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, Austin was awarded 7 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health professions.
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South University, Austin is ranked #2,105 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list.
South University, Austin also holds the #111 spot on the Best Colleges in Texas ranking.
Since South University, Austin has an open admissions policy, being accepted to the school isn't that hard. However, a full basic things - such as a high school diploma or equivalent - may be required. Also, go over your application to make sure it is complete before you submit it.
The student to faculty ratio at South University, Austin is about average at 14 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, Austin is 28%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 38% tells us that most first-year, full-time students don't stick around for a second year at South University, Austin. Students may have a variety of reasons for this, such as only intending to attend a school for one year while they brush up on certain subjects.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 399 undergraduates at South University, Austin with 263 being full-time and 136 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, Austin, 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, Austin, approximately 67% of students took out student loans averaging $7,778 a year. That adds up to $31,112 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at South University, Austin 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, Austin are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1220 West Louis Henna Boulevard, Round Rock, TX 78681-2300 |
| Phone: | 877-659-5706 |
| Website: | www.southuniversity.edu/austin#location=Austin, TX |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/southU/ |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/#!/SouthU |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 32 | $65,499 |
| Public Health | 6 | $29,498 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 5 | $33,655 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 5 | $33,436 |
| Business Administration & Management | 3 | $37,748 |
| Information Science | 3 | $39,831 |
| General Psychology | 2 | $26,893 |
| Health Sciences & Services | 0 | $31,369 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 0 | NA |
| Human Resource Management | 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, 183 students took at least one online class at South University, Austin. This is a decrease from the 251 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 183 | 84 |
| 2019-2020 | 251 | 149 |
| 2018-2019 | 216 | 0 |
| 2017-2018 | 180 | 0 |
| 2016-2017 | 258 | 0 |
Learn more about online learning at South University, Austin.
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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