Affordable public option
In-state tuition in the lower range for public universities.
Mobile, AL
In-State Tuition
$10,116
Out-of-State Tuition
$19,092
Avg On-Campus Living
$11,366
Avg Off-Campus Living
$11,456
Financial Aid & Outcomes
CollegeScorecard · 2024
What will it actually cost?
Most students pay the net price after financial aid, not the sticker price.
Net price by family income
After graduation
Earnings-to-debt ratio
Moderate · 2.0×Graduates earn about 2.0× their median debt every year.
Financial access
Pell Grants are federal aid for students from low-income families.
Share of students who borrowed to pay for school.
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Student Outcomes
Graduation Rate
53%
Freshman Retention
76%
Source: CollegeScorecard (2024)
Final aid offers, scholarships, and net price vary per family. Always verify with the school's financial aid office.
Decision support · Cost & value
The strongest cost, aid, and value reasons to consider this school.
In-state tuition in the lower range for public universities.
Affordability snapshot
In-state tuition
$10.1k
Out-of-state
$19.1k
below avg
Net price
$17.6k
Pell
38%
above avg
Median debt
$24.9k
Earnings (10y)
$49.4k
“Avg” comparisons reference national IPEDS / College Scorecard averages (~2022–23); figures are directional and vary by school and year.
Acceptance rate
71%
SAT range
1015 - 1200
ACT range
19 - 26
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Mobile, AL 36688
Studying online: a large share study entirely online
In Fall 2023, 3,964 of University of South Alabama's 13,768 students (29%) were enrolled entirely at a distance. A further 4,329 (31%) took at least one distance course alongside in-person study.
Distance-education figures count STUDENTS enrolled in Fall 2023, not programs on offer. "Exclusively at a distance" means a student took only distance courses that term. A college with few or no such students may still run online courses or an online degree, so a low figure is not evidence that online study is unavailable, and a high one is not a judgement of quality either way.
U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS Fall Enrollment (distance education status), Fall 2023
Fields of study
University of South Alabama reported conferring credentials in 69 different fields to the federal government. See which ones, and at what credential level.
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Fields this college awarded credentials in
The 14 largest of 69 fields University of South Alabama reported, by credentials conferred in 2023-24, using the federal classification of each field. The level is the highest credential actually awarded, which is not always the one a field is best known for.
| Field | Awarded | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 1,440 | Graduate1,086 graduate · 354 bachelor's |
| Biology, General | 189 | Graduate15 graduate · 174 bachelor's |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | 187 | Graduate59 graduate · 52 bachelor's · 76 certificate |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 133 | Graduate48 graduate · 85 bachelor's |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | 112 | Graduate16 graduate · 96 bachelor's |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | 110 | Bachelor's |
| Psychology, General | 106 | Graduate14 graduate · 92 bachelor's |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 95 | Graduate44 graduate · 51 bachelor's |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | 85 | Graduate74 graduate · 11 bachelor's |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | 83 | Bachelor's |
| Medicine | 74 | Graduate |
| Mechanical Engineering | 59 | Graduate6 graduate · 53 bachelor's |
| Civil Engineering | 58 | Graduate8 graduate · 50 bachelor's |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | 51 | Graduate33 graduate · 18 bachelor's |
Fields are as classified in the federal IPEDS completions collection, which records credentials already conferred. A field listed here was awarded in the reporting year; it does not confirm the program is currently admitting students, and a field CampusPin has no guide for is still shown under its official federal title. Confirm current offerings with the institution.
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Data sources & methodology
Facts on this profile of University of South Alabama are compiled from federal datasets and the institution's own published information.
Sources used across this page
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U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard
Net price by income band, post-graduation earnings, and federal aid context.
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CampusPin. (2024). University of South Alabama, college profile. Retrieved from https://campuspin.com/schools/university-of-south-alabama
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