University of South Alabama

Mobile, Alabama · Public · Predominantly bachelor's · City: Midsize

Official websiteNet price calculatorAccreditor: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

The average annual net price for first-time, full-time undergraduates receiving federal aid (in-state) is $16,801. 55% of first-time, full-time students completed within 150% of normal time. Students who received federal aid had median earnings of $53,069 ten years after entering. The median federal loan debt of graduates is $22,000.

Average net price
$16,801
per year Verified data
Completion rate
55%
within 150% of normal time Verified data
Median earnings
$53,069
10 years after entry Verified data
Median debt
$22,000
graduates, federal loans Verified data

Cost and net price

In-state tuition and fees$10,476
Out-of-state tuition and fees$19,452
Average cost of attendance$25,443
Books and supplies$864
Room and board, on campus$11,536
Average net price, all aided students$16,801
Average net price, family income $0 to $30,000$13,027
Average net price, family income over $110,000$24,768

Net price is the average cost after grants and scholarships for first-time, full-time undergraduates who receive federal aid, at in-state rates. Your price depends on your family finances; use the school's net price calculator for an estimate. Tuition: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Net price and cost of attendance: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.

Admissions and enrollment

Admission rate
71%
SAT range, middle 50% (reading plus math)
970 to 1190
ACT composite range, middle 50%
20 to 26
Undergraduate enrollment
8,879
Graduate enrollment
4,762
Students receiving Pell grants
45%
Student to faculty ratio
19 to 1

Admission rate and enrollment: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25. SAT and ACT ranges come from IPEDS and may not reflect test-optional policies.

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Graduation, earnings, and debt

Completion within 150% of normal time55%
Completion within normal time38%
First-year retention (full-time)76%
Median federal debt, graduates$22,000
Typical monthly payment on that debt (10 years)$250
Median Parent PLUS debt, completers$26,000
Share earning more than a typical high school graduate, 6 years after entry68%
1 year after completion$48,672
4 years after completion$62,459
6 years after entry$45,511
8 years after entry$50,618
10 years after entry$53,069
Median earnings of former students who received federal aid and are working and not enrolled. Ten years after entry the median is $53,069; the middle half earned $34,625 to $78,471. Cohorts differ by measure; see definitions below.
Measure definitions and cohorts
  • Median earnings of students working and not enrolled 10 years after entry (MD_EARN_WNE_P10): Treasury AY2011-12, AY2012-13 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 1 year after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_1YR): Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 4 years after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_4YR): Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • The median debt for students who have completed (GRAD_DEBT_MDN): NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
  • Completion rate for first-time, full-time students at four-year institutions (150% of expected time to completion) (C150_4): Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
  • Average net price for Title IV institutions (public institutions) (NPT4_PUB): AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26

Institution-level earnings cover students who received federal financial aid, including students who did not complete. Debt figures include federal loans only and exclude private loans.

Programs and program-level outcomes

Highest early earnings among programs at University of South Alabama

Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled one year after completing, by program. Programs with too few graduates are suppressed for privacy and not shown.

137 programs reported. Program earnings are for graduates of this school's program, which is different from the wages of everyone working in a related occupation.

Undergraduate certificate (10)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CIP 51.09 · No credentials fully online
76Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Geography and Cartography
CIP 45.07 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Gerontology
CIP 30.11 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies
CIP 30.23 · No credentials fully online
0Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
International/Globalization Studies
CIP 30.20 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Medical Illustration and Informatics
CIP 51.27 · No credentials fully online
13Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians
CIP 41.03 · No credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CIP 31.05 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language
CIP 13.14 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Bachelor's degree (56)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · No credentials fully online
38$52,644$24,375
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering
CIP 14.02 · No credentials fully online
0Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CIP 51.09 · Some credentials fully online
52$66,744$24,750
Anthropology
CIP 45.02 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology
CIP 40.04 · No credentials fully online
10$38,415Suppressed for privacy
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
174$29,289$25,000
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · No credentials fully online
51$45,991$23,750
Business/Commerce, General
CIP 52.01 · All credentials fully online
10$48,649Suppressed for privacy
Chemical Engineering
CIP 14.07 · No credentials fully online
15$80,148$21,875
Chemistry
CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Civil Engineering
CIP 14.08 · No credentials fully online
50$64,256$24,000
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
CIP 51.02 · No credentials fully online
18$32,061$24,125
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01 · No credentials fully online
16$34,725$24,750
Computer Engineering
CIP 14.09 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer Science
CIP 11.07 · No credentials fully online
39$63,149$23,536
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · No credentials fully online
26$49,469$19,292
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · All credentials fully online
29$37,413$21,500
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
CIP 50.05 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Education, Other
CIP 13.99
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
CIP 14.10 · No credentials fully online
14$77,436$27,841
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online
30$40,038$25,000
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
CIP 50.06 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Finance and Financial Management Services
CIP 52.08 · No credentials fully online
41$46,284$27,000
Fine and Studio Arts
CIP 50.07 · No credentials fully online
20$25,077$29,518
Geography and Cartography
CIP 45.07 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
CIP 40.06 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
CIP 51.11 · No credentials fully online
83$36,006$26,500
History
CIP 54.01 · No credentials fully online
26$33,703$27,000
Hospitality Administration/Management
CIP 52.09 · No credentials fully online
25$37,496$18,750
Information Science/Studies
CIP 11.04 · No credentials fully online
11$63,401Suppressed for privacy
International Business
CIP 52.11 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
International/Globalization Studies
CIP 30.20 · No credentials fully online
6$27,471Suppressed for privacy
Journalism
CIP 09.04 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services
CIP 16.01 · No credentials fully online
6$21,260Suppressed for privacy
Marine Sciences
CIP 30.32 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Marketing
CIP 52.14 · No credentials fully online
29$43,633$26,000
Mechanical Engineering
CIP 14.19 · No credentials fully online
53$76,650$25,326
Medical Illustration and Informatics
CIP 51.27 · No credentials fully online
11$56,517Suppressed for privacy
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
CIP 30.00 · All credentials fully online
110$36,640$30,250
Music
CIP 50.09 · No credentials fully online
12Suppressed for privacy$24,150
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies
CIP 31.01 · No credentials fully online
28$39,145$26,250
Philosophy
CIP 38.01 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Physics
CIP 40.08 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences
CIP 26.09 · No credentials fully online
96Suppressed for privacy$25,000
Political Science and Government
CIP 45.10 · No credentials fully online
17$33,991$24,216
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · No credentials fully online
92$33,684$23,099
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
CIP 09.09 · No credentials fully online
13Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · Some credentials fully online
354$75,114$25,250
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
CIP 51.23 · No credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Social Work
CIP 44.07 · No credentials fully online
20$37,243$31,000
Sociology
CIP 45.11 · No credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Statistics
CIP 27.05 · No credentials fully online
21$43,621Suppressed for privacy
Sustainability Studies
CIP 30.33 · No credentials fully online
1Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · No credentials fully online
85$41,068$27,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13
$33,836$25,500
Master's degree (38)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · All credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CIP 51.09 · No credentials fully online
59$103,887Suppressed for privacy
Biological and Physical Sciences
CIP 30.01
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
15Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · No credentials fully online
34$65,445Suppressed for privacy
Chemical Engineering
CIP 14.07 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Civil Engineering
CIP 14.08 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
CIP 51.02 · No credentials fully online
23$59,744Suppressed for privacy
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer Science
CIP 11.07 · No credentials fully online
5Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01
$90,098Suppressed for privacy
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
CIP 11.10 · No credentials fully online
1Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Education, Other
CIP 13.99 · All credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · Some credentials fully online
7$63,613Suppressed for privacy
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
CIP 14.10 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy
CIP 03.02 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Fine and Studio Arts
CIP 50.07 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
History
CIP 54.01 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Information Science/Studies
CIP 11.04 · No credentials fully online
35Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Marine Sciences
CIP 30.32 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mathematics
CIP 27.01 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mechanical Engineering
CIP 14.19 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Music
CIP 50.09 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
CIP 03.01 · No credentials fully online
2Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Pharmacology and Toxicology
CIP 26.10
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences
CIP 26.09 · No credentials fully online
16Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · No credentials fully online
14Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Administration
CIP 44.04 · No credentials fully online
19$55,734Suppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · All credentials fully online
769$107,444Suppressed for privacy
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
CIP 51.23 · No credentials fully online
34$68,239Suppressed for privacy
Sociology
CIP 45.11
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · All credentials fully online
16Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CIP 31.05 · All credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
CIP 13.11 · No credentials fully online
22$47,846Suppressed for privacy
Systems Engineering
CIP 14.27 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · Some credentials fully online
48$53,114Suppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · All credentials fully online
7$46,565Suppressed for privacy
Graduate certificate (13)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Applied Statistics
CIP 27.06 · No credentials fully online
0Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Civil Engineering
CIP 14.08 · No credentials fully online
0Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
CIP 11.10 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Education, Other
CIP 13.99 · Some credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
CIP 14.14 · No credentials fully online
0Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Gerontology
CIP 30.11 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities
CIP 51.32 · All credentials fully online
13Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
CIP 51.15 · No credentials fully online
0Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · All credentials fully online
139$125,648Suppressed for privacy
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.09 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Systems Engineering
CIP 14.27 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language
CIP 13.14 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Doctoral degree (16)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
CIP 26.99 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biological and Physical Sciences
CIP 30.01
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Chemical Engineering
CIP 14.07 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
CIP 51.02 · No credentials fully online
3$81,526Suppressed for privacy
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Education, Other
CIP 13.99 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Marine Sciences
CIP 30.32 · No credentials fully online
5Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Medicine
CIP 51.12
$60,364Suppressed for privacy
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
CIP 03.01 · No credentials fully online
0Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences
CIP 26.09 · No credentials fully online
0Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38
$132,762Suppressed for privacy
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
CIP 51.23
$74,227Suppressed for privacy
Systems Engineering
CIP 14.27 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Professional degree (JD, MD, and similar) (4)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
CIP 51.02 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Medicine
CIP 51.12 · No credentials fully online
74Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · All credentials fully online
178Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
CIP 51.23 · No credentials fully online
40Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
UNITID 102094, OPEID 001057. Data unavailable means the Department of Education did not publish the figure or suppressed it for privacy. Report a data issue.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Institution-Level Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.