- The Inkwell
- Texas
- South University-Austin
Round Rock, TXCity: midsizeZIP 78681
- Sector
- Private for-profit
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 2012
- Campuses
- 9
TexasPrivate for-profit
South University-Austin
South University-Austin is a private for-profit university in Round Rock, Texas, with 211 undergraduates. It graduates 7.7% within six years and costs $27,423 a year after aid.
7.7%graduate
Retention38%
4-year graduation10%
Pell Grant share57%
Federal loans56%
$27,423net price / year
openadmissions
—average SAT
7.7%graduate in 6 years
$39,314median earnings, 10 yrs
$26,417median debt
#1,587 of 1,704 for earnings#1,363 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,707 of 1,738 for graduation rate
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $36,528tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $18,145
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $18,145
- Average net price
- $27,423national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$27,423
$30,001–48,000—
$48,001–75,000—
$75,001–110,000—
$110,001+—
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- open admissionsnational median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Retention · this college38%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college7.7%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college57%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 7.7%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 10%
- First-year retention
- 38%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 30%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $42,688
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $39,314middle 50%: $21,787–$59,336
- Median debt at graduation
- $26,417
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$59,336
Median, South University-Austin$39,314
Lower quarter$21,787
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 211
- Part-time
- 20%
- Women / men
- 78% / 22%
- Average age at entry
- 30.0
- First-generation students
- 47%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 57%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 36%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,124 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $9,672
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White20%
Hispanic32%
Black36%
Asian2.4%
Two or more races1.4%
U.S. nonresident0.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.9%
Unknown5.7%
5 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions86%
Psychology4.7%
Business & management4.7%
Computer & information sciences3.1%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting1.6%
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| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| American InterContinental University-Houston Houston, TX | $9,618 | 12% | $42,612 |
| Arizona College of Nursing-Dallas Dallas, TX | $29,318 | 0% | $41,223 |
| Chamberlain University-Texas Houston, TX | $39,545 | 40% | $96,897 |
| Strayer University-Texas Farmers Branch, TX | — | 0% | $44,016 |
| West Coast University-Texas Richardson, TX | $52,439 | 0% | $104,344 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| South University-Montgomery Montgomery, AL | $23,872 | 12% | $39,314 |
| South University-Virginia Beach Virginia Beach, VA | $24,432 | 17% | $39,314 |
| Ottawa University-Ottawa Ottawa, KS | $27,572 | 26% | $59,897 |
| Morris College Sumter, SC | $25,203 | 22% | $37,276 |
| Shaw University Raleigh, NC | $24,242 | 20% | $38,822 |
| Kentucky Christian University Grayson, KY | $25,469 | 25% | $47,183 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 480073.