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University of South Alabama

Mobile, AL · Public · Midsize city · Carnegie R1/R2 · USA

Public institution in Mobile, AL · 8,540 undergraduates · 65% acceptance rate · $49,379 median earnings 10 years after entry.

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
$15,142692nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$9,676555th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$18,652755th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$22,070502nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$24,9291,225th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$49,3791,101st highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$41,3071,138th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
52.6%1,049th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
76.3%885th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
65.5%502nd most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1119617th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
23493rd highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
8,540297th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
18.0:11,696th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
37.1%826th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 299 mi (ATL)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$35
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 47 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$69,710$68,219
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$63,191$66,240
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$59,937$58,402
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$56,415$55,598
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$52,107$51,273
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$48,823$48,667
Information Science/StudiesComputer Sciencebachelors$43,798$46,478
Computer Sciencebachelors$43,240$63,005
Business/Commerce, GeneralBusinessbachelors$39,909$32,925
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$38,906$36,232
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$37,808$38,018
MusicVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$37,568—

Campus facts

Athletics — 11 sports

NCAA Division I-FBS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $7,899,489 (M $4,694,321 · W $3,205,168)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to University of South Alabama’s 8,540 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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