by our College Data Analytics TeamUniversity of West Alabama earned 25 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 3 in the top 1%, 8 in the top 5%, 8 in the top 10% and 6 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #16 of 2,215 in Most Popular for Education, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
University of West Alabama holds 25 ranking badges across 3 fields of study, 11 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. Our rankings are refreshed through the year as new data arrives. The awards below are from the 2027 edition. A check mark sits in the highest award tier the school reached. See our data sources and methodologies. If you are an administrator interested in using our badge program to showcase your college’s strengths, please contact us.
| Award Level | Badges |
|---|---|
| Top 1% | 3 |
| Top 5% | 8 |
| Top 10% | 8 |
| Top 15% | 6 |
| Total | 25 |
University of West Alabama is best known for Education: 13 of its 19 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Teacher Education Grade Specific, Educational Administration and Special Education.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age Diversity | ✓ | |||
| Age Diversity (Southeast) | ✓ | |||
| Age Diversity (Alabama) | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Educational Administration | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ | |||
| Instructional Media Design | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ | |||
| Other Education | ||||
| Best Value | ✓ | |||
| Special Education | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ | |||
| Student Counseling | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Highest Paid Graduates | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ | |||
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mental & Social Health Services | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Interdisciplinary Studies | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
University of West Alabama earned no athletics badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s sports rankings is #58 of 141 in Football (D2) (top 42%).
In College Factual’s 2027 online-program rankings, University of West Alabama earned 6 badges across 6 online programs, 3 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #5 of 257 in Most Popular Online for Educational Administration.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Educational Administration | ||||
| Most Popular Online | ✓ | |||
| Special Education | ||||
| Most Popular Online | ✓ | |||
| Student Counseling | ||||
| Most Popular Online | ✓ | |||
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | ||||
| Most Popular Online | ✓ | |||
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | ||||
| Most Popular Online | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Interdisciplinary Studies | ||||
| Most Popular Online | ✓ |
University of West Alabama earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #1,860 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 38%).
College Factual’s rankings are grounded in U.S. Department of Education data, 2027 edition. University of West Alabama appears in 167 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
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