- The Inkwell
- Alabama
- Spring Hill College
Mobile, ALCity: midsizeZIP 36608Founded 1830
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1830
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.shc.edu
- Member of
- AJCU
AlabamaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Spring Hill College
Spring Hill College is a private nonprofit college in Mobile, Alabama, with 782 undergraduates. It admits 77% of applicants, graduates 61% within six years and costs $21,545 a year after aid.
61%graduate
Admission rate77%
Retention70%
4-year graduation53%
Pell Grant share34%
Federal loans44%
$21,545net price / year
77%admission rate
1120average SAT
61%graduate in 6 years
$58,881median earnings, 10 yrs
$23,500median debt
#853 of 1,704 for earnings#991 of 1,739 for lowest net price#619 of 1,738 for graduation rate#755 of 1,552 for selectivity
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
- $41,358tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $25,300
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $25,300
- Average net price
- $21,545national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$16,940
$30,001–48,000$24,069
$48,001–75,000$18,457
$75,001–110,000$20,124
$110,001+$27,404
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 77%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1120
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 17–29
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college77%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college70%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college61%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college34%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 61%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 53%
- First-year retention
- 70%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 54%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $49,054
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $58,881middle 50%: $39,339–$83,718
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$83,718
Median, Spring Hill College$58,881
Lower quarter$39,339
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
- 782
- Part-time
- 3.2%
- Women / men
- 57% / 43%
- Average age at entry
- 19.9
- First-generation students
- 25%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 34%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 49%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,892 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $9,493
- Endowment, end of year
- $4,725,172
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White57%
Hispanic9.7%
Black14%
Asian0.8%
Two or more races2.2%
U.S. nonresident11%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.6%
Unknown4.7%
17 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management34%
Health professions12%
Biological & biomedical sciences8.8%
Education6.6%
Psychology6.2%
English language & literature4.4%
Parks, recreation & fitness4.4%
Social sciences4.4%
keep comparing
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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 102234. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5591503.