University of South Alabama Healthcare Programs

University of South Alabama is a public institution located in Mobile, Alabama. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

Where Is University of South Alabama?

Contact details for USA are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	307 N University Blvd, Mobile, AL 36688-0002
Phone:	251-460-6101
Website:	www.southalabama.edu

How Do I Get Into USA?

You can apply to USA online at: www.southalabama.edu/departments/admissions/applytousa.html

Admission Requirements for USA

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Neither required nor recommended
Recommendations	Neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	Required
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into USA?

The acceptance rate at University of South Alabama is 71%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 35% of accepted students are men and 65% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 69%, and the acceptance rate for women is 72%.

Average Test Scores

About 7% of students accepted to USA submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 500 and 610. Math scores were between 485 and 605.

USA received ACT scores from 86% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 27. Math scores were between 17 and 25. Composite scores were between 19 and 26.

Can I Afford University of South Alabama?

The overall average net price of USA is $24,294. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At USA, approximately 50% of students took out student loans averaging $10,893 a year. That adds up to $43,572 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at USA is 2.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of South Alabama Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 8,833 undergraduate students at USA, with 7,400 being full-time and 1,433 being part-time.

There are also 5,159 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 7,400 full-time undergraduates at USA, 38% are male and 62% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of South Alabama students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	292
Black or African American	1,626
Hispanic or Latino	345
White	4,460
International Students	97
Other Races/Ethnicities	580

Geographic Diversity

Alabama students aren't the only ones who study at University of South Alabama. At this time, 33 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 63 countries are represented at USA. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Kuwait, India, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at University of South Alabama

In 2020-2021, 8,352 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at USA has changed over the last few years.

This school is the most popular in Alabama for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of USA

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of South Alabama was 4.8%. This is the #1,384 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at USA regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
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