Educational InstitutionsEducational Organization

University of West Alabama

The University of West Alabama (UWA) is a public university in Livingston, Alabama, United States. Founded in 1835, the school began as a church-supported school for young women called "Livingston Female Academy".

Identifiers

OPEID6 Six-digit base OPE ID (without the two-digit branch suffix)
1024
OPEID Office of Postsecondary Education Identifier, used for federal financial aid program participation
102400
IPEDS UNITID Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System identifier assigned by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
101587
DAPIP ID Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs identifier from the U.S. Department of Education
100441

Location

Livingston, AL, 35470

32.588132, -88.186329

Accreditation

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

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