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, West Palm Beach was awarded 2 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health professions.
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South University, West Palm Beach was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
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South University, West Palm Beach has an open admissions policy, so you should not have much trouble being accepted by the school. Still, it is important to fill out the application completely and submit any requested materials, which may include proof that you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.
The student to faculty ratio at South University, West Palm Beach is an impressive 12 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
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, West Palm Beach is 42%. 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, West Palm Beach this rate is 50%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
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 4% for first-time, full-time students at South University, West Palm Beach, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 415 undergraduates at South University, West Palm Beach with 289 being full-time and 126 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, West Palm Beach, 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, West Palm Beach, approximately 100% of students took out student loans averaging $5,667 a year. That adds up to $22,668 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at South University, West Palm Beach 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, West Palm Beach are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 9801 Belvedere Road, Royal Palm Beach, FL 33411 |
| Phone: | 561-273-6500 |
| Website: | www.southuniversity.edu/west-palm-beach#location=West Palm Beach, FL |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/southU/ |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/#!/SouthU |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 112 | $65,499 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 7 | $33,436 |
| Public Health | 3 | $29,498 |
| Business Administration & Management | 2 | $37,748 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 2 | $33,655 |
| General Psychology | 2 | $26,893 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 0 | NA |
| Legal Support Services | 0 | $33,600 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 0 | NA |
| Theological & Ministerial Studies | 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, 168 students took at least one online class at South University, West Palm Beach. This is a decrease from the 204 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 168 | 106 |
| 2019-2020 | 204 | 140 |
| 2018-2019 | 277 | 0 |
| 2017-2018 | 285 | 0 |
| 2016-2017 | 302 | 0 |
Learn more about online learning at South University, West Palm Beach.
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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