Private for-profit · University
South University-Austin
Round Rock, Texas · Midsize city
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- Admit rate
- $25,680
- Avg net price
- 0%
- Graduation rate
- $34,421
- Median earnings
South University-Austin is a private for-profit bachelor's-granting institution in Round Rock, Texas (midsize city setting), enrolling 211 undergraduates.
About Round Rock, Texas
Round Rock is a city in Williamson and Travis counties in the U.S. state of Texas. As the area developed into a rural Anglo community, some of the modern paved roads followed the original Native-American pathways. The City of Round Rock has maintained a high quality of life while becoming a major center for economic growth in Central Texas, with industry clusters in clean energy, advanced manufacturing, life sciences, and computer/software development. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Midsize city
- Highest degree offered
- Graduate
- Nearest big city
- 15 miles to Austin, TX
- To the ocean
- 136 miles
- Nearest airport
- 20 miles to Austin Bergstrom (AUS) · major hub
How South University-Austin compares
Higher than 1% · #87 of 87 in Texas
Higher than 3%
Higher than 6% · #89 of 94 in Texas
Cheaper than 27% · #75 cheapest of 88 in Texas
Lower than 22%
Lower than 76%
Larger than 13%
Percentiles compare South University-Austin with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Texas.
Student body
Undergraduate vs. graduate
- Undergraduate21171%
- Graduate8629%
Undergraduates by gender
- Women16176%
- Men5024%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White20%
- Black36%
- Hispanic32%
- Asian2.4%
- Other or multiracial9.0%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 211
- Graduate enrollment
- 86
- Student–faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 59%
- First-generation students
- 47%
- Students over 25
- 74%
- Median family income
- $20,000
- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $73,116
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- $18,145
- Room & board
- —
- Books & supplies
- $540
- Total cost of attendance
- $33,349
- Average net price
- $25,680
Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.
Outcomes
- Graduated (within 6 years)
- 0%
- Graduated on time (4 years)
- 0%
- First-year retention
- 38%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $34,115
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $34,421
- Median debt at graduation
- $26,123
- Students with federal loans
- 56%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 19%
Graduating on time
By student background (4 years)
When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- $75
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
What you'll actually pay, by family income
Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.
College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $34,421
- Typical debt at graduation
- $26,123
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 76%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 48%
Typical debt would take roughly 7.6 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
The payoff is less clear-cut here — weigh the debt against the earnings and your intended field before borrowing heavily.
Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.
The pay gap here
Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.
Men out-earn women by $7,476 (23%) a decade out.
Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 96°F
- Winter low
- 38°F
- Annual rain
- 37.1″
- Annual snow
- 0.2″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Austin Great Hills, TX US station (6.4 mi from campus).
What South University-Austin graduates study — and earn
Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.
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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.