- The Inkwell
- Alabama
- South University-Montgomery
Montgomery, ALCity: midsizeZIP 36116
- Sector
- Private for-profit
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1998
- Campuses
- 9
- Website
- www.southuniversity.edu
AlabamaPrivate for-profit
South University-Montgomery
South University-Montgomery is a private for-profit university in Montgomery, Alabama, with 299 undergraduates. It graduates 12% within six years and costs $23,872 a year after aid.
12%graduate
Retention62%
4-year graduation9.1%
Pell Grant share73%
Federal loans74%
$23,872net price / year
openadmissions
—average SAT
12%graduate in 6 years
$39,314median earnings, 10 yrs
$26,417median debt
#1,590 of 1,704 for earnings#1,151 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,694 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
- $36,009tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $18,145
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $18,145
- Average net price
- $23,872national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$23,872
$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 college62%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college12%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college73%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 12%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 9.1%
- First-year retention
- 62%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 27%
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-Montgomery$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
- 299
- Part-time
- 23%
- Women / men
- 81% / 19%
- Average age at entry
- 30.0
- First-generation students
- 47%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 73%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 13 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 15%
- Average faculty salary
- $6,583 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $7,014
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White15%
Hispanic0.7%
Black74%
Asian0.7%
Two or more races4.0%
U.S. nonresident0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Unknown5.7%
5 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions87%
Computer & information sciences4.4%
Business & management4.4%
Psychology2.9%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting1.5%
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Similar colleges
Private for-profit colleges in Alabama
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strayer University-Alabama Birmingham, AL | — | 0% | $44,016 |
| Columbia Southern University Orange Beach, AL | $15,834 | 30% | $66,855 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| South University-Virginia Beach Virginia Beach, VA | $24,432 | 17% | $39,314 |
| Shaw University Raleigh, NC | $24,242 | 20% | $38,822 |
| Herzing University-Atlanta Atlanta, GA | $22,436 | 19% | $44,255 |
| Morris College Sumter, SC | $25,203 | 22% | $37,276 |
| Missouri Valley College Marshall, MO | $24,230 | 25% | $50,364 |
| Indiana Institute of Technology-College of Professional Studies Fort Wayne, IN | $20,111 | 9.5% | $47,076 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 101116. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q114339298.