Private for-profit · University

South University-Montgomery

Montgomery, Alabama · Midsize city

Admit rate
$27,807
Avg net price
9%
Graduation rate
$34,421
Median earnings

South University-Montgomery is a private for-profit bachelor's-granting institution in Montgomery, Alabama (midsize city setting), enrolling 299 undergraduates.

Private for-profitSmall · 299 undergradsMidsize city

About Montgomery, Alabama

Montgomery is the capital city of the U.S. state of Alabama and the county seat of Montgomery County. The Alibamu and the Coushatta, who lived on the west side of the river, were descended from the Mississippian culture. Montgomery has one of the biggest arts scenes of any mid-sized city in America. The Winton M. Blount Cultural Park (named for Winton M. Blount) in east Montgomery is home to the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Midsize city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To the ocean
127 miles
Nearest airport
11 miles to Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field) (MGM)

How South University-Montgomery compares

Graduation rate9%

Higher than 3% · #27 of 29 in Alabama

First-year retention62%

Higher than 15%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$34,421

Higher than 6% · #28 of 30 in Alabama

Average net price$27,807

Cheaper than 22% · #25 cheapest of 27 in Alabama

Median debt at graduation$26,123

Lower than 22%

Student–faculty ratio13 : 1

Lower than 50%

Undergraduate enrollment299

Larger than 16%

Percentiles compare South University-Montgomery with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Alabama.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

303students
  • Undergraduate29999%
  • Graduate41%

Undergraduates by gender

299undergrads
  • Women22876%
  • Men7124%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White15%
  • Black74%
  • Hispanic0.7%
  • Asian0.7%
  • Other or multiracial10%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
299
Graduate enrollment
4
Student–faculty ratio
13 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
66%
First-generation students
47%
Students over 25
72%
Median family income
$20,000
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$59,247

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
$34,793
Average net price
$27,807

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)
9%
Graduated on time (4 years)
14%
First-year retention
62%
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
70%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
19%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
14%
Low-income (Pell)
18%
First-generation
21%

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%.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (303 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

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.

< $30k
$27,444
$30–48k
$48–75k
$26,220
$75–110k
$31,519
$110k+
$31,493

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.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$104,880

$26,220/year × about 4.0 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

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.

Weigh it value

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.

Women
$32,983
Men
$40,459

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
94°F
Winter low
40°F
Annual rain
51.8″
Annual snow
0.3″

Average temperature

HighLow
30°70°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.65.2JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Montgomery 6SW, AL US station (5.7 mi from campus).

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.