Enrollment Trends at UWA

2,788

Total Enrollment

525

Men

2,263

Women

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 over the past decade.

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.

The female to male ratio is 2.92 to 1 which means that majority of population is on female students.

5,126 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 148.96% since 2015.

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.

43.74% of total students is undergraduate students and 56.26% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 1,068 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 1,720 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 2.92 to 1 and it means that there are far more female students enrolled in UWA than male students.

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

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-164,0321,9158531,0622,1173621,755
2016-173,986
-46
1,978
63
891
38
1,087
25
2,008
-109
379
17
1,629
-126
2017-184,646
660
2,111
133
942
51
1,169
82
2,535
527
488
109
2,047
418
2018-195,200
554
2,154
43
899
-43
1,255
86
3,046
511
565
77
2,481
434
2019-205,653
453
2,239
85
882
-17
1,357
102
3,414
368
664
99
2,750
269
2020-215,734
81
2,248
9
767
-115
1,481
124
3,486
72
679
15
2,807
57
2021-225,594
-140
2,322
74
710
-57
1,612
131
3,272
-214
655
-24
2,617
-190
2022-235,860
266
2,427
105
725
15
1,702
90
3,433
161
717
62
2,716
99
2023-246,194
334
2,673
246
771
46
1,902
200
3,521
88
780
63
2,741
25
2024-256,820
626
2,983
310
853
82
2,130
228
3,837
316
887
107
2,950
209
Average5,3722,3058291,4763,0676182,449
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.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-161,9151,70478991521164147
2016-171,9781,722781941256110146
2017-182,1111,8438061,037268136132
2018-192,1541,8367471,089318152166
2019-202,2391,8837221,161356160196
2020-212,2481,7755611,214473206267
2021-222,3221,7545081,246568202366
2022-232,4271,9015361,365526189337
2023-242,6732,1195651,554554206348
2024-252,9832,4096291,780574224350
Average2,3052,3056641,2302,305165246
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.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-162,1171,9523241,62816538127
2016-172,0081,8483271,52116052108
2017-182,5352,3924421,9501434697
2018-193,0462,9195252,3941274087
2019-203,4143,2826152,6671324983
2020-213,4863,2205912,62926688178
2021-223,2722,9975772,42027578197
2022-233,4333,0856222,46334895253
2023-243,5213,0356692,366486111375
2024-253,8373,1877082,479650179471
Average3,0673,0675402,2523,06778198
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).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-161881,6135541,95365
2016-172091,5155431,97258
2017-182461,7735822,36093
2018-1926111,9446542,64797
2019-2041142,0527562,843100
2020-2160102,0699532,769102
2021-2253131,87610442,70286
2022-2346101,89515422,877104
2023-2440122,06215923,318166
2024-2535242,36015513,768186
Average36121,9169732,721106
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.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-164,0322,059851,888
2016-173,9861,9902241,772
2017-184,6462,2991852,162
2018-195,2003,3743401,486
2019-205,6534,0183211,314
2020-215,7344,1655461,023
2021-225,5944,118502974
2022-235,8604,3624771,021
2023-246,1944,6275151,052
2024-256,8205,1265911,103
Average5,3723,6143791,380

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