- The Inkwell
- Georgia
- South University-Savannah Online
Savannah, GACity: midsizeZIP 31406
- Sector
- Private for-profit
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1975
- Campuses
- 9
GeorgiaPrivate for-profit
South University-Savannah Online
South University-Savannah Online is a private for-profit university in Savannah, Georgia, with 6,433 undergraduates. It graduates 8.6% within six years and costs $26,966 a year after aid.
8.6%graduate
Retention34%
4-year graduation5.7%
Pell Grant share84%
Federal loans73%
$26,966net price / year
openadmissions
—average SAT
8.6%graduate in 6 years
$39,314median earnings, 10 yrs
$26,417median debt
#1,593 of 1,704 for earnings#1,341 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,705 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
- $35,821tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $18,145
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $18,145
- Average net price
- $26,966national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$26,949
$30,001–48,000$27,845
$48,001–75,000$26,543
$75,001–110,000—
$110,001+$35,821
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 college34%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college8.6%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college84%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 8.6%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 5.7%
- First-year retention
- 34%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 17%
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 Online$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
- 6,433
- Part-time
- 23%
- Women / men
- 74% / 26%
- Average age at entry
- 30.0
- First-generation students
- 47%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 84%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 30 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 11%
- Average faculty salary
- $6,181 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $2,559
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White31%
Hispanic12%
Black43%
Asian0.4%
Two or more races3.6%
U.S. nonresident0.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native1.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.7%
Unknown7.9%
6 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions60%
Business & management13%
Psychology8.9%
Legal professions7.0%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting5.9%
Computer & information sciences4.6%
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|---|---|---|---|
| Strayer University-Georgia Chamblee, GA | $17,159 | 33% | $44,016 |
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| South University-Savannah Savannah, GA | $26,704 | 8.3% | $39,314 |
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 475121. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q114339920.