by our College Data Analytics TeamThis overview covers the essential stats on South University-Virginia Beach, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more.
College 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, Virginia Beach was not ranked in College Factual’s Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
See all of the rankings for South University-Virginia Beach.
The student to faculty ratio at South University-Virginia Beach is about average at 13 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-Virginia Beach is 20%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 25% tells us that most first-year, full-time students don’t stick around for a second year at South University-Virginia Beach. 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.
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 University, Virginia Beach is 14%. That’s lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at South University-Virginia Beach.
In the current academic year, there are 252 undergraduates at South University, Virginia Beach.
Get more detailed information on the diversity at South University-Virginia Beach.
The typical net cost at South University, Virginia Beach is $16,772. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. 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 price for a school. For more information on the sticker price of South University, Virginia Beach, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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 University, Virginia Beach, approximately 42% of students took out student loans averaging $7,885 a year. That adds up to $31,540 over four years for those students. The student loan default rate is 17.4%. This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out. Get more details about paying for South University-Virginia Beach.
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor’s degree recipients from South University-Virginia Beach make around $34,421 per year during the early years of their employment. Unfortunately, this is 30% less than the average college graduate’s salary of $49,219 per year. However, graduates in your major field may make more.
See which majors at South University-Virginia Beach make the most money.
South University-Virginia Beach is a private for-profit institution found in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life. Get more details about the location of South University-Virginia Beach.
Contact details for South University-Virginia Beach can be found below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 301 Bendix Rd, Ste 100, Virginia Beach, VA 23452 |
| Phone: | 7574936900 |
| Website: | www.southuniversity.edu/virginia-beach#location=Virginia%20Beach,%20VA |
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 6 majors graduated from South University-Virginia Beach. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.
| Most Popular Majors | Completions | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 80 | NA |
| Nursing | 29 | $66,373 |
| Health/Medical Admin Services | 11 | $35,984 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 10 | $38,224 |
| Allied Health Services | 9 | $39,095 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 7 | $37,555 |
| Health Sciences & Services | 4 | $31,369 |
| General Psychology | 3 | $26,893 |
| Public Health | 3 | $29,498 |
| Information Science | 2 | $39,831 |
Online courses are a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
161 students took at least one online class at South University-Virginia Beach.
Learn more about online learning at South University-Virginia Beach.
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.
References
More about our data sources and methodologies.