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Ranks 683rd overall and 9th in Alabama

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Carnegie Foundation Classification

Master's Colleges and Universities (larger programs)

UndergraduateProfessions plus arts & sciences, some graduate coexistence
GraduateDoctoral, professional dominant
Undergraduate PopulationMedium full-time four-year, selective, higher transfer-in
EnrollmentHigh undergraduate
Size & SettingLarge four-year, primarily nonresidential

General Characteristics

Highest offeringDoctoral degree
Calendar SystemSemester
Years of college work requiredN/A
Variable TuitionYes

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance LearningYes
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force YesYes / No / Yes
Study AbroadYes
Weekend CollegeYes
Teacher CertificationYes

Student Tuition Costs and Fees

What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending University of South Alabama?

Ranks 1662nd for total cost of attendance

  In District In State Out of State
FT Undergraduate Tuition $4,020 $4,020 $8,040
FT Undergraduate Required Fees $802 $802 $802
PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour $134 $134 $268
FT Graduate Tuition $4,224 $4,224 $8,448
FT Graduate Required Fees $802 $802 $802
PT Graduate per Credit Hour $176 $176 $352
Total Cost of Attendance — On-Campus $14,838 $14,838 $18,858
Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family $16,120 $16,120 $20,140
Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus with Family $7,972 $7,972 $11,992

Student Tuition Costs for Professional Fields

What are the typical tuition costs and fees for getting a professional degree?

  In State Out of State
Medical Degree — Tuition $13,480 $26,960
Medical Degree — Required Fees $2,602 $2,602

Student Tuition Cost History and Trends

Three year history and trends on the cost of attending

  In District In State Out of State
Published Tuition & Fees $4,502 trend  $4,822 $4,502 trend  $4,822 $8,312 trend  $8,842
  Cost (regardless of residency)
Books & Supplies $1,000 trend  $1,200
On-Campus – Room & Board $5,877 trend  $6,866
On-Campus – Other Expenses $1,950 trend  $1,950
Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board $6,992 trend  $8,148
Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses $1,950 trend  $1,950
Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board $1,950 trend  $1,950

Admission Details

Application Fee RequiredN/A
Undergraduate Application Fee$35
Graduate Application Fee$35
First Professional Application Fee$60
Applicants 3,089 (1,285 male / 1,804 female)
Admitted 2,727 (1,129 male / 1,598 female)
Admission rate 88%
First-time Enrollment 1,529 (685 male / 844 female)
FT Enrollment 1,457 (656 male / 801 female)
PT Enrollment 72 (29 male / 43 female)
Total Enrollment13,090

Admission Criteria

What criteria does University of South Alabama use for admissions?

Required = Required, Recommended = Recommended, Neither required nor recommended = Neither required nor recommended
Open AdmissionsNo
Secondary School GPA / Rank / RecordRequired / N/A / Recommended
College Prep. CompletionRecommended
RecommendationsN/A
Formal competency demoN/A
Admission test scoresRequired
TOEFLRequired
Other testsN/A

Admission Credits Accepted

What types of credits does University of South Alabama accept?

Dual CreditYes
Life ExperienceYes
Advanced Placement (AP)Yes

Athletics - Association Memberships

Sports / Athletic Conference Memberships NCAA
NCAA Basketball Conference Sun Belt Conference
NCAA Baseball Conference Sun Belt Conference
NCAA Track & Field Conference Sun Belt Conference

ACT Test Admission

Ranks 757th for 75pctl scores

Applicants submitting ACT results 83%
Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) 19 / 25
Math scores (25/75 %ile) 17 / 23
Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) 19 / 24

Student Services

Remedial ServicesYes
Academic / Career CounselingYes
PT Cost-defraying EmploymentYes
Career PlacementYes
On-Campus Day CareNo
Library FacilityYes

Student Living

First-time Room / Board RequiredNo
Dorm Capacity2,890
Meals per Week16
Room Fee$2,590
Board Fee$2,230

Student Financial Aid Details

How many students use Financial Aid, and how much do they use?

University of South Alabama Ranks 3486th for the average student loan amount.

  Average Users % of Attendees
Federal Grant Aid $2,193 354 pie   30%
State & Local Grant Aid $592 26 pie   2%
Institutional Grant Aid $2,688 511 pie   43%
Student Loan Aid $3,318 513 pie   43%
Any financial aid type   934 pie   78%

Student Enrollment Demographics

How many students are enrolled at University of South Alabama?

  Men Women Total
Non Resident Alien
542297839
Black Non-Hispanic
5781,7002,278
Hispanic
82111193
Asian / Pacific Islander
149191340
American Indian / Alaskan Native
4466110
White Non-Hispanic
3,3195,6308,949
Race Unknown
138243381
Total 4,852 8,238 13,090

Student Graduation Demographics

How many students graduated at University of South Alabama?

  Men Women Total
Non Resident Alien
181129
Black Non-Hispanic
39123162
Hispanic
257
Asian / Pacific Islander
162339
American Indian / Alaskan Native
3710
White Non-Hispanic
301509810
Race Unknown
617
Total 385 679 1,064

Most Popular Fields of Study

The top 5 fields of study completed at University of South Alabama.

  Men Women Total
75 408 483
7 151 158
30 62 92
78 12 90
73 16 89

Student Completion / Graduation Demographics

How many students are successful graduates?

  Non Resident Alien Black Non-Hispanic Hispanic Asian / Pacific Islander American Indian / Alaskan Native White Non-Hispanic Race Unknown Total
Accounting 2 6 2 2 36 4 52
Anthropology 1 8 9
Art/Art Studies, General 1 2 16 1 20
Audiology/Audiologist and Hearing Sciences 4 1 5
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other 2 3 5
Biological and Physical Sciences 1 8 9
Biology/Biological Sciences, General 4 7 1 1 38 1 52
Biomedical Sciences, General 1 2 14 1 18
Business Administration and Management, General 9 11 1 2 1 56 4 84
Business/Commerce, General 1 1 22 24
Business/Managerial Economics 1 2 3
Chemical Engineering 10 3 3 13 2 31
Chemistry, General 1 8 9
Civil Engineering, General 1 8 9
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist 2 2 5 1 10
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services, Other
Communication Disorders, General 6 14 20
Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric 5 10 2 72 3 92
Computer Engineering, General 5 1 4 10
Computer and Information Sciences, General 37 3 3 40 6 89
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services 5 12 17
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration 2 13 2 1 27 1 46
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General 1 1 4 6
E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce 2 3 5
Early Childhood Education and Teaching 2 2
Education, Other 1 6 1 16 24
Educational Leadership and Administration, General 10 30 2 42
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering 61 4 1 5 13 6 90
Elementary Education and Teaching 27 1 3 2 122 3 158
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 6 2 1 33 42
English Language and Literature, General 9 1 22 1 33
Environmental Toxicology
Finance, General 1 6 2 27 1 37
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General 1 1 1 4 7
Geography 1 15 16
Geology/Earth Science, General 5 1 6
Gerontology 3 4 7
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs, Other 1 1 12 14
History, General 2 4 1 22 29
International/Global Studies 2 1 6 9
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other 1 28 31 3 63
Marketing/Marketing Management, General 7 7 1 1 1 49 3 69
Mathematics and Statistics, Other 1 5 6
Mathematics, General 1 1 1 2 1 6
Mechanical Engineering 18 1 2 13 5 39
Medicine (MD) 7 3 54 64
Meteorology 1 1 12 14
Music, General 4 4
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) 5 55 8 18 3 378 16 483
Occupational Therapy/Therapist 1 1 12 1 15
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies 6 14 20
Philosophy 1 1 3 5
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 3 3 39 45
Physical Therapy/Therapist 1 3 1 20 25
Physician Assistant 34 1 35
Physics, General 6 6
Political Science and Government, General 1 4 1 13 2 21
Psychology, General 3 7 3 44 57
Public Administration 3 4 7
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer 6 4 45 1 56
Reading Teacher Education 2 9 11
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist 1 1 5 7
Russian Language and Literature
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist 1 7 8
Secondary Education and Teaching 5 2 2 61 1 71
Sociology 1 10 17 1 29
Special Education and Teaching, General 7 2 46 3 58
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist 1 1 17 19
Total 189 310 33 61 20 1,694 77 2,384

Faculty Compensation / Salaries

University of South Alabama Ranks 1042nd for the average full-time faculty salary.

Tenure system Yes
Average FT Salary $60,272 ($64,971 male / $53,999 female)
Number of FT Faculty 516 (295 male / 221 female)
Number of PT Faculty 296
FT Faculty Ratio 2 : 1
Total Benefits $8,034,066
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University of South Alabama Summary

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The University of South Alabama is a public, doctoral-level university located on Old Shell Road in Mobile, Alabama, USA. It was created by the Alabama Legislature in 1963, and replaced existing extension programs operated in Mobile by the University of Alabama. The University of South Alabama has remained one of Alabama’s fastest growing universities for the past several years. The University of South Alabama has nine colleges: The University is governed by a Board of Trustees appointed by and including the governor of Alabama. Men’s Sports: Basketball, Baseball, Cross Country, Golf, Tennis, Track and Field Women’s Sports: Basketball, Softball, Cross Country, Golf, Tennis, Track and Field, Volleyball, Soccer Official Athletic Webpage: www.usajaguars.com The baseball team is typically a powerhouse in the Sun Belt Conference, and has produced a number of successful Major League players, such as Juan Pierre, Luis Gonzalez, Jon Lieber and Marlon Anderson. Coach Kittrell has led South Alabama to 18 NCAA Tournament appearances and 11 Sun Belt Conference championships. In 2006, South Alabama won the Sun Belt Conference Championship in basketball, beating Western Kentucky 95-70 in the championship game. When a South Alabama basketball player makes a free throw, the cheerleaders and dance team shout “U-S-A”, and the Pep Band shouts “South in Your Mouth”. The University of South Alabama is also proud to boast the first collegiate rescue squad in the state of Alabama. The squad hopes to eventually provide 24-hour on-call coverage for the main campus of the University of South Alabama once they increase their funding and membership.

University of South Alabama Academics

The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed. University of South Alabama is unique in its study options. Moreover, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Adult (re-entering) student services, Alcohol/Substance Abuse Counseling, Campus Ministries/Chaplain, Career Counseling, Economically Disadvantaged Student Services, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Minority Student Services, Personal Counseling, Placement Service and Veterans Counselor can help. There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Extensive Undergraduate Evening or Early Morning Classes, Learning Center, Remedial Instruction, Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center. That is, the university has a Distance Learning, Double Major, ESL, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships, ROTC, Air Force, ROTC, Army, Student-Designed Major, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification and Weekend College.

The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at University of South Alabama.

Education:
Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Health Teacher Education, Physical Education, Secondary Education, Special Education
Physical Sciences:
Atmospheric Sciences, Chemistry, Geology, Physics
Parks, Recreation, and Fitness:
recreation & fitness – general
School of Visual and Performing Arts:
Art – General, Drama/Theater Arts, Music – General
Computer Science:
Computer/Information Sciences – General
Social Sciences:
Anthropology, Geography, Political Science/Government, Sociology
History:
History – General
Psychology:
Psychology – General
Security and Protective Services:
Criminal Justice Studies
Health and Clinical Sciences:
Clinical Laboratory Science, Emergency Medical Technology, Medical Radiologic Technology, Nursing (RN), Respiratory Therapy, Speech-Language Pathology/Audiology
Philosphy and Religion:
Philosophy
Communications & Journalism:
Communications/Rhetoric
Mathematics:
Statistics
Business, Management, & Marketing:
Accounting, Business – General, Business Administration/Management, E-Commerce, Finance/Banking, Marketing Management
Popular majors:
twenty-two percent health professions, sixteen percent business per marketing, fifteen percent education, seven percent engineering, six percent biology, five percent communications per journalism
Biological and Biomedical Sciences:
Biology, Biomedical Sciences
Foreign Language and Literature:
Foreign Language & Literature – General
English Language and Literature:
English Language & Literature – General

Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 1st of July. Besides, for international students, the application fee is 25.

University of South Alabama Admissions

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This school did not report their application fee. Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 86%. Remember that this can change at any time. Transfer student are not ignored. That is, there were one thousand, seven hundred and seventy total number of transfer students who applied and one thousand, five hundred and one total number of transfer students who were admitted.

Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. the SAT subject section score due date was not reported. It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, make sure to check with the university about the specific date for this year. For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 1st of July. The regular application is due the 10th of August. For priority students, financial aid applications are due no later than the 1st of May. SAT and ACT score reports are due the 2nd of August and

University of South Alabama Financial Aid

Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school. If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Art, Music/Drama, Athletics, Minority Status, ROTC, Alumni Affiliation and State/District Residency. Financial aid forms are FAFSA and Institution’s own financial aid form. Similarly, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics, Art, Music/Drama, Athletics, Minority Status, ROTC, Alumni Affiliation and State/District Residency.

University of South Alabama Students

The school’s size is approximately nine thousand, nine hundred and fifty-seven degree-seeking undergrads, one thousand, two hundred and fifty-eight first-time degree-seeking freshmen and two thousand, seven hundred and fifteen graduate enrollment. Furthermore, the student body consists of five percent part-time students, fifty-seven percent women, forty-three percent men, one percent american indian per alaskan native, three percent asian per pacific islander, seventeen percent black per non-hispanic, one percent hispanic, seventy percent white per non-hispanic, six percent non-resident alien and three percent race per ethnicity unreported. The university is a Public, University, Four-year, Coed, where 86 percent of the applicants were admitted and Regionally accredited. Moreover, it is part of an Suburban setting, Small city (50,000 – 249,999) and Commuter campus. University of South Alabama offers Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral and First Professional degrees.

This school features the Suburban setting, Small city (50,000 – 249,999) and Commuter campus. Besides, the university has many unique facilites such as sea laboratory. Clearly, the school is located 10 miles from downtown, 150 miles from New Orleans.

University of South Alabama Athletics

The following sports can be found here:

  • Men’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Baseball
  • Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Basketball
  • Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Cross_country
  • Men’s Club Football
  • Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Golf
  • Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Racquetball
  • Women’s NCAA Division I, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Soccer
  • Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Softball
  • Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Club and Women’s Club Table_tennis
  • Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Track_and_field
  • Men’s NCAA Division I and Women’s NCAA Division I Track_indoor
  • Men’s NCAA Division I and Women’s NCAA Division I Track_outdoor
  • Women’s NCAA Division I, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Volleyball
The Jaguars are a member of NCAA.

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