Inside Academics at University of South Alabama

All About Academics

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at University of South Alabama: 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 and Teaching

The student-to-faculty ratio at University of South Alabama is about average at 18 to 1, close to the national average of 15 to 1. University of South Alabama employs 66% of its instructors full time, above the national average of 47%.

For a deeper look at tenure, adjuncts and faculty composition, visit the faculty composition report.

Most Popular Majors

University of South Alabama offers 67 majors with reported completions across 22 broad fields of study.

The degree levels available at University of South Alabama are shown below:

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

See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors page.

Questions Worth Asking

As you weigh academic life at University of South Alabama, a few more questions are worth asking:

• Looking for flexibility? University of South Alabama may offer online or summer classes that can help you finish your degree — 5,259 undergraduates take at least some classes 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 (76% of full-time freshmen return for a second year). See graduation and retention.
• Will a degree land you a job? Ask how many graduates were employed full time a year after finishing.

Dig Deeper into Academics into University of South Alabama

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

• Majors & Degree Programs at University of South Alabama — the full list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers
• Faculty & Class Sizes at University of South Alabama — how the teaching staff is structured
• Graduation and Retention at University of South Alabama — how well the school retains and graduates students
• Online Learning at University of South Alabama — what online and distance learning is available
• Accreditation Detail at University of South Alabama — the schools accreditation and what it means