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Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, South College is a private for-profit institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

68 Undergraduate Degrees
24 Graduate Degrees

Where Is South College?

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Contact details for South College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 3904 Lonas Road, Knoxville, TN 37909-0000
Phone: 865-251-1800
Website: www.southcollegetn.edu
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/southcollege
Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/southcollege

How Do I Get Into South College?

You can apply to South College online at: www.south.edu/admissions/

South College has an open admissions policy, so you don't have to worry about getting into the school if you have a high school diploma or its equivalent.

Can I Afford South College?

41% Take Out Loans
12.1% Loan Default Rate

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At South College, approximately 41% of students took out student loans averaging $7,850 a year. That adds up to $31,400 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at South College is 12.1%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.

South College Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,563 Full-Time Undergraduates
86% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 4,175 undergraduate students at South College, with 2,563 being full-time and 1,612 being part-time.

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There are also 996 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,563 full-time undergraduates at South College, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of South College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 45
Black or African American 656
Hispanic or Latino 74
White 1,680
International Students 20
Other Races/Ethnicities 88

Geographic Diversity

Tennessee students aren't the only ones who study at South College. At this time, 3 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 3 countries are represented at South College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, Bahamas, and India.

Online Learning at South College

1,511 Took All Classes Online
4,000 Took At Least One Class Online
157.9% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 4,000 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at South College has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 8th most popular in Tennessee for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of South College

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at South College was $16,975 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how South College is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Accounting and Business/Management #22 #22
Project Management #25 #16
Organizational Leadership #36 #30
Finance #39 #16
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration #58 #49
Finance & Financial Management #59 #24

Online Growth Rankings of South College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at South College was 157.9%. This is the #268 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at South College regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at South College ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at South College.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Accounting and Business/Management #1
Project Management #4
Finance #4
Finance & Financial Management #8
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration #13
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping #13
Marketing/Marketing Management, General #13
Interior Design Management #16
Marketing #16
Human Resource Management #17
General Business/Commerce #18
General Business/Commerce #18
Accounting #28
Organizational Leadership #34
Accounting #38
General Business Administration and Management #119
Business Administration & Management #152

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

South College Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Associate’s Bachelor’s Master’s TOTAL
General Business/Commerce 35 0 0 35
General Business Administration and Management 0 5 24 29
Accounting and Business/Management 0 9 0 9
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping 9 0 0 9
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration 0 4 0 4
Finance 0 3 0 3
Marketing/Marketing Management, General 0 3 0 3
Accounting 0 0 0 0
Interior Design Management 0 0 0 0
Organizational Leadership 0 0 0 0
Project Management 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 44 24 24 92

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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