South University-Savannah Online
Tuition, net price, admissions, graduation rate, and graduate salary · Savannah, Georgia
Net price / year
$28,049
after grants & scholarships
lower than 57% of for-profit 4-year colleges
Acceptance rate
Open admission
accepts most applicants
Graduation rate
6%
within 150% of normal time
lower than 100% of for-profit 4-year colleges
Median earnings
$68,975
4 years after graduating
higher than 63% of for-profit 4-year colleges
South University-Savannah Online at a glance
- What is the tuition at South University-Savannah Online?
- Undergraduate tuition and fees are $18,145 for the 2024-25 academic year.
- What is the cost of attendance at South University-Savannah Online?
- The average cost of attendance is $34,298 a year before financial aid (2023-24), counting tuition, books, housing and other living expenses.
- What is the net price at South University-Savannah Online?
- The average net price is $28,049 a year after grants and scholarships, for students receiving federal aid (2023-24).
- What is the acceptance rate at South University-Savannah Online?
- This school has open admission: most applicants who meet basic requirements are accepted.
- What is the graduation rate at South University-Savannah Online?
- 6% of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time, or 6 years (entering classes through fall 2018).
- How much do graduates of South University-Savannah Online earn?
- The median graduate earns $68,975 four years after finishing, among graduates working and not enrolled (2024 dollars).
Key takeaways
- This is a branch campus: earnings and debt figures are reported for the whole institution, not this campus alone.
- The earnings premium over a typical high-school graduate would cover the estimated net cost in about 3.2 years of work (not counting income forgone while studying).
- This school has open admission, so most applicants who meet basic requirements are accepted.
- Families earning under $30,000 pay about $27,856 a year on average, versus $34,298 for families earning over $110,000.
- 80% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants, a sign the school serves many lower-income students.
Tuition and cost of attendance at South University-Savannah Online
Average net price
$28,049 per year
Cost of attendance minus average grants and scholarships, for first-time full-time students receiving federal aid.
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Estimated total net cost
$112,196
Net price × 4 years, at today's prices and assuming on-time completion. Your actual cost depends on your aid.
Net price by family income
Average yearly net price for students receiving federal aid.
- $0–30k $27,856
- $30–48k $28,368
- $48–75k $29,209
- $75–110k $34,126
- $110k+ $34,298
Where the sticker price goes· Cost of attendance $34,298
- Tuition & fees$18,145
- Books & supplies$540
- Room & board$9,439
- Other expenses$8,404
- Tuition & fees (in-state)
- $18,145
- Tuition & fees (out-of-state)
- $18,145
South University-Savannah Online acceptance rate and admissions
Open admission
The school admits most applicants who meet basic requirements.
Graduation rate and salary after graduating from South University-Savannah Online
Graduation rate
6%
First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time.
Retention rate
29%
Full-time first-years who return the next fall.
Typical monthly payment
$277
On a standard 10-year federal plan.
Years of earnings premium to cover cost
3.2 years
Net cost ÷ (graduate earnings − high-school graduate earnings). Excludes income forgone while studying and assumes today's earnings. A rough guide, not a prediction.
Earnings vs debt
Of graduates working and not enrolled, in 2024 dollars.
- Debt-to-earnings
- 0.4×Median debt divided by median earnings 4 years after graduating.
- Share of pay going to loans
- 4.8%
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings and debt are reported for the whole institution (all campuses sharing one federal ID).
Outcomes by student group
The Scorecard reports some outcomes separately for groups of students. A group is left out when it is too small to report. These are school-level figures and say nothing about any individual student.
Completion within 150% of normal time, by group
Share of students who entered in 2018 and completed within 150% of normal time (six years at a four-year college, three at a two-year college).
All students, same entering cohort: 7%
Group rates and the all-student rate come from the same 2018 entering cohort, so they can be compared directly. Groups at small colleges can rest on very few students. Data period: Entering cohort 2018 (IPEDS).
Earnings ten years after entry
All students who entered this college, whether or not they graduated, in 2022 dollars, ten years after entry.
Typical range: middle half of students
25th percentile $17,463 · median $34,421 · 75th percentile $53,014
Median by family income
Median by sex
This is not the same as the graduates' earnings shown above. It covers everyone who entered, including students who left without a degree, ten years after entry and in 2022 dollars. The graduates' figure covers only completers, four years after finishing, in 2024 dollars. Do not compare the two directly.
Data period: Students who entered in academic years 2009-10 and 2010-11 (pooled), earnings measured in 2020 and 2021, 2022 dollars (Treasury).
Median federal student debt, by group
Median federal loan debt of students who borrowed, when they left school, by group.
By Pell Grant status
By first-generation status
By family income
By gender
Data period: Loans in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (pooled, NSLDS).
How borrowers are doing
One year after leaving school and entering repayment, here is where the 11,250 federal-loan borrowers from this college stood. It covers borrowers only, not students who did not take federal loans.
Repayment status one year after entering repayment
- Paid in full 1%
- Making progress 3%
- Not making progress 14%
- Delinquent 4%
- Default 1%
- Forbearance 62%
- Deferment 14%
- Discharged 1%
What the terms mean
- Paid in full:
- The borrower has paid off the loans completely.
- Making progress:
- Payments are reducing the loan balance, not just covering interest.
- Not making progress:
- The borrower is paying, but not enough to shrink the balance.
- Delinquent:
- Payments are late but the loan is not yet in default.
- Default:
- The borrower has missed payments for so long that the loan is officially in default.
- Forbearance:
- Payments are temporarily paused or reduced, and interest may keep adding up.
- Deferment:
- Payments are on hold for an approved reason, such as returning to school.
- Discharged:
- The loan was cancelled, for example because of a disability or a school closure.
11,250 borrowers · Data period: Borrowers who entered repayment in the AY2018-19 and AY2019-20 cohorts (pooled, NSLDS).
Programs and majors at South University-Savannah Online ranked by earnings
| Program | Earnings, 4 yrs after | Earnings over time | Compared with the U.S. median for this field | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Bachelor's · Graduates: 1,140 | $91,363 | 1 yr$77,6354 yrs$91,3635 yrs$90,784 | U.S. median $88,910 U.S. middle half $67.9K–$114.5K · Above the U.S. median | $23,592 |
| Bachelor's · Graduates: 130 | $58,915 | 1 yr$44,6824 yrs$58,9155 yrs$67,229 | U.S. median $85,294 U.S. middle half $59.8K–$116.9K · Below the U.S. median | $45,268 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations Bachelor's · Graduates: 280 | $53,445 | 1 yr$43,7734 yrs$53,4455 yrs$54,466 | U.S. median $68,257 U.S. middle half $47.6K–$93.6K · Below the U.S. median | $46,000 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate · Graduates: 567 | $50,681 | 1 yr$39,7614 yrs$50,6815 yrs$47,529 | U.S. median $42,269 U.S. middle half $28.6K–$56K · Above the U.S. median | $23,000 |
| Legal Support Services Bachelor's · Graduates: 49 | $49,335 | 1 yr$36,9004 yrs$49,3355 yrs$46,159 | U.S. median $53,266 U.S. middle half $38.8K–$69.7K · Below the U.S. median | $44,464 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General Bachelor's · Graduates: 148 | $47,390 | 1 yr$36,6544 yrs$47,3905 yrs$47,545 | U.S. median $61,296 U.S. middle half $42.8K–$82.3K · Below the U.S. median | $47,778 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services Bachelor's · Graduates: 257 | $46,885 | 1 yr$39,7224 yrs$46,8855 yrs$45,275 | U.S. median $58,716 U.S. middle half $41.9K–$80.4K · Below the U.S. median | $39,675 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections Bachelor's · Graduates: 122 | $46,322 | 1 yr$37,7134 yrs$46,3225 yrs$47,301 | U.S. median $55,378 U.S. middle half $40.2K–$74.4K · Below the U.S. median | $42,354 |
| Bachelor's · Graduates: 73 | $45,993 | 1 yr$34,7894 yrs$45,993 | U.S. median $58,808 U.S. middle half $42K–$79.2K · Below the U.S. median | $38,888 |
| Bachelor's · Graduates: 121 | $39,694 | 1 yr$28,6844 yrs$39,6945 yrs$38,844 | U.S. median $50,706 U.S. middle half $35.7K–$67.2K · Below the U.S. median | $44,548 |
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| Health and Medical Administrative Services Associate · Graduates: 195 | $36,905 | 1 yr$29,0714 yrs$36,9055 yrs$36,560 | U.S. median $37,073 U.S. middle half $23.3K–$49.3K · Below the U.S. median | $27,848 |
| Associate · Graduates: 19 Small sample | $33,578 | 1 yr$31,1264 yrs$33,5785 yrs$38,185 | U.S. median $44,669 U.S. middle half $29.7K–$60.1K · Below the U.S. median | $25,936 |
Earnings are for graduates working and not enrolled, 4 years after completing, in 2024 dollars.
The U.S. median and middle half (25th to 75th percentile) are for graduates of the same field and credential level at all colleges, 4 years after completing.
The 1-year, 4-year and 5-year figures come from different graduating cohorts and dollar years (1-year: AY2018-19 and AY2019-20 graduates, 2022 dollars; 4-year: AY2017-18 and AY2018-19 graduates, 2024 dollars; 5-year: AY2014-15 and AY2015-16 graduates, 2022 dollars), so read them as three separate measures, not a single career path.
Small samples are noisy: the Scorecard adds privacy noise to program figures and some rows are based on only a handful of graduates, so rows marked “small sample” can move a lot from year to year.
What students study
The largest fields among the degrees and certificates this college awarded, grouped by two-digit CIP code (the federal Classification of Instructional Programs). Fields under 1% are left out.
Share of degrees and certificates awarded, by field
A large share means many awards, not necessarily many students or higher earnings. Data period: Awards in academic year 2024-25 (IPEDS).
Who attends
A snapshot of the undergraduate student body as this college reported it to the federal government. Shares are shown as published; they can differ slightly from 100% because of rounding.
Race and ethnicity
- White 31.3%
- Black or African American 42.7%
- Hispanic or Latino 12.1%
- Asian 0.4%
- American Indian or Alaska Native 1.3%
- Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0.7%
- Two or more races 3.6%
- U.S. nonresident 0.1%
- Race and ethnicity unknown 7.9%
Federal reporting categories. Students who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents are counted as nonresident, and students who did not report are counted as unknown. Data period: Fall 2024 (IPEDS).
Gender
- Men 26.5%
- Women 73.5%
Federal reporting uses two categories. Data period: Fall 2024 (IPEDS).
Students aged 25 or older
80%
of undergraduates
Many adult students work or have families while enrolled. Data period: Fall 2023 (IPEDS).
Students and campus
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 6,433
- Part-time students
- 23%
- Receive Pell Grants
- 80%
- Receive federal loans
- 73%
- Students per faculty member
- 30 : 1
- Setting
- City
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Frequently asked questions
How much is tuition at South University-Savannah Online?
For the 2024-25 academic year, South University-Savannah Online reported undergraduate tuition and fees of $18,145. This is the published price before grants and scholarships; what you pay depends on your aid.
What is the cost of attendance and net price at South University-Savannah Online?
The average cost of attendance at South University-Savannah Online is $34,298 a year (2023-24), counting tuition, books, housing and other living expenses. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $28,049 a year. That is around the middle of for-profit 4-year colleges.
How much financial aid do students at South University-Savannah Online get?
80% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants. 73% receive federal loans. The average net price runs from $27,856 a year for families earning under $30,000 to $34,298 for families earning over $110,000 (2023-24).
What is the acceptance rate at South University-Savannah Online?
South University-Savannah Online has open admission: it accepts most applicants who meet basic requirements.
What are the graduation rate and retention rate at South University-Savannah Online?
6% of first-time, full-time students at South University-Savannah Online finish within 150% of normal time. 29% of full-time first-years return the next fall.
How much do South University-Savannah Online graduates earn after graduation?
The median graduate earns $68,975 four years after finishing, among graduates working and not enrolled in further study (2024 dollars). One year after finishing, the median is $55,439.
Is South University-Savannah Online worth it?
There is no single answer: it depends on your major, your aid and whether you finish. For South University-Savannah Online, the data shows this. The earnings premium over a typical high-school graduate would cover the estimated net cost in about 3.2 years of work. Graduates who borrowed have a median debt of $26,123, about 0.4 times their median earnings four years after finishing. 6% of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time. These are averages, not predictions, and they do not count income forgone while studying.
How much debt do South University-Savannah Online graduates have?
Graduates who borrowed have a median federal-loan debt of $26,123, or about $277 a month on a 10-year plan.
Sources and data periods
All figures come from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard (June 2026 release). Periods differ by measure:
- Average net price: AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Acceptance rate: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Graduation rate: Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
- Median earnings: Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Median graduate debt: NSLDS FY2020, FY2021 pooled cohorts
Some figures are blank because the school did not report them or the group was too small to publish. How we calculate things