by our College Data Analytics TeamBelow is the data on what it actually costs to attend South University-Austin, from sticker cost of attendance and projected degree cost to net price, debt at graduation, and aid breakdowns.
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Published attendance costs at South University-Austin is about $31,666.00 per year.
The blocks below show what you would pay with no aid, with average aid, and as a low-income student.
| Tuition and fees | $18,145.00 |
| + Room, board & other expenses | $13,521.00 |
| Total cost | $31,666.00 |
| That is 3% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $31,666.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$7,669.00 |
| Net price | $23,997.00 |
| That is 27% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $31,666.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$7,929.00 |
| Net price | $23,737.00 |
| That is 28% below the national average net price. | |
| Go deeper on the components with the tuition & fees page plus room and board. |
The reported cost series has been increasing by roughly 2.2% per year; the projections below compound that across a degree. Below, the cost is projected across a degree for three students at once — low-income with aid, average aid, and no aid. Loan math assumes ten-year repayment at 6.8% interest.
| Projected 4-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% |
| Freshman year | $24,266.00 | $24,532.00 | $32,372.00 |
| Senior year | $25,924.00 | $26,208.00 | $34,584.00 |
| Total 4-year net price | $100,356.00 | $101,455.00 | $133,878.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $38,232.00 | $38,651.00 | $51,003.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $1,155.00 | $1,168.00 | $1,541.00 |
| Total amount paid | $138,588.00 | $140,106.00 | $184,881.00 |
| Projected 2-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% |
| Freshman year | $24,266.00 | $24,532.00 | $32,372.00 |
| Senior year | $24,807.00 | $25,078.00 | $33,093.00 |
| Total 2-year net price | $49,072.00 | $49,610.00 | $65,464.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $18,695.00 | $18,900.00 | $24,940.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $565.00 | $571.00 | $753.00 |
| Total amount paid | $67,767.00 | $68,509.00 | $90,404.00 |
Jump to the net-price detail in the Net Price section.
The net price is the real out-of-pocket cost — what families pay after grant and scholarship aid is applied. For most students, this is the more useful number than published tuition because it reflects the real out-of-pocket cost.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $25,680.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $24,532.00 |
Net price is far from uniform: lower-income families typically pay much less after aid. The breakdown below splits average net price across income brackets:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $25,179.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $18,666.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $27,266.00 |
| Over $110,000 | $24,982.00 |
Use South University-Austin Net Price Calculator, or contact the financial aid office.
Want to know how that aid is awarded? See the financial aid page.
The median graduating debt at South University-Austin is $13,000.00, placing the school in the Low ($10-20k) debt-burden bucket.
The percentile spread of debt at graduation is shown below:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $2,501.00 |
| 25th | $4,750.00 |
| Median (50th) | $13,000.00 |
| 75th | $22,542.00 |
| 90th | $37,500.00 |
The 10th-to-90th-percentile spread is one signal of how variable debt outcomes are across the student body.
Explore borrowing, repayment, and default in detail on the student loan debt page.
Median debt at graduation differs meaningfully across income brackets. The figures below split graduating borrowers into three income brackets:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $12,643.00 |
| Middle income | $15,278.00 |
| High income | $14,700.00 |
Whether your parents attended college is associated with differences in median debt at graduation.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $12,883.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $14,576.00 |
Pell Grants are the federal government’s primary need-based undergraduate aid program. Contrasting Pell and non-Pell borrowers shows how need shapes debt.
The median debt difference between Pell-eligible and non-Pell graduates of South University-Austin comes to $824.00. The Department of Education flags this school for a Pell-debt-inequity pattern.
The federal default-rate classification for South University-Austin is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 17.4% |
For a sense of scale, Stafford disbursements at South University-Austin add up to $3,048,464,527.00 over 130,230 student borrowers.
Veterans and active-duty servicemembers can tap dedicated federal aid programs like the Post-9/11 GI Bill and DoD tuition assistance.
| GI Bill recipients | 43 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $13,763.00 |
Explore GI Bill and military aid in detail on the college veterans page.
Use the figures above as a launch point, then think through South University-Austin, a few questions are worth asking:
Dig further into the cost picture with the related pages below:
Data sources. Figures on this page draw from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), and MediaFactual editorial review. Net-price calculator and financial-aid office links are taken from the institution’s own published data.