-45%
100%-time completion
100%-time completion at University of West Alabama fell 45% between 2021 and 2024 (26.0% → 14.4%).
Alabama · Public · Predominantly bachelor's
University of West Alabama
Livingston, Alabama. 2,666 undergraduate students. 47 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at University of West Alabama
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at University of West Alabama fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (2.6% → 0.0%).
-11%
150%-time completion
150%-time completion at University of West Alabama fell 11% between 2021 and 2024 (39.1% → 34.7%).
+29%
Undergraduate enrollment
Undergraduate enrollment at University of West Alabama rose 29% between 2021 and 2024 (2.3k → 3.0k).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Alabama
Each tile compares this institution to the Alabama median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$44,232+19% · 6→10y
Alabama median $39,017$37,106
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry38.0%+40% · '97→'24
Alabama median 43.4%$13,000+476% · '97→'20
At program completion2,666+62% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS60.8%-6% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time87.1%-38% · '01→'24
latest cohort$10,990+280% · '00→'24
out-of-state $20,090SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
3.9%Median federal debt $13,000 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $44,232 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+40%
University of West Alabama · completion · 150% rose
24.8% → 34.7%
+62%
University of West Alabama · undergrad enrollment rose
1,838 → 2,974
+280%
University of West Alabama · in-state tuition rose
$2,894 → $10,990
+272%
University of West Alabama · out-of-state tuition rose
$5,398 → $20,090
+476%
University of West Alabama · median debt rose
$4,327 → $24,944
-100%
University of West Alabama · cohort default rate fell
11.7% → 0.0%
+28%
University of West Alabama · earnings_median_6yr rose
$29,000 → $37,106
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Educational Administration and Supervision.$76,111Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$66,588Student Counseling and Personnel Services.$64,379Special Education and Teaching.$58,729Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.$57,611Educational/Instructional Media Design.$56,907Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$56,658Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$50,652Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.$48,411Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.$36,443
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
10 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
EDUCATION · CIP 13
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$56,658Educational Administration and Supervision.$76,111Student Counseling and Personnel Services.$64,379Special Education and Teaching.$58,729Educational/Instructional Media Design.$56,907Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.$57,611Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$50,652Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.$48,411
MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES · CIP 30
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in Alabama
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“University of West Alabama graduates earn $X” — not “University of West Alabama makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending University of West Alabama caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.