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University of South Alabama is a public institution situated in Mobile, Alabama. Mobile is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

7,400 Full-Time Undergraduates
$8,616 Avg In-State Tuition

Where Is University of South Alabama?

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Contact details for USA are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 307 N University Blvd, Mobile, AL 36688-0002
Phone: 251-460-6101
Website: www.southalabama.edu

Can I Afford USA?

$8,616 In-State Tuition
50% Take Out Loans
2.3% Loan Default Rate
For the <nil> academic year, part-time USA students paid $359 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $718 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $8,616 $17,232
Fees $500 $500
Books and Supplies $1,300 $1,300
On Campus Room and Board $8,510 $8,510
On Campus Other Expenses $4,779 $4,779

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At USA, approximately 50% of students took out student loans averaging $10,893 a year. That adds up to $43,572 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at USA is 2.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of South Alabama Undergraduate Student Diversity

7,400 Full-Time Undergraduates
62% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 8,833 undergraduate students at USA, with 7,400 being full-time and 1,433 being part-time.

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There are also 5,159 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 7,400 full-time undergraduates at USA, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of South Alabama students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 292
Black or African American 1,626
Hispanic or Latino 345
White 4,460
International Students 97
Other Races/Ethnicities 580

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

4,100 Took All Classes Online
8,352 Took At Least One Class Online
4.8% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 8,352 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at USA has changed over the last few years.

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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 #1,374 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at USA regardless of major.

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%.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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