University of South Alabama Teaching Programs
Located in Mobile, Alabama, University of South Alabama is a public institution. The city atmosphere of Mobile makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.
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University of South Alabama Rankings
These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.
Program Level Awards
These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at USA.
Where Is University of South Alabama?

Contact details for USA are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 307 N University Blvd, Mobile, AL 36688-0002 |
Phone: | 251-460-6101 |
Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/theuniversityofsouthalabama |
Twitter: | https://twitter.com/UofSouthAlabama |
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? |
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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?
Approximately 35% of accepted students are men and 65% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 70%, and the acceptance rate for women is 75%.
Average Test Scores
About 10% 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 503 and 610. Math scores were between 480 and 580.
Can I Afford University of South Alabama?
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.
Student Loan Debt
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At USA, approximately 54% of students took out student loans averaging $11,438 a year. That adds up to $45,752 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at USA is 6.9%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
University of South Alabama Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are also 5,174 graduate students at the school.
Gender Diversity
Of the 7,611 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 |
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Asian | 270 |
Black or African American | 1,611 |
Hispanic or Latino | 331 |
White | 4,599 |
International Students | 132 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 668 |
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
The following chart shows how the online learning population at USA has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 6th most popular in Alabama for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.
Online Affordability Rankings of USA
During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at University of South Alabama was $7,548 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $14,796. The following table shows how USA is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.
Major | Tuition for In-State Students | Tuition for Out-of-State Students |
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School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist | #4 | #4 |
Other Education | #9 | #3 |
Other Education | #9 | #3 |
Early Childhood Education | #19 | #13 |
Secondary Education | #37 | #40 |
Elementary Education | #49 | #49 |
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 #1,134 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at USA regardless of major.
The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at USA ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at USA.
Major | Growth Rate Rank | |
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School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist | #25 | |
Other Education | #78 | |
Other Education | #78 | |
Elementary Education | #174 | |
Early Childhood Education | #206 | |
General Special Education | #224 | |
Special Education | #340 | |
Teacher Education Subject Specific | #347 |
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%.
University of South Alabama Teaching Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
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
- Image Credit: By Ä â€™asil under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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