After University of West Alabama: graduation, pay and debt
Livingston, Alabama · Public · 2,974 undergrads
38% of University of West Alabama students finish within six years, the typical student earns $47,856 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $23,250 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$47.9k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
38%
finish within six years.
20%
finish in four years.
65%
of first-years come back for year two.
$23.3k
median federal debt at graduation.
37%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
20%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
38%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
65%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
33%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
41%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
460
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
39%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
38%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
442
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
37%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$42,805
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$47,856
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
50%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$23,250
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$13,000
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$14,250
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$10,500
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
37%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
43%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
46%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers