University of South Alabama

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 400,000

Weather

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 8,267
Men / Women 37% / 63%
From State 71%
From Region 20%
Athletes 386 (5.0%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 59%
Black 23%
Hispanic 6%
Mixed 5%
Asian 4%
Native American 1%
International 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Sciences 731 34% 61% 3% 21% 6% 1% $54,022 2 -0.73 43 95% 10.2%
Chemistry 7 — 43% 43% 0% 43% 14% 0% $65,687 24 -0.57 69 — — — — —
Geological/Earth Sciences 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,519 67 +0.31 73 — — — — —
Marine Sciences 10 — 10% 90% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,027 30 -0.46 58 — — — — —
Mathematics 10 +2 90% 90% 10% 0% 0% 0% $72,163 36 -0.50 78 92% — — — —
Meteorology 12 — 50% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $59,892 30 -0.47 58 — — — — —
Physics 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,661 7 -1.36 67 — — — — —
Biology 74 — 32% 62% 3% 16% 4% 0% $63,204 34 -0.38 64 97% — — — —
Biomedical Sciences 65 — 29% 58% 11% 15% 3% 0% $63,204 27 -0.57 64 97% — — — —
Kinesiology 100 — 34% 58% 0% 23% 7% 3% $57,055 33 -0.55 50 — — — — —
English 14 +10 29% 71% 0% 14% 0% 0% $50,141 43 -0.28 32 92% — — — —
Foreign Languages 2 +5 0% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% $53,571 34 -0.40 41 88% — — — —
History 16 +7 50% 75% 6% 12% 6% 0% $53,461 39 -0.34 41 90% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 88 — 50% 58% 0% 31% 5% 1% $47,712 9 -0.92 25 94% 10.2% — — —
Philosophy 4 +7 75% 75% 0% 25% 0% 0% $48,642 13 -0.96 28 — — — — —
Anthropology 14 — 29% 64% 0% 14% 7% 7% $47,718 9 -0.83 25 — — — — —
Communication Studies 12 — 83% 58% 0% 17% 8% 8% $52,183 16 -0.90 38 96% — — — —
Geography 8 — 50% 75% 0% 0% 12% 0% $50,122 7 -1.38 32 90% — — — —
International Studies 12 — 17% 50% 17% 17% 0% 0% $44,907 1 -1.45 19 — — — — —
Journalism 10 — 60% 50% 0% 40% 0% 0% $51,457 9 -1.21 35 — — — — —
Political Science 20 +1 30% 65% 10% 10% 15% 0% $59,638 16 -0.93 57 100% — — — —
Psychology 111 +1 12% 60% 2% 23% 6% 1% $47,746 11 -1.11 26 97% — — — —
Public Relations 22 — 32% 59% 0% 32% 9% 0% $58,652 10 -1.19 55 — — — — —
Social Work 16 — 12% 50% 0% 31% 19% 0% $54,497 55 +0.15 44 94% — — — —
Sociology 9 +1 33% 56% 0% 44% 0% 0% $43,066 2 -1.25 15 100% — — — —
Sustainability Studies 5 — 60% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,611 14 -0.78 41 — — — — —
Art 20 — 15% 55% 5% 25% 0% 0% $44,589 39 -0.24 18 81% — — — —
Film Production 15 +2 60% 67% 7% 7% 13% 0% $41,138 10 -1.16 12 — — — — —
Music 9 — 56% 44% 0% 44% 0% 0% $39,667 13 -0.76 9 100% — — — —
Theatre 4 — 0% 50% 0% 25% 0% 0% $39,650 30 -0.46 9 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 39 +4 36% 56% 3% 26% 3% 0% $55,293 24 -0.63 46 97% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education and Professional Studies 98 17% 76% 0% 18% 2% 1% $51,592 1 -0.27 36 95%
Recreation Management 11 — 73% 64% 0% 27% 0% 9% $53,858 22 -0.61 42 97% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 9 — 0% 33% 0% 67% 0% 0% $51,266 46 -0.15 35 95% — — — —
Education — — — — — — — — $51,359 31 -0.43 35 — — — — —
Elementary Education 56 — 2% 84% 0% 12% 2% 0% $51,266 46 -0.15 35 95% — — — —
Secondary Education 18 — 44% 78% 0% 11% 0% 0% $51,266 30 -0.45 35 95% — — — —
Special Education 4 — 0% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $52,128 32 -0.57 37 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Engineering 225 76% 65% 12% 12% 4% 0% $93,605 92 -0.45 93 96%
Chemical Engineering 16 — 69% 56% 19% 6% 6% 0% $112,348 70 +0.70 98 92% — — — —
Civil Engineering 30 — 93% 83% 0% 13% 3% 0% $91,608 44 -0.10 92 97% — — — —
Computer Engineering 6 +1 83% 33% 17% 33% 0% 0% $92,992 2 -1.14 93 100% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 15 — 87% 73% 0% 7% 7% 0% $116,108 61 -0.04 99 98% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 61 — 70% 74% 7% 7% 3% 0% $98,721 54 -0.06 95 95% — — — —
Computer Science 58 — 76% 53% 28% 9% 2% 0% $86,797 8 -1.12 90 97% — — — —
Information Systems 16 — 75% 56% 0% 31% 12% 0% $95,326 49 -0.14 94 97% — — — —
Information Technology 23 — 65% 61% 13% 17% 4% 0% $71,063 6 -1.32 77 97% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Nursing 350 16% 61% 3% 25% 4% 1% $87,630 86 -0.46 90 96% 3.7%
Nursing 350 — 16% 61% 3% 25% 4% 1% $87,630 36 -0.46 90 96% 3.7% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Mitchell College of Business 213 50% 72% 6% 11% 4% 2% $60,020 10 -1.27 58 93%
Accounting 45 — 44% 69% 11% 13% 7% 0% $69,173 11 -1.15 74 94% — — — —
Business Administration 42 — 52% 69% 7% 14% 7% 0% $54,998 3 -1.18 45 90% — — — —
Finance 31 — 77% 71% 6% 6% 0% 6% $66,825 3 -1.11 71 94% — — — —
General Business 14 — 50% 86% 0% 7% 0% 0% $60,423 10 -0.89 59 90% — — — —
Hospitality Management 22 — 18% 77% 0% 18% 0% 0% $43,450 2 -1.55 16 100% — — — —
International Business 3 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 0% 33% $62,805 9 -0.92 64 — — — — —
Marketing 40 — 50% 70% 5% 5% 5% 2% $60,497 6 -1.33 59 93% — — — —
Organizational Leadership 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,998 3 -1.51 45 90% — — — —
Supply Chain Management 14 — 57% 79% 7% 14% 0% 0% $54,998 0 -2.14 45 90% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Pat Capps Covey College of Allied Health Professions 176 22% 66% 3% 20% 4% 1% $67,174 35 -0.10 71 96%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 23 — 4% 78% 0% 17% 0% 0% $58,426 28 -0.48 54 94% — — — —
Emergency Medical Services 25 — 40% 80% 0% 4% 4% 0% $76,098 76 +0.52 82 96% — — — —
Pre-Health Studies 58 — 17% 50% 5% 34% 3% 0% $53,815 10 -1.00 42 96% — — — —
Radiologic Technology 37 — 24% 89% 3% 3% 3% 0% $76,098 39 -0.27 82 96% — — — —
Health Informatics 14 — 50% 43% 7% 14% 7% 7% $69,167 71 +0.15 74 — — — — —
Therapeutic Recreation 19 — 5% 53% 0% 37% 11% 0% $87,957 98 +2.47 91 94% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $11,500
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $23,145
Est. In-State Cost $14,876
Est. Out-of-State Cost $29,940
ROI Percentile 72th

Retention & Graduation

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

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 33.1% 593 20% 63% 3% 23% 4% 1% $76,828 49 -0.47 83 96% 3.7%
Business & Economics 14.3% 257 47% 69% 5% 14% 4% 2% $62,320 7 -0.89 63 93% —
Social Sciences 13.3% 239 25% 60% 3% 23% 8% 1% $50,457 11 -1.02 33 97% —
Life & Natural Sciences 7.8% 139 31% 60% 6% 16% 4% 0% $63,204 29 -0.47 64 97% —
Engineering 7.1% 128 78% 72% 6% 9% 4% 0% $100,526 44 -0.02 96 96% —
Humanities 6.9% 124 48% 62% 2% 26% 4% 1% $48,853 15 -0.77 28 93% 10.2%
Computer Science 5.4% 97 73% 56% 20% 14% 4% 0% $84,473 10 -1.00 89 97% —
Education 4.9% 87 10% 77% 0% 17% 2% 0% $51,306 33 -0.23 35 95% —
Arts 2.7% 48 35% 56% 4% 23% 4% 0% $42,176 12 -0.64 13 87% —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.3% 42 48% 81% 2% 7% 7% 0% $64,336 12 -0.47 67 92% —
Professional 2.2% 39 36% 56% 3% 26% 3% 0% $55,293 10 -0.63 46 97% —

Research R2

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences $23.1M #98 43% $0.4M 3 #201 8 1
Physical Sciences & Math $13.1M #161 62% $0 5 #193 32 2
Engineering $11.7M #182 73% $0.0M 3 #204 66 3
Humanities & Social Sciences $8.4M #161 13% $0.0M 6 #269 27 1
Life & Natural Sciences $6.4M #191 9% $0 4 #185 47 10
Computer Science $4.1M #149 68% $0.3M 3 #161 23 1
Education $2.9M #146 44% $0.0M 19 #218 — —
Business & Economics $0 #456 — $0 10 #131 — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — 9 —
Total $69.7M #179 46% $0.7M 53 #248 212 18

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 122 $13.5M $13.9M -$446K
Track & Field (indoor) 52 $389K $389K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 51 $381K $381K $0
Baseball 40 $2.0M $1.9M $96K
Basketball 14 $2.9M $2.5M $349K
Cross Country 10 $74K $74K $0
Golf 10 $420K $420K $0
Tennis 5 $435K $435K $0
Total 242 $20.1M $20.1M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (indoor) 41 $404K $404K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 41 $404K $404K $0
Soccer 26 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Softball 26 $1.6M $1.5M $44K
Volleyball 19 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Basketball 15 $1.9M $1.9M -$44K
Cross Country 14 $137K $137K $0
Golf 10 $490K $490K $0
Tennis 7 $608K $608K $0
Total 144 $7.7M $7.7M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 122 $13.5M $13.9M -$446K
Track & Field (indoor) 93 $793K $793K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 92 $785K $785K $0
Baseball 40 $2.0M $1.9M $96K
Basketball 29 $4.8M $4.5M $304K
Soccer 26 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Softball 26 $1.6M $1.5M $44K
Cross Country 24 $212K $212K $0
Golf 20 $911K $911K $0
Volleyball 19 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Tennis 12 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Total 386 $32.6M $32.6M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 94%
Yield (non-ED) 22%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 89%
SAT Range 1010 – 1200
SAT Math Range 480 – 580
SAT RW Range 520 – 620