degree programs. As of 2011, USA ranks as the 22nd best public university in the southern United States, and 52nd overall in the South. It has an acceptance rate of 86.5%.
The student-faculty ratio at USA is 18:1. USA students are 57% female and 43% male. As of 2018, the university had a 44% six-year graduation rate and a 22% four-year graduation rate for bachelor's degree programs.
=== Colleges ===
The University of South Alabama has ten colleges and schools:
Pat Capps Covey College of Allied Health Professions
College of Arts and Sciences
Mitchell College of Business
College of Education and Professional Studies
College of Engineering
Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine
College of Nursing
School of Computing
Honors College
Graduate School
=== Administration ===
The university is governed by a board of trustees appointed by and including the governor of Alabama. The board appoints a president of the university. Frederick Palmer Whiddon served as president from 1963 until 1998 and was succeeded by …
