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South College Data & Information Overview

263 awards Ranking Badges
12% Student Loan Default Rate
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How Well Is South College Ranked?

Health Professions Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

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South College was awarded 263 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health professions.

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Overall Quality

South College 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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Is It Hard to Get Into South College?

Open Admissions Policy

Acceptance Rate

South College 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.

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South College Faculty

20 to 1 Student to Faculty
34% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

At South College, the student to faculty ratio is 20 to 1. Compared to the national average of 15 to 1, this is somewhat high. This could mean that class sizes may be larger than they are at other colleges or universities or that professors may be required to teach more classes.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at South College is 34%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  34 out of 100
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Retention and Graduation Rates at South College

64% Freshmen Retention
24% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at South College is 64%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  64 out of 100
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100

Graduation Rate

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 College is 24%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%

On-Time Graduation Rate  24 out of 100
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100

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South College Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,563 Full-Time Undergraduates
32.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
85.8% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 4,175 undergraduates at South College with 2,563 being full-time and 1,612 being part-time.

How Much Does South College Cost?

$15,176 Net Price
43% Take Out Loans
$32,944 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of South College is $15,176. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for South College

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$15,547 $14,781 $16,279 $11,113 $7,723

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 College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At South College, approximately 43% of students took out student loans averaging $8,236 a year. That adds up to $32,944 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at South College is 12.1%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.

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How Much Money Do South College Graduates Make?

$32,742 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from South College with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $32,742 in their early years. Unfortunately, this is 23% less that the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year. However, graduates in your major field may make more.

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Location of South College

Tennessee State
2,563 Full-Time Undergraduates
Midsize City Campus Setting
South College is a private for-profit institution situated in Knoxville, Tennessee. Knoxville is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

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Contact details for South College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 3904 Lonas Road, Knoxville, TN 37909-0000
Phone: 865-251-1800
Website: www.south.edu/

South College Majors

25 Majors With Completions
1,299 Undergraduate Degrees
348 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 25 majors graduated from South College. Of these students, 1,299 received undergraduate degrees and 348 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 254 $48,802
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 34 NA
Allied Health Professions 19 $43,940
Criminal Justice & Corrections 13 NA
Accounting 9 NA
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 7 NA
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 6 NA
Business Administration & Management 5 NA
Human Resource Management 4 NA
Finance & Financial Management 3 NA

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

Online Learning at South College

71% Take At Least One Class Online
45% Take All Classes Online

Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.

In 2020-2021, 4,108 students took at least one online class at South College. This is an increase from the 4,000 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 4,108 2,610
2019-2020 4,000 1,511
2018-2019 1,741 385
2017-2018 1,512 490
2016-2017 965 151

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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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