United States Sports Academy
Daphne, AL · Private · Small city · America's Sports University · The Academy · USSA
Private institution in Daphne, AL · 136 undergraduates · 35% acceptance rate · $55,257 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 9%Acceptance rate
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
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- In-state tuition & fees
- $18,9001,083rd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $18,900781st cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
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- Median graduate debt
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Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $55,257778th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $45,521840th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
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- Full-time retention
- 0.0%1,837th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 35.3%142nd most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
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- Median ACT
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Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1361,948th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 14.0:11,172nd smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 34.8%960th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 291 mi (ATL)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 3 of 3 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $36,848 | — |
| Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities ManagementParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Athletics — 4 sports
USCAA · Other
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $586,630 (M $323,660 · W $262,970)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websiteussa.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 102395)
- Compare colleges in ALRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in AlabamaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: United States Sports Academy vs Huntsville Bible CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 4 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
- MethodologyWhat these figures do and do not capture
- How to read a school page end to endStats, standings, lists, athletics, news — one profile, many jobs. Know which panel answers which question.
- Sticker price is a trapPublished tuition is a starting rumor. Net price is closer to what families actually pay.
- What acceptance rate actually measuresSelectivity is a competition statistic — not a quality score, and not your personal odds.
- A plan from eighth grade — without fake certaintySchool-anchored milestones, sports scarcity honesty, and EC playbooks — not invented admit odds.