University of South Alabama
University of South Alabama admitted 71% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 970–1190 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $16,801 a year. Within six years, 55% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 71%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 970–1190
- ACT middle 50%
- 20–26
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $25,443 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $16,801 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $13,027 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $10,476 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $19,452 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 55%
- Students who return for a second year
- 76%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $53,069 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $22,000
Students
- Undergraduates
- 8,879
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 45%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 19 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Health professions
- 31%
- Biological and biomedical sciences
- 13%
- Business, management and marketing
- 11%
- Multi/interdisciplinary studies
- 7%
- Engineering
- 7%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Lewis University IL · 71% admitted
- Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania PA · 72% admitted
- Florida College FL · 70% admitted
- Calvary University MO · 72% admitted
- Central Connecticut State University CT · 73% admitted
- Maranatha Baptist University WI · 72% admitted
More colleges in Alabama
- The University of Alabama AL · 77% admitted
- Auburn University AL · 46% admitted
- University of Alabama at Birmingham AL · 88% admitted
- Troy University AL · 96% admitted
- Jacksonville State University AL · 78% admitted
- University of Alabama in Huntsville AL · 69% admitted
- Alabama A & M University AL · 58% admitted
- University of North Alabama AL · 87% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.