- The Inkwell
- Georgia
- South University-Savannah
Savannah, GACity: midsizeZIP 31406Founded 1899
- Sector
- Private for-profit
- Founded
- 1899
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1975
- Campuses
- 9
GeorgiaPrivate for-profit
South University-Savannah
South University-Savannah is a private for-profit university in Savannah, Georgia, with 270 undergraduates. It graduates 8.3% within six years and costs $26,704 a year after aid.
8.3%graduate
Retention22%
4-year graduation20%
Pell Grant share69%
Federal loans65%
$26,704net price / year
openadmissions
—average SAT
8.3%graduate in 6 years
$39,314median earnings, 10 yrs
$26,417median debt
#1,592 of 1,704 for earnings#1,329 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,706 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
- $35,037tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $18,145
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $18,145
- Average net price
- $26,704national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$25,821
$30,001–48,000$31,837
$48,001–75,000—
$75,001–110,000—
$110,001+$33,937
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 college22%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college8.3%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college69%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 8.3%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 20%
- First-year retention
- 22%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 36%
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-Savannah$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
- 270
- Part-time
- 17%
- Women / men
- 76% / 24%
- Average age at entry
- 30.0
- First-generation students
- 47%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 69%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 9 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 65%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,244 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $9,238
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White18%
Hispanic5.9%
Black55%
Asian0.7%
Two or more races1.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.4%
Unknown17%
5 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions60%
Business & management16%
Psychology13%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting6.7%
Computer & information sciences4.4%
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|---|---|---|---|
| DeVry University-Georgia Decatur, GA | $34,523 | 52% | $51,716 |
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| Strayer University-Georgia Chamblee, GA | $17,159 | 33% | $44,016 |
| South University-Savannah Online Savannah, GA | $26,966 | 8.6% | $39,314 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 139579. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7568720.