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Acceptance Rate 42.65%
Yield 33.42%
SAT Score 930
ACT Score 19
Applicants 2,729

West Alabama Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 42.65% at University of West Alabama. Total 2,729 students applied and 1,164 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 930 and the average ACT score is 19.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$30
Graduate Application Fees$40
Admission Informationwww.uwa.edu/Admissions/
Online Applicationhttps://www.uwa.edu/apply
Acceptance Rate42.65%
Average Test Scores930 SAT / 19 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 42.65%. A total of 2,729 students (973 men and 1,756 women) have applied to and 1,164 (436 men and 728 women) students admitted to University of West Alabama.
Among them, 142 male and 247 female students have enrolled into West Alabama and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 33.42%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at West Alabama
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants2,7299731,75600
Admitted1,16443672800
Enrolled38914224700
Acceptance Rate 42.65% 44.81% 41.46% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 33.42% 32.57% 33.93% - -
[Chart] University of West Alabama Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At West Alabama, 13 applicants (3% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 239 applicants (61%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 930 at West Alabama. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,120 and 25th percentile score is 860.
The average ACT score is 19 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 21 and the 25th percentile score is 16.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at West Alabama. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of West Alabama with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at West Alabama
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total8609301120
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing440460560
Math420470560
ACT Composite161921
Math151719
English151821
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to University of West Alabama, applicants require to submit 2 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record.
In addition, 3 item(s) are considered for admission - Completion of College Preparatory Program, Admission Test Scores, English Proficiency Test.
Application Requirements for West Alabama
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✗
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✓
Recommendations✗
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✓
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✗
Personal statement or essay✗
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at West Alabama

The calendar system at University of West Alabama is Semester. University of West Alabama accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that University of West Alabama accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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