Student Population at West Alabama

Total Enrollment

5,860

Undergraduate

2,427

Graduate

3,433

Online Enrollment

4,362

Men Students

1,442

Women Students

4,418

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 5,860 students have enrolled at University of West Alabama - 2,427 undergraduate and 3,433 graduate.

By gender, 1,442 male and 4,418 female students are attending University of West Alabama. By attendance status, there are 4,986 full-time students and 874 part-time students.

The number of students at University of West Alabama is very small compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Alabama. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Alabama A & M University and Auburn University at Montgomery, its population is small (average population is 9,071).

University of West Alabama offers online degree/certificate programs and 4,362 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between University of West Alabama and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,442 male and 4,418 female students attending West Alabama. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.33 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at West Alabama.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at West Alabama
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	2,427	1,901	526
Men	725	536	189
Women	1,702	1,365	337

Population by Gender/Attending Status at West Alabama
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	3,433	3,085	348
Men	717	622	95
Women	2,716	2,463	253

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 2,877 White students (49.10%) and 1,895 Black or African American students (32.34%) at University of West Alabama(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at University of West Alabama.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of West Alabama
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	23	3	20
Asian	4	1	3
Black or African American	897	265	632
Hispanic	72	23	49
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	1,079	332	747
Two or More Races	51	18	33
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	227	53	174
Total	2,427	725	1,702

Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of West Alabama
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	23	4	19
Asian	6	2	4
Black or African American	998	173	825
Hispanic	82	24	58
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	0	2
White	1,798	400	1,398
Two or More Races	53	13	40
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	442	87	355
Total	3,433	717	2,716

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 1,941 students whose age under twenty five and 2,704 students whose age is over thirty years old at University of West Alabama.

Especially, 56 students are younger than eighteen and 10 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at University of West Alabama.

Population by Student Age at University of West Alabama
	Total	Men	Women
Total	2,427	725	1,702
Under 18	56	17	39
18-19	488	195	293
20-21	518	195	323
22-24	407	133	274
25-29	284	57	227
30-34	255	50	205
35-39	158	32	126
40-49	186	35	151
50-64	63	5	58
65 and over	3	1	2
unknown	9	5	4
Total	2,427	725	1,702

Population by Student Age at University of West Alabama
	Total	Men	Women
Total	3,433	717	2,716
20-21	13	1	12
22-24	459	125	334
25-29	803	197	606
30-34	582	116	466
35-39	474	82	392
40-49	716	131	585
50-64	260	44	216
65 and over	7	1	6
unknown	119	20	99
Total	3,433	717	2,716

Online Student Population

At University of West Alabama, 4,839 students (82.58% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 4,362 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 3,588 students live in Alabama where University of West Alabama is located in and 758 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	5,860	2,427	3,433
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	4,362	1,172	3,190
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	477	385	92
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	1,021	870	151

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	4,362	1,172	3,190
Alabama Residents	3,588	1,010	2,578
Other State in U.S.	758	157	601
Outside of U.S.	16	5	11
Unknown	0	0	0