South College

South College is a private for-profit college in Knoxville, TN. Its average net price is $17,273 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$16,167
$30,001 to $48,000$17,343
$48,001 to $75,000$18,484
$75,001 to $110,000$22,397
$110,001 and up$22,691
$19,360Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$19,360Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$17,273Average Net Price
$17,425Room and Board 2025-26, Off-Campus
$1,620Books and Supplies
41.6%Students on Pell Grants
58.1%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

Not publishedAcceptance Rate
Not publishedSAT Reading, Middle Half
Not publishedSAT Math, Middle Half
Not publishedACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$42,966
8 years after entry$44,436
10 years after entry$45,099
44.5%Graduation Rate
52.2%Retention Rate
$19,564Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Knoxville, TNLocation
Midsize citySetting
8,745Undergraduate Enrollment
Private for-profitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$66,384 Small program - rough guide n=38$31,732 Small program - rough guide n=51
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services$47,668 National median for this major n=667Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$55,206 National median for this major n=168,652Not published
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$69,014 National median for this major n=5,201Not published
Computer Programming$63,496 National median for this major n=1,924Not published
Computer Science$70,762 National median for this major n=44,537Not published
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263Not published
Computer Software and Media Applications$48,533 National median for this major n=3,677Not published
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications$59,944 National median for this major n=1,197Not published
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$69,677 National median for this major n=10,572Not published
Criminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261$30,437 Small program - rough guide n=30
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions$69,638 National median for this major n=3,591$37,236 Small program - rough guide n=37
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians$72,426 National median for this major n=1,586Not published
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$47,020 National median for this major n=3,614Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$63,115 National median for this major n=43,988Not published
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$40,940 National median for this major n=14,722Not published
Health and Medical Administrative Services$50,300 National median for this major n=20,298Not published
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs$36,985 National median for this major n=2,289$43,638 n=116
Hospitality Administration/Management$46,331 National median for this major n=9,793Not published
Human Resources Management and Services$55,804 National median for this major n=11,775Not published
Marketing$52,121 National median for this major n=47,563Not published
Non-Professional Legal Studies$44,728 National median for this major n=2,888Not published
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration$58,869 National median for this major n=912Not published
Psychology$37,251 National median for this major n=100,431Not published
Registered Nursing$78,574 n=454$42,471 n=456
Teaching$44,159 National median for this major n=58,872Not published

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