South College
Knoxville, TN · Private
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See the full analysis — freeTest scores and GPA of admitted students
- SAT (mid-50%)
- 800–1100
- ACT (mid-50%)
- 16–22
- GPA (mid-50%, 4.0 scale)
- 2.50–3.49
South College Common Data Set 2024-2025 · Sections C9–C12 · 2024 — Published admit stats reflect the entire incoming class unless explicitly labeled international-only.
Cost and financial aid
Published cost of attendance: $20,035/yr.
| Out-of-state tuition | $18,535 |
| Fees, housing, food, books & other | $1,500 |
| Sticker cost of attendance | $20,035/yr |
Average net price by family income (US, federal aid data)
| Under $30k | $16,820 |
| $30k–48k | $17,983 |
| $48k–75k | $18,964 |
| $75k–110k | $22,710 |
| Over $110k | $23,053 |
US applicants
Need- and merit-based aid available.
- South College Promise Grant — $3,000 per eligible quarter for a maximum of four quarters (Other)
- South College First Responder Grant — $1,000 per term (full-time), $500 (half-time), $250 (less than half-time) (Other)
- South College Reconnect Grant — Up to $1,000 per term (ground campus: 10+ hours $1,000, 6-9 hours $500, 1-5 hours $250) (Other)
- South College Military Grant — Varies (Other)
International applicants
No need-based aid reported for internationals.
South College Common Data Set 2024-2025 · Sections G–H · 2024
Application requirements
US applicants
- Official transcript
- Test scores (SAT/ACT) (optional)
- Letters of recommendation (recommended)
- Supplemental essays (recommended)
- Application fee
International applicants
- Official transcript
- Test scores (SAT/ACT) (optional)
- Letters of recommendation (recommended)
- Supplemental essays (recommended)
- English proficiency (IELTS/TOEFL)
- GPA credential conversion
- Predicted Class XII marksheet
- Financial documentation (I-20)
- Application fee
Essay prompts
South College requires no supplemental essays.
Prompts from the Own portal member feed · verified Jul 4, 2026
Graduate outcomes
- Median earnings
- $36,642
- Median earnings · 10 years after entry
- Graduation rate
- 42.1%
- Within 150% of normal time
- First-year retention
- 52%
- Return for year two · CDS Section B
- Median debt
- $18,668
- At graduation
South College · U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2023 release) · 2023 — Earnings and debt figures are federal data for aid-receiving graduates — cohort outcomes, not a guarantee for any individual student.
Published rankings
- U.S. News National: #395
Academics and campus
Largest degree fields: Business & marketing (3%), Computer & information sciences (1%), Psychology (1%).
Student–faculty ratio: 15:1 · 51% of class sections have under 20 students.
South College Common Data Set 2024-2025 · Sections E, F, I · 2024 — Published institutional figures for the reporting year — descriptive of the current student body, not a prediction about your experience.