by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege 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, Montgomery was awarded 22 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is allied health & medical assisting services.
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South University, Montgomery is ranked #2,100 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list.
Out of the 40 colleges in Alabama, South University, Montgomery is ranked at #40.
As long as you meet basic requirements, you should not have any trouble getting into South University, Montgomery since the school has an open admissions policy. Still, be sure to submit any requested materials and that your application is completed in full.
The student to faculty ratio at South University, Montgomery is about average at 15 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
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, Montgomery is 14%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At South University, Montgomery this rate is 50%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 289 undergraduates at South University, Montgomery with 197 being full-time and 92 being part-time.
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, Montgomery, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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, Montgomery, approximately 60% of students took out student loans averaging $6,833 a year. That adds up to $27,332 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at South University, Montgomery is 11.0%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Contact details for South University, Montgomery are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 5355 Vaughn Rd, Montgomery, AL 36116 |
| Phone: | 334-395-8800 |
| Website: | www.southuniversity.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/southU/ |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/#!/SouthU |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 26 | $65,499 |
| Business Administration & Management | 5 | $37,748 |
| Public Health | 4 | $29,498 |
| Legal Support Services | 2 | $33,600 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 2 | $33,655 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 1 | $33,436 |
| Information Science | 1 | $39,831 |
| General Psychology | 1 | $26,893 |
| Health Sciences & Services | 0 | $31,369 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 0 | NA |
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, 261 students took at least one online class at South University, Montgomery. This is an increase from the 193 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 261 | 207 |
| 2019-2020 | 193 | 149 |
| 2018-2019 | 184 | 0 |
| 2017-2018 | 203 | 0 |
| 2016-2017 | 145 | 0 |
Learn more about online learning at South University, Montgomery.
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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