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.
- Top 14%Undergraduates
- Top 25%Cost of attendance
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 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $9,676556th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $18,652760th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $22,070502nd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $24,9291,233rd lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $49,3791,106th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $41,3071,142nd highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 52.6%1,057th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 76.3%891st highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 65.5%508th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1119619th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 23494th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 8,540297th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 18.0:11,713th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 37.1%836th highest of 2,140 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
Deadlines and essay flags come from the Common App Requirements Grid, joined by school name. Always confirm against the school’s own admissions page before applying.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 47 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $69,710 | $68,219 |
| Mechanical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $63,191 | $66,240 |
| Civil EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $59,937 | $58,402 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $56,415 | $55,598 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $52,107 | $51,273 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $48,823 | $48,667 |
| Information Science/StudiesComputer Science | bachelors | $43,798 | $46,478 |
| Computer Science | bachelors | $43,240 | $63,005 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBusiness | bachelors | $39,909 | $32,925 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $38,906 | $36,232 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $37,808 | $38,018 |
| MusicVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $37,568 | — |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1963source
- Athletic nickname: "Jaguars"source
- Mitchell Center seats about 10,041source
- Competes in NCAA Division Isource
- Motto: ""Research, Teaching, Service""source
- Athletic conference: FBSsource
- A [[National Sea Grant College Program institutionsource
- A Sea-grant]] institutionsource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]]}} institutionsource
- Plays for the "The Belt" (since 2012)source
- Fight song: ""South""source
- Notable alum: Q935609source
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)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Football
- Golf
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and Field (Indoor)
- Track and Field (Outdoor)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitesouthalabama.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 102094)
- 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: University of South Alabama vs Jacksonville State UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 11 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.