	561	1,214	473	206	267
2021-22	2,322	1,754	508	1,246	568	202	366
2022-23	2,427	1,901	536	1,365	526	189	337
2023-24	2,673	2,119	565	1,554	554	206	348
2024-25	2,983	2,409	629	1,780	574	224	350
Average	2,305	2,305	664	1,230	2,305	165	246

University of West Alabama Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 3,067 where 3,837 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of West Alabama since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	2,117	1,952	324	1,628	165	38	127
2016-17	2,008	1,848	327	1,521	160	52	108
2017-18	2,535	2,392	442	1,950	143	46	97
2018-19	3,046	2,919	525	2,394	127	40	87
2019-20	3,414	3,282	615	2,667	132	49	83
2020-21	3,486	3,220	591	2,629	266	88	178
2021-22	3,272	2,997	577	2,420	275	78	197
2022-23	3,433	3,085	622	2,463	348	95	253
2023-24	3,521	3,035	669	2,366	486	111	375
2024-25	3,837	3,187	708	2,479	650	179	471
Average	3,067	3,067	540	2,252	3,067	78	198

University of West Alabama Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 55.25%. The percentage was 48.44% 10 years ago and UWA still has a high percentage of white students. 0.35% of enrolled students is Asian and 34.60% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 2.27% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 48.44% to 55.25%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.20% to 0.35%. Black student enrollment decreased from 40.00% to 34.60%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 1.36% to 2.27%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5737 which indicates that moderately diverse. This decreased from 0.6049 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at University of West Alabama over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2015-16	18	8	1,613	55	4	1,953	65
2016-17	20	9	1,515	54	3	1,972	58
2017-18	24	6	1,773	58	2	2,360	93
2018-19	26	11	1,944	65	4	2,647	97
2019-20	41	14	2,052	75	6	2,843	100
2020-21	60	10	2,069	95	3	2,769	102
2021-22	53	13	1,876	104	4	2,702	86
2022-23	46	10	1,895	154	2	2,877	104
2023-24	40	12	2,062	159	2	3,318	166
2024-25	35	24	2,360	155	1	3,768	186
Average	36	12	1,916	97	3	2,721	106

University of West Alabama Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

5,126 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 75% of total students. The number of online students has increased 148.96% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of West Alabama from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	4,032	2,059	85	1,888
2016-17	3,986	1,990	224	1,772
2017-18	4,646	2,299	185	2,162
2018-19	5,200	3,374	340	1,486
2019-20	5,653	4,018	321	1,314
2020-21	5,734	4,165	546	1,023
2021-22	5,594	4,118	502	974
2022-23	5,860	4,362	477	1,021
2023-24	6,194	4,627	515	1,052
2024-25	6,820	5,126	591	1,103
Average	5,372	3,614	379	1,380

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Enrollment Trends at UWA

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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