by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
South University, Tampa was awarded 29 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is allied health & medical assisting services.
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South University, Tampa was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
If you are worried about getting into South University, Tampa, don't be. The school has a liberal open admissions policy, which means you only need to meet basic requirements in order to be admitted. Still, be sure to submit a complete application and provide any other requested materials.
With a student to faculty ratio of 13 to 1, South University, Tampa is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at South University, Tampa is 33%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a measure of what percentage of first-year, full-time students come back for their sophomore year. The 33% rate at South University, Tampa 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.
When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at South University, Tampa is 5%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at South University, Tampa.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 548 undergraduates at South University, Tampa with 402 being full-time and 146 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, Tampa, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At South University, Tampa, approximately 100% of students took out student loans averaging $7,106 a year. That adds up to $28,424 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at South University, Tampa is 11.0%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.
See which majors at South University, Tampa make the most money.
Get more details about the location of South University, Tampa.
Contact details for South University, Tampa are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 4401 N Himes Ave, Suite 175, Tampa, FL 33614-7095 |
| Phone: | 813-393-3800 |
| Website: | www.southuniversity.edu/tampa#location=Tampa, FL |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/southU/ |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/#!/SouthU |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 114 | $65,499 |
| Information Science | 5 | $39,831 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 5 | $33,436 |
| Business Administration & Management | 5 | $37,748 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 2 | $33,655 |
| Public Health | 1 | $29,498 |
| General Psychology | 1 | $26,893 |
| Allied Health Professions | 0 | NA |
| Human Resource Management | 0 | NA |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 0 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 377 students took at least one online class at South University, Tampa. This is a decrease from the 383 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 377 | 260 |
| 2019-2020 | 383 | 255 |
| 2018-2019 | 337 | 0 |
| 2017-2018 | 318 | 0 |
| 2016-2017 | 287 | 0 |
Learn more about online learning at South University, Tampa.
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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