Academics at South University’s online programs - Majors, Faculty & More

Wondering what academic life at South University’s online programs will be like? In addition to the degrees and majors, as well as the faculty composition at South University’s online programs this section includes detailed information on freshman retention rates, reasons students did not graduate, and an analysis of full-time and tenured faculty vs. adjunct teaching staff.

All About Academics

What's the point of going to college without academics? Find out more about the faculty and staff, what majors and fields of study are offered at this college, and information on online classes if offered. Here are some of the things you'll learn in this section.

The student to faculty (instructor) ratio.
The Majors offered at this college.
What online and distance learning options are available.

Faculty Resources

The total number of instructional staff teaching the 3,568 undergraduate students at South University's online programs is 717 . When this is adjusted to account for those with part-time status, the result is the "full-time equivalent" (FTE) count. Using the FTE count for students and staff results in a "student to instructor" ratio of 16 to 1 which makes South University's online programs worse than the typical college regarding instructional attention.

For every instructor (FTE) at South University's online programs , there are 16 undergraduate students (FTE). This ratio is worse than the typical college concerning instructional attention.

None of the instructors are full-time.

The vast majority of instructors (100.0% ) are "faculty" rather than "lecturers".

	None of the faculty are full-time.
	The vast majority of the faculty (100.0% ) are adjuncts (not in the tenure system).

Learn how the faculty structure at South University's online programs compares to the national average

Most Popular Majors Students Sign Up For

South University's online programs offers 12 distinct undergraduate degrees, concentrated into 11 majors within 7 broad fields of study. Across all fields of study, South University's online programs awarded 587 undergraduate degrees in 2019 - 2020 .

Most Popular Majors	Associates Graduations	Bachelors Graduations	All Graduations
Nursing	0	167	167
Health & Medical Administrative Services	54	67	121
Business Administration & Management	0	94	94
General Psychology	0	52	52
Information Science	0	40	40

Find out what South University's online programs' top fields of study and majors are

Additional Questions to Ask

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