by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
South University, Virginia Beach was awarded 6 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is allied health & medical assisting services.
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College Factual ranked South University, Virginia Beach as #2,056 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when South University, Virginia Beach held the #2,068 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
South University, Virginia Beach also holds the #61 spot on the Best Colleges in Virginia ranking.
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As long as you meet basic requirements, you should not have any trouble getting into South University, Virginia Beach since the school has an open admissions policy. Still, be sure to submit any requested materials and that your application is completed in full.
At South University, Virginia Beach, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 9 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at South University, Virginia Beach is 29%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
South University, Virginia Beach has a freshmen retention rate of 100%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 17% for first-time, full-time students at South University, Virginia Beach, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 325 undergraduates at South University, Virginia Beach with 233 being full-time and 92 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, Virginia Beach, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At South University, Virginia Beach, approximately 100% of students took out student loans averaging $9,500 a year. That adds up to $38,000 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at South University, Virginia Beach 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, Virginia Beach are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 301 Bendix Rd, Ste 100, Virginia Beach, VA 23452 |
| Phone: | 757-493-6900 |
| Website: | www.southuniversity.edu/virginia-beach#location=Virginia Beach, VA |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/southU/ |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/#!/SouthU |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 34 | $65,499 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 7 | $33,436 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 6 | $33,655 |
| Public Health | 5 | $29,498 |
| Business Administration & Management | 5 | $37,748 |
| General Psychology | 3 | $26,893 |
| Information Science | 1 | $39,831 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 0 | NA |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 0 | NA |
| Legal Support Services | 0 | $33,600 |
Online courses area 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.
In 2020-2021, 129 students took at least one online class at South University, Virginia Beach. This is a decrease from the 162 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 129 | 83 |
| 2019-2020 | 162 | 92 |
| 2018-2019 | 198 | 0 |
| 2017-2018 | 255 | 0 |
| 2016-2017 | 278 | 0 |
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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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