Inside Academics at South University-Montgomery

All About Academics

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at South University-Montgomery: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

Use the sections below to explore each part of academic life in more detail, or follow a link to the full report on that topic:

• Faculty Resources
• Most Popular Majors
• Additional Questions to Ask
• Continue Your Research

Faculty Resources

With 13 students per faculty member, South University-Montgomery is about average, as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. At South University-Montgomery, 13% of instructors are full time, close to the national average of 47%.

For the full breakdown — tenure status, part-time and adjunct share, and how the faculty compares with the national average — see the faculty composition page.

Majors & Degrees

Students at South University-Montgomery can choose from 8 majors with reported graduates spanning 5 broad fields of study.

The degree levels available at South University-Montgomery are shown below:

Ranked by number of graduates, these are the most popular majors at South University-Montgomery.

See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors page.

Additional Questions to Ask

Before you decide, here are a few more questions to consider about academics at South University-Montgomery:

• Need flexibility? Check whether South University-Montgomery offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 226 undergraduates study at least partly online. Explore online learning.
• Thinking about graduate school? Consider how many students continue their studies and how well the school retains and graduates its students (62% of full-time freshmen return for a second year). Explore graduation rates.
• Will a degree land you a job? Ask how many graduates were employed full time a year after finishing.

Explore Further into South University-Montgomery

Use the pages below to go deeper on any academic topic:

• Majors & Degree Programs at South University-Montgomery — majors, concentrations and completions in detail
• Faculty Composition at South University-Montgomery — the full faculty and class-size breakdown
• Graduation & Retention at South University-Montgomery — graduation and first-year retention rates
• Distance Learning at South University-Montgomery — distance-learning enrollment detail
• Accreditation at South University-Montgomery — the schools accreditation and what it means