University of South Alabama
Mobile, AL
University of South Alabama is a public research university in Mobile, Alabama, a midsize city, with 8,879 undergraduates. Health professions is its signature field: 29% of its bachelor's degrees, about three times its share across the colleges we cover. 53% of students finish within six years, and former students who are working earn a median of $49,379 ten years after starting.
University of South Alabama admitted 9,795 of 10,360 applicants for the fall 2024 entering class (94.5%).
- Acceptance rate
- 94.5%
- Fall 2024 class
- In-state tuition
- $10,116
- $19,092 out of state
- Paid after aid
- $17,648
- Average, students with aid
- SAT, middle 50%
- 1010–1200
Every figure on this page is published by the college or a federal survey, compiled by GoodGoblin, and carries the source it came from. They describe the fall 2024 entering class, a read on the school, not a prediction about any one applicant.
What University of South Alabama is known for
Measured by the 1,857 bachelor's degrees it awarded in 2022–23, and what its graduates went on to earn.
Health professions
29.0%
of its bachelor's degrees: about three times the 9.1% share across the colleges we cover.
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing34718.7% of degrees$78,024−12% vs $88,910 nationally
- Biology1347.2% of degrees$54,090−5% vs $57,214 nationally
- Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences1126.0% of degreesToo few graduates to publish
- Psychology1005.4% of degrees$43,384−14% vs $50,706 nationally
- Health/Medical Preparatory Programs995.3% of degrees$47,019−24% vs $61,911 nationally
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods904.8% of degrees$48,956About the $47,382 national median
Source: the College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education), field-of-study data. Degrees are bachelor's degrees awarded in 2022–23. Earnings are the median for 2017–18 and 2018–19 graduates, in 2024 dollars, working and not enrolled, four years after graduating. Shares across the colleges we cover count every bachelor's degree at the colleges with a page here.
The place
Where it is, how big it is, and how students live.
Setting
Midsize city
Mobile, AL
Undergraduates
8,879
Fall 2024
Type
Public
Doctoral university, high research activity
Living on campus
A quarter to half
of undergraduates live on campus
Students per faculty member
19 to 1
Fall 2024
International students
1%
of undergraduates, fall 2024
Source: the College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education), including the Carnegie Classification and the federal locale code it publishes.
What stands out at University of South Alabama
Three things University of South Alabama published, ranked by how much each could change what you actually do, not by how impressive it looks. Every one describes a class that has already enrolled.
University of South Alabama files test scores under “very important”.
That is the school’s own placement on the grid it publishes every year. 6% of the enrolled class sent an SAT.
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2024
6% of the enrolled class sent an SAT.
The SAT band on this page describes that share of the class, not all of it. Another 83% sent an ACT. University of South Alabama files test scores under “very important”.
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2024
Families paid $17,648 on average after aid.
Averaged across students who received federal aid: the price after grants and scholarships, not the sticker price.
Source: the College Scorecard
Every figure, in full
The same measured fields on every one of these pages. Nothing is filled in where the school published nothing.
Acceptance rate
94.5%
9,795 admitted of 10,360 applicants
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2024
SAT, middle 50%
1010–1200
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2024
ACT, middle 50%
20–26
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2024
Average GPA of admitted students
3.75
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2024
Enrolled students who sent an SAT
6%
Counted per test: a student may send both.
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2024
Enrolled students who sent an ACT
83%
Counted per test: a student may send both.
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2024
Where do you actually stand at University of South Alabama?
The figures on this page describe a class that already enrolled. GoodGoblin reads them against your own transcript, scores, activities and budget, then builds the balanced list, the essay plan and the deadline calendar around what it finds.
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What University of South Alabama costs
The published price first, then what students who received aid actually paid, by family income.
In-state tuition and fees for 2024–25 were $10,116 ($19,092 out of state), and the full in-state cost of attendance, with housing, food and books, was $25,476. After grants and scholarships, students who received financial aid paid $17,648 a year on average.
In-state tuition and fees
$10,116
2024–25 school year
Out-of-state tuition and fees
$19,092
2024–25 school year
Full cost, in state
$25,476
Tuition, fees, housing, food and books
Paid after aid
$17,648
Average, students who received aid
What students paid, by family income
Each bar is that figure as a share of the $25,476 full cost.
- Under $30k$12,657Typical public university: $10,013
- $30k–$48k$13,265Typical public university: $10,847
- $48k–$75k$16,277Typical public university: $13,703
- $75k–$110k$23,252Typical public university: $17,979
- Over $110k$25,322Typical public university: $22,475
Source: the federal College Scorecard. Tuition and cost of attendance are for the 2024–25 school year; colleges usually raise them each year. What students paid is the average net price for first-year students who received federal financial aid. Typical public university: the median across the 338 public universities on GoodGoblin, for in-state students, compiled by GoodGoblin from the same federal data.
Where it leads
Who finishes, who stays, and what they earn and owe afterwards.
Finish within six years
53%
Our colleges' median: 63%
Return for a second year
76%
Our colleges' median: 79%
Earnings after 10 years
$49,379
Our colleges' median: $57,440
Median debt at graduation
$24,929
Our colleges' median: $23,725
Source: the College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education). Six-year completion describes students who started in fall 2018; second-year return describes students who started in fall 2023; earnings describe students who started in 2009–10 and 2010–11, measured in 2020 and 2021, in 2022 dollars; debt describes federal loans of students who graduated in fiscal years 2020 and 2021. Medians are across the 1,034 colleges with a page here.
How the rate has moved
Two measured admit rates from the federal survey, the years apart it reports them. A rate that moved, not a forecast.
Over 5 years the admit rate fell from 79% to 65%.
What University of South Alabama says it weighs
The school's own words, from the form it fills in every year. Ranked as it ranks them.
- GPAvery important
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2024
- Test scoresvery important
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2024
Not considered
- Essay
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2024
- Course rigor
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2024
- Recommendations
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2024
- Class rank
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2024
- Legacy
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2024
- Demonstrated interest
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2024
Published deadlines
Each date is read from the college's own materials and re-checked on a schedule.
- Rolling AdmissionJuly 15, 2027
Verified August 17, 2026 · Source
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