South University-Savannah
For-profit College in Savannah, GA. Six-year graduation rate 17%. Median 10-year earnings $34,421.
Ten-year median earnings of $34,421 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. Only 17% finish within six years, so roughly four in five students leave without the credential they enrolled for. Debt at graduation runs to a median of $26,123, neither a bargain nor a burden.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Debt-to-income ratio 0.76 — elevated (above 0.60)
- ! Graduation rate 17% — below national average
Academics
Only 17% finish within six years, so roughly four in five students leave without the credential. Retention is weak: only 22% of full-time first-years return, so roughly four in five leave after one year. At 9:1, students get materially more instructor contact than at a typical public university. As a for-profit four-year institution, outcomes here deserve a harder look than the sector average suggests: for-profit institutions vary enormously, and the sector's aggregate numbers hide both strong and very weak performers. At 247 undergraduates, expect a small, closely-held student body.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 246 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price — what students actually pay after grant aid — is $29,010 a year, at the high end of undergraduate cost. Net price varies modestly by income — $27,713 at $0–30k against $33,277 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Most students get help: 89% receive grants worth $6,494 on average. Borrowing is widespread: 74% take federal loans.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 17 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $27,713 |
| $30–48k | $30,147 |
| $48–75k | — |
| $75–110k | $31,954 |
| $110k+ | $33,277 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 181 of these 246 students, totalling $1,428,061 — an average of $7,890 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Chatham County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
Heightened Cash Monitoring (Financial Responsibility); School placed on Heightened Cash Monitoring
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)