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University of South Alabama

Mobile, AL 4 year Public

Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

70.8%

University of South Alabama requires that all applicants must submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions cycle, approximately 0% of admitted students opted to submit SAT scores.

The data shows that the ACT was more popular among the first-time enrolled students, with a majority of students opting for this test.

Average SAT Score

1100

Students submitting SAT Score

Out of the total 8364 admitted students 130 students submitted their SAT score when applying.

7%

For the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, 50% of their scores fell within the following range 985-1215. Specifically, in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) section, 50% of admitted students scored between 500 and 610, while 25% scored below 500 and another 25% scored above 610.

In the Math section, 50% of admitted students scored between 485 and 605, while 25% scored below 485 and 25% achieved a score of 605. The data suggests that, applicants with a composite SAT score of 1100 or higher have competitive chances of gaining admission to University of South Alabama.

Overall, for the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, their scores placed most of them in the lower range, just above 37% of test takers nationally.

  • Reading and Writing

    500-610

  • Math

    485-605

Average ACT Score

The average ACT score of admitted students for Fall 2021 enrollment season.

23

Students who Submitted ACT Score

Out of the 8364 admitted students 1537 students submitted their ACT score when applying.

86%

Similar to the SAT, University of South Alabama requires all applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions round, around 86% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.

The middle 50% of admitted students received a composite ACT score between 19 and 26, with 25% scoring above 26 and another 25% scoring below 19.

For the admitted students who submitted ACT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 50% of test takers nationally.

  • English

    19-27

  • Math

    17-25

  • Composite

    19-26

Application Fees

Fall 2021

$35

Undergraduate

$35

Graduate

Applicants Stats

The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in University of South Alabama during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.

Total Men Women
Applicants 11,817 4,223 7,594
Admitted students 8,364 2,911 5,453
Enrolled students 1,778 669 1,109
Acceptance rate 71% 69% 72%
Yield rate 21% 23% 20%

    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, University of South Alabama received a total of 11,817 applications. These applications included 4,223 male applicants and 7,594 female applicants.

    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 11,817 applicants, University of South Alabama admitted 8,364 students. Among the admitted students, there were 2,911 males and 5,453 females who received offers of admission.

    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 1,778 students chose to enroll at University of South Alabama. This means that 1,778 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 669 were male and 1,109 were female.

    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, University of South Alabama had an overall acceptance rate of 71% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 69% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 72%.

    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. University of South Alabama had an overall yield rate of 21% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 23%, and for female admitted students, it was 20%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for University of South Alabama over the past 7 years.

Applicants Admitted Students Acceptance Rate Enrolled Students Yield Rate
Year Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women
2015 6,625 2,979 3,646 5,178 2,152 3,026 78% 72% 83% 2,105 903 1,202 41% 42% 40%
2016 6,180 2,796 3,384 4,975 2,144 2,831 80% 77% 84% 1,997 937 1,060 40% 44% 37%
2017 5,898 2,247 3,651 4,841 1,781 3,060 82% 79% 84% 1,886 729 1,157 39% 41% 38%
2018 6,555 2,582 3,973 5,199 1,979 3,220 79% 77% 81% 1,910 767 1,143 37% 39% 36%
2019 6,350 2,401 3,949 4,997 1,829 3,168 79% 76% 80% 1,617 604 1,013 32% 33% 32%
2020 8,084 2,967 5,117 5,904 2,081 3,823 73% 70% 75% 1,578 592 986 27% 28% 26%
2021 11,817 4,223 7,594 8,364 2,911 5,453 71% 69% 72% 1,778 669 1,109 21% 23% 20%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

University of South Alabama uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.

Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.

Required

  • Secondary school GPA
  • Secondary school record
  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Neither required nor recommended

  • Secondary school rank
  • Completion of college-preparatory program
  • Recommendation letters
  • Formal demonstration of competencies
  • Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)

Accepted Credits

Fall 2021

The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at University of South Alabama.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Accepted

  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

    Accepted

  • Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)

    Accepted

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