University of South Alabama
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
University of South Alabama is a public research university in Mobile, AL (city setting), with 8,914 undergraduates (68% women). It admitted 65% of 12,593 applicants — upper half for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1015–1200 on the SAT and 19–26 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $34,785 a year for out-of-state students and $25,809 in-state; aided first-year students paid $13,613 on average after grants (top quarter for affordability in its division). 52% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in health professions & nursing, biological sciences, business. The campus reported 0.79 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — upper half for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where University of South Alabama ranks
0 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 52%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $9,676 in-state · $18,652 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 18 burglaries · 13 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research University of South Alabama
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
University of South Alabama teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Sun Belt Conference | 26 | room 2 | 4 | $1.2M | $46,285 | 968 | |
| Baseball | Sun Belt Conference | 40 | 6 over | 6 | $1.9M | $48,508 | 981 | |
| Men's Basketball | Sun Belt Conference | 14 | room 1 | 1 | $2.5M | $180,502 | 980 | |
| Women's Basketball | Sun Belt Conference | 15 | at cap | 1 | $1.9M | $128,352 | 968 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Sun Belt Conference | 10 | room 7 | 2 | $75k | $7,484 | 1000 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Sun Belt Conference | 14 | room 3 | 2 | $138k | $9,857 | 1000 | |
| Football | Sun Belt Conference | 122 | 17 over | 12 | $14M | $114,204 | 955 | |
| Men's Golf | Sun Belt Conference | 10 | 1 over | 2 | $421k | $42,090 | 1000 | |
| Women's Golf | Sun Belt Conference | 10 | 1 over | 2 | $491k | $49,098 | 1000 | |
| Softball | Sun Belt Conference | 26 | 1 over | 4 | $1.5M | $57,925 | 990 | |
| Men's Tennis | Sun Belt Conference | 5 | room 5 | 1 | $435k | $87,060 | 991 | |
| Women's Tennis | Sun Belt Conference | 7 | room 3 | 2 | $608k | $86,894 | 992 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Sun Belt Conference | 51 | 6 over | 7 | $382k | $7,484 | 982 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Sun Belt Conference | 41 | room 4 | 7 | $404k | $9,857 | 996 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Sun Belt Conference | 19 | 1 over | 4 | $1.1M | $55,731 | 984 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.