Check out why the University of South Alabama received a D+ grade in our Report Card below.
The University of South Alabama is a public university in Mobile, Alabama with an undergraduate enrollment size of 8,833. The university is located in a suburban area near the Gulf Coast region. It has 20 fraternities and sororities and over 200 student clubs and organizations. Students at the University of South Alabama can enjoy shopping and restaurants in Downtown Mobile, attend sporting events within the university itself, or enjoy nearby beaches. Their official mascot is SouthPaw. Members of the University of South Alabama community are referred to as &#8220;Jaguars.&#8221;
The University of South Alabama offers more than 100 undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Notable former students include animator Dan Povenmire, former MLB player Eddie Stanky, and basketball coach Steve Hawkins.

The University of South Alabama receives a &#8220;B&#8221; grade by <a href="https://www.whatwilltheylearn.com/schools/3046" target="_blank" rel="noopener">What Will They Learn?</a> which takes into account the university&#8217;s educational prowess. Factors include composition, literature, foreign language, U.S. government or history, economics, mathematics, and natural science.
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What Will They Learn? Academic Score

The University of South Alabama receives a &#8220;D+&#8221; grade for the Average Salary of Recent Graduates. As of 2021, alumni with 0-5 years of experience after graduating from the University of South Alabama with a bachelor&#8217;s degree make $51,800 on average according to <a href="https://www.payscale.com/college-salary-report/bachelors" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Payscale</a>.
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Average Salary of Recent Graduates

The University of South Alabama receives a &#8220;D&#8221; grade for the Average Salary of Graduates Mid-Career. As of 2021, alumni with 10+ years of experience after graduating from the University of South Alabama with a bachelor&#8217;s degree make $86,500 on average according to <a href="https://www.payscale.com/college-salary-report/bachelors" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Payscale</a>.
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Average Salary of Graduates Mid-Career

The University of South Alabama receives an &#8220;F&#8221; grade for Mandated Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity Training for Staff. The University of South Alabama&#8217;s Title IX <a href="https://www.southalabama.edu/departments/studentaffairs/titlenine/stafftraining.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">training</a> uses training materials such as &#8220;Talking BITs: The Impact of Anti-LGBTQIA+ Legislation on Youth.&#8221;
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Mandated Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity Training for Staff

The University of South Alabama receives a &#8220;C&#8221; grade for having a Bias Reporting System but not a Bias Response Team. Bias Reporting Systems and Response Teams are systems or teams of faculty, staff, and sometimes law enforcement.
According to <a href="https://speechfirst.org/bias-reporting-systems/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SpeechFirst</a>, students are “encouraged to report ‘bias incidents’ to these boards (or teams) in the name of inclusion and tolerance, but it’s often unclear what the school considers ‘bias’ in the first place. Overly broad or vague definitions of bias put all kinds of speech at risk of being reported – even unpopular speech which is protected by the First Amendment.”
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Bias Reporting System or Bias Response Team

The University of South Alabama receives an “A” grade for the Ratio of Right-Leaning Clubs to Left-Leaning Clubs. Out of a list of 20 clubs (10 from each side), <a href="https://southalabama.campuslabs.com/engage/organizations" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the university</a> has one right-leaning club compared to one left-leaning club. Turning Point USA is the one right-leaning club. Feminist Empowerment Movement is the one left-leaning club.
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Ratio of Right-Leaning Clubs to Left-Leaning Clubs 

The University of South Alabama receives an “A” grade due to having an active and thriving <a href="https://southalabama.campuslabs.com/engage/organization/wwwtpusacom" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Turning Point USA chapter</a>. Unfortunately, universities and Student Governments around the country often use their power to prevent certain clubs from operating on campus.
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Denied Turning Point USA Chapter

The University of South Alabama receives a &#8220;D&#8221; grade for In-State Tuition for Illegal Immigrants. According to an email from the Admissions Office,
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In-State Tuition for Illegal Immigrants

The University of South Alabama receives a &#8220;B-&#8221; grade for the Amount of Foreign Funding Received. According to <a href="https://sites.ed.gov/foreigngifts/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">College Foreign Gift Reporting</a>, the total amount of foreign funding the university has received is $1,203.41 per current undergraduate student. Oftentimes, foreign parties will convey their influence by funding certain courses, activities, professors, and organizations on campus. In certain cases, universities must abide by restrictions dictated by foreign parties to receive funding. In addition, there have been <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/top-universities-took-billions-in-unreported-foreign-funds-u-s-finds-11603226953" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reports</a> that claim that universities underreport foreign funding. The figure above only takes into account reported foreign funding.
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Amount of Foreign Funding Received

The University of South Alabama receives an “A” grade for Required Equity, Diversity, or Inclusion Courses for Students. While <a href="https://www.southalabama.edu/bulletin/current/academic-policy/requirements-bs.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the university</a> does require certain categories of courses including &#8220;Written Composition,&#8221; &#8220;Humanities and Fine Arts,&#8221; &#8220;Natural Sciences and Mathematics,&#8221; and &#8220;History, Social, &amp; Behavioral Sciences,&#8221; none of the associated courses appear to have a left-leaning bias.
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Required Equity, Diversity, or Inclusion Courses for Students

The University of South Alabama receives an “A” grade for Segregated Dormitories, Graduations, and Classes. The university does not appear to have any segregated dormitories, graduation ceremonies, or classes by race or sexual orientation.
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Segregated Dormitories, Graduations, and Classes

The University of South Alabama receives an “A” grade for Protests and Canceling Speakers. Since 2021, no instances of protests, speech cancelations, or violence/attempted violence against speakers have occurred.
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Protests and Canceling Speakers

The University of South Alabama receives a &#8220;C&#8221; grade for Mask and Vaccine Mandates. The University of South Alabama does not require or encourage vaccines or masks. However, the <a href="https://www.southalabama.edu/coronavirus/updatesandmessages.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">May 2023</a> update directs students to the <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CDC</a> website, which encourages people to get vaccinated.
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Mask and Vaccine Mandates

The University of South Alabama receives a &#8220;C-&#8221; grade for the Percent of Students Graduating with STEM Degrees. According to the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data Center (<a href="https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/use-the-data" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IPEDS</a>), as of 2020, 5.93% of the current undergraduate student population graduate with a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) degree. Across the United States, students who graduate with STEM degrees tend to earn more on average than their other student counterparts.
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Percent of Students Graduating with STEM Degrees

The University of South Alabama receives a &#8220;C&#8221; grade for Crime Rates in University City or Town. According to the <a href="https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2018/crime-in-the-u.s.-2018" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Federal Bureau of Investigation</a>, the Mobile, Alabama violent crime rate was 657.07 per 100,000 people in 2018, higher than the 2018 national average of 380.56 per 100,000 people. While campus safety is of utmost importance, it is also pertinent to consider the crime rates of the surrounding town or city as students often tend to venture off campus, especially after their freshman year.
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Crime Rates in University City or Town

The University of South Alabama receives a &#8220;C&#8221; grade for Required Western Civilization Courses for Students. While the university does not have a required Western Civilization course or category of courses, its required Historical Perspectives category does feature five <a href="https://www.southalabama.edu/bulletin/current/courses/history/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">courses</a> on Western Civilization that can be taken to fulfill this requirement. The courses are:
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<li>&#8220;History of Western Civilization I&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;History of Western Civilization II&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;US History to 1877&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;US History since 1877&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;European Civilization 1815-1918&#8221;</li>
</ul>
However, these courses can be bypassed in favor of courses unrelated to Western Civilization.
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Required Western Civilization Courses for Students

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Check out why the University of South Alabama received a D+ grade in our Report Card below.

The University of South Alabama is a public university in Mobile, Alabama with an undergraduate enrollment size of 8,833. The university is located in a suburban area near the Gulf Coast region. It has 20 fraternities and sororities and over 200 student clubs and organizations. Students at the University of South Alabama can enjoy shopping and restaurants in Downtown Mobile, attend sporting events within the university itself, or enjoy nearby beaches. Their official mascot is SouthPaw. Members of the University of South Alabama community are referred to as "Jaguars."

The University of South Alabama offers more than 100 undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Notable former students include animator Dan Povenmire, former MLB player Eddie Stanky, and basketball coach Steve Hawkins.

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