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South University, Columbia Data & Information Overview

29 awards Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
11% Student Loan Default Rate
Find out more about how South University, Columbia ranks, how diverse it is, what majors it offers, and other essential facts below.
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How Well Is South University, Columbia Ranked?

#2,120 Best Colleges in Nation
#41 Best Colleges in SC
Health Professions Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.

South University, Columbia was awarded 29 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health professions.

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Overall Quality

According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, South University, Columbia is ranked #2,120 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.

South University, Columbia also holds the #41 spot on the Best Colleges in South Carolina ranking.

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Is It Hard to Get Into South University, Columbia?

Open Admissions Policy

Acceptance Rate

Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that South University, Columbia has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.

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South University, Columbia Faculty

12 to 1 Student to Faculty
24% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at South University, Columbia it is much better at 12 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.

The full-time faculty percentage at South University, Columbia is 24%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  24 out of 100
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Retention and Graduation Rates at South University, Columbia

25% Freshmen Retention
12% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate is a measure of what percentage of first-year, full-time students come back for their sophomore year. The 25% rate at South University, Columbia is a good bit lower than the national rate of 68%. This could be for a number of reasons, such as students transferring after a year because they changed majors.

Freshmen Retention Rate  25 out of 100
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100

Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 12% for first-time, full-time students at South University, Columbia, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.

On-Time Graduation Rate  12 out of 100
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100

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South University, Columbia Undergraduate Student Diversity

349 Full-Time Undergraduates
73.4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
82.8% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 518 undergraduates at South University, Columbia with 349 being full-time and 169 being part-time.

How Much Does South University, Columbia Cost?

$20,761 Net Price
60% Take Out Loans
$17,112 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of South University, Columbia is $20,761. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of South University, Columbia, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At South University, Columbia, approximately 60% of students took out student loans averaging $4,278 a year. That adds up to $17,112 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at South University, Columbia is 11.0%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.

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How Much Money Do South University, Columbia Graduates Make?

$36,710 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from South University, Columbia make around $36,710 per year during the early years of their employment. This is about 14% less that the average pay for college graduates overall. However, graduates with your major may make more.

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Location of South University, Columbia

South Carolina State
349 Full-Time Undergraduates
Suburb Campus Setting
South University, Columbia is a private for-profit institution located in Columbia, South Carolina. Columbia is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

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Contact details for South University, Columbia are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 9 Science Court, Columbia, SC 29203
Phone: 803-799-9082
Website: www.southuniversity.edu/columbia#location=Columbia, SC
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/southU/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/SouthU

South University, Columbia Majors

14 Majors With Completions
112 Undergraduate Degrees
113 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 14 majors graduated from South University, Columbia. Of these students, 112 received undergraduate degrees and 113 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Nursing 20 $65,499
Business Administration & Management 12 $37,748
Public Health 12 $29,498
Health & Medical Administrative Services 8 $33,436
Criminal Justice & Corrections 8 $33,655
General Psychology 8 $26,893
Information Science 3 $39,831
Health Sciences & Services 1 $31,369
Legal Support Services 1 $33,600
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 0 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at South University, Columbia along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at South University, Columbia

47% Take At Least One Class Online
26% Take All Classes Online

Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.

In 2020-2021, 295 students took at least one online class at South University, Columbia. This is a decrease from the 339 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 295 165
2019-2020 339 215
2018-2019 382 0
2017-2018 469 0
2016-2017 476 0

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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