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University of South Alabama

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Mobile, AL
Population 400,000
Website http://www.southalabama.edu/
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 8,540
Men / Women 38% / 62%
White 58%
Black 24%
Hispanic 5%
Mixed 5%
Asian 3%
Native American 1%
International 1%
From State 71%
From Region 20%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Health Sciences 34%
Humanities & Social Sciences 21%
Business & Economics 14%
Life & Natural Sciences 10%
Engineering 8%
Education 5%
Computer Science 4%
Arts 2%
Physical Sciences & Math 2%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $10,116
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $19,092
Est. In-State Cost $13,086
Est. Out-of-State Cost $24,697
10-Year ROI $140,000
ROI Percentile 47th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 76%
4-Year Graduation Rate 37%
6-Year Graduation Rate 53%
Transfer-Out Rate 26%

Weather

Comfortable Days 75 (8% 🥵) muggy
Sunshine Hours 2,806 (75%)
Days Without Precipitation 243 (42%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 71%
Yield (Unbound) 21%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R2
Expenditure
Humanities & Social Sciences $7M #154
Life & Natural Sciences $41M #161
Engineering, Computing & Math $17M #173
Graduate Degrees
Life & Natural Sciences 306 #87
Engineering, Computing & Math 6 #221
Humanities & Social Sciences 30 #311

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 90%
SAT Range 1010 – 1150
SAT Math Range 470 – 580
SAT RW Range 500 – 610
ACT Range 20 – 26

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 716 31% / 69% 2% $49,934 91%
Chemistry 6 — 67% / 33% 0% $59,908 69 —
Geological/Earth Sciences — — — — $55,663 60 —
Marine Sciences 4 — 75% / 25% 0% $54,360 57 —
Mathematics 12 +9 42% / 58% 0% $51,684 50 89%
Meteorology 10 — 70% / 30% 0% $56,086 61 —
Physics 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $61,801 72 —
Biology 97 +2 21% / 79% 2% $59,484 68 89%
Biomedical Sciences 75 — 17% / 83% 0% $59,484 68 89%
Kinesiology 96 — 33% / 67% 2% $52,273 52 —
Anthropology 5 +1 0% / 100% 0% $43,191 26 —
Communication Studies 16 — 38% / 62% 6% $46,121 34 95%
Criminal Justice 29 — 45% / 55% 3% $48,094 40 92%
English 22 +8 14% / 86% 0% $42,442 23 88%
Foreign Languages 6 — 33% / 67% 0% $47,548 38 100%
Geography 5 — 40% / 60% 0% $54,305 57 —
History 17 +9 65% / 35% 0% $43,909 28 97%
Interdisciplinary Studies 110 — 50% / 50% 5% $44,628 30 93%
International Studies 5 +1 0% / 100% 0% $50,740 48 —
Journalism 7 — 43% / 57% 0% $46,183 34 —
Philosophy 1 +8 100% / 0% 0% $44,364 29 —
Political Science 17 — 47% / 53% 0% $54,007 56 —
Psychology 89 +3 12% / 88% 0% $44,930 30 88%
Public Relations 13 — 8% / 92% 0% $53,619 55 —
Social Work 20 — 10% / 90% 0% $43,857 27 89%
Sociology 9 +2 0% / 100% 0% $43,286 26 —
Sustainability Studies 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $49,571 44 —
Art 20 — 35% / 65% 0% $39,891 17 89%
Film Production 6 — 17% / 83% 0% $37,790 13 —
Music 12 — 75% / 25% 0% $37,262 12 100%
Theatre 5 — 40% / 60% 0% $33,118 7 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education and Professional Studies 114 32% / 68% 2% $46,097 89%
Recreation Management 28 — 89% / 11% 7% $42,033 22 92%
Early Childhood Education 7 — 0% / 100% 0% $47,395 38 89%
Education — — — — $47,830 39 —
Elementary Education 55 — 2% / 98% 0% $47,395 38 89%
Secondary Education 23 — 48% / 52% 0% $47,395 38 89%
Special Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $49,589 44 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Engineering 216 76% / 24% 3% $88,792 95%
Chemical Engineering 15 — 27% / 73% 0% $88,027 95 96%
Civil Engineering 50 — 76% / 24% 4% $86,917 94 97%
Computer Engineering 8 — 75% / 25% 0% $86,458 94 100%
Electrical Engineering 14 — 79% / 21% 7% $106,281 99 84%
Mechanical Engineering 53 — 87% / 13% 2% $89,384 95 97%
Computer Science 39 — 85% / 15% 3% $84,922 93 91%
Information Systems 11 — 73% / 27% 0% $75,104 87 95%
Information Technology 26 — 69% / 31% 4% $94,533 97 100%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Nursing 354 13% / 87% 1% $70,878 96%
Nursing 354 — 13% / 87% 1% $70,878 83 96%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Mitchell College of Business 197 49% / 51% 2% $53,963 97%
Accounting 38 — 55% / 45% 0% $54,805 58 96%
Business Administration 42 — 45% / 55% 5% $54,316 57 91%
Finance 41 — 73% / 27% 0% $65,107 77 100%
General Business 10 — 30% / 70% 0% $58,323 66 100%
Hospitality Management 25 — 16% / 84% 0% $40,685 19 100%
International Business 3 — 67% / 33% 67% $55,235 59 —
Marketing 29 — 48% / 52% 0% $46,298 34 100%
Supply Chain Management 9 — 44% / 56% 0% $54,316 57 91%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Pat Capps Covey College of Allied Health Professions 175 17% / 83% 1% $57,002 94%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 18 — 6% / 94% 0% $53,120 54 93%
Emergency Medical Services 13 — 62% / 38% 8% $64,099 76 98%
Pre-Health Studies 83 — 16% / 84% 0% $50,197 46 92%
Radiologic Technology 39 — 13% / 87% 0% $64,099 76 98%
Health Informatics 11 — 18% / 82% 0% $56,905 63 —
Therapeutic Recreation 11 — 0% / 100% 0% $81,262 91 94%