South College
South College at a Glance
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About South College
According to Wikipedia, South College is a private for-profit college with its main campus in Knoxville, Tennessee. It offers more than 80 programs and concentrations, including certificate, associate, bachelor's, master's, educational specialist, and doctoral programs.
South College's Online Degrees
AS in Health Science (Pre-Nursing)
- Required Credits: 92
- Format: Fully online
AS in Health Science (Pre-Pharmacy)
- Required Credits: 112
- Format: Fully online
MS in Criminal Justice
Degree Concentrations
- Public Administration
- Computer Forensic Investigation
- Fraud Examination
- Required Credits: 48
- Format: Fully online
BS in Computer Science
Degree Concentrations
- Blockchain and Cloud Computing
- Data Science
- Mobile and Web Development
- Network Security
- Artificial Intelligence
- Software Engineering
- Required Credits: 182
- Format: Fully online
MS in Computer Science
Degree Concentrations
- Artificial Intelligence
- Format: Fully online
BA in Business Administration
Degree Concentrations
- Accounting
- Entrepreneurship
- Finance
- Healthcare Administration
- Human Resource Management
- Marketing
- Project Management
- Business Analytics
- Hospitality Management
- Management and Leadership
- Social Media Management
- Supply Chain Management
- Required Credits: 182.5
- Format: Fully online
MBA in Business Administration
Degree Concentrations
- Business Analytics
- Finance
- Healthcare Management
- Leadership
- Marketing
- Management
- Required Credits: 135
- Format: Fully online
DMin in Ministry
- Required Credits: 99
- Completion Time: 3 years
- Format: Fully online
MS in Nursing
Degree Concentrations
- Adult-Gerontology Acute Care
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- Nurse Executive
- Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
- Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
- Required Credits: 73
- Completion Time: 21 months
- Format: Fully online
AS in Electrical Engineering Technology
- Required Credits: 91.5
- Format: Fully online
AS in Investigation and Security
- Required Credits: 92.5
- Format: Fully online
BS in Information Technology
Degree Concentrations
- Networking
- Data Analytics
- IT Management
- Cybersecurity
- Web Design
- Required Credits: 181.5
- Format: Fully online
DNP in Nursing Practice
Degree Concentrations
- Nurse Executive
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- Required Credits: 90
- Format: Fully online
MEd in Teacher as Instructional Leader
- Required Credits: 48
- Format: Fully online
South College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Retention Rate | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| 52% | 45% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.
How Much Does South College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $19,360 |
| Income | Average Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0 - 30K | $16,167 |
| 30K - 48K | $17,343 |
| 48K - 75K | $18,484 |
| 75K - 110K | $22,397 |
| 110K+ | $22,691 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.
How Much Do South College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former South College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $45,099 a year, and 86% of those not still in school are working.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.
South College's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads | Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| 17,912 | 14,549 | 3,363 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is South College?
South College is located at 3904 Lonas Road, Knoxville, TN 37909-0000.
How Safe is South College?
No violent or property offenses were reported on South College’s campus in 2024. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.
Relative to its enrollment, South College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Knoxville has a violent crime rate of 0.74% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 2.73%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.
What Is South College Known For?
South College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
- Nursing
- Medical
- Computer Science
- Law
- Religious Studies
- Criminal Justice
- Business
- Education
- Psychology
- Political Science
South College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much South College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
South College ranks #560 in the U.S. and #1472 worldwide for influence in Nursing.
nursing DegreesSouth College ranks #872 in the U.S. and #3056 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine DegreesSouth College ranks #1045 in the U.S. and #4584 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
computer-science DegreesSouth College ranks #1104 in the U.S. and #3832 worldwide for influence in Law.
South College ranks #1403 in the U.S. and #6506 worldwide for influence in Religious Studies.
religious-studies-hub DegreesSouth College ranks #1851 in the U.S. and #3609 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
criminal-justice DegreesSouth College ranks #1863 in the U.S. and #6768 worldwide for influence in Business.
business DegreesSouth College ranks #2341 in the U.S. and #8704 worldwide for influence in Education.
education DegreesSouth College ranks #2390 in the U.S. and #6408 worldwide for influence in Psychology.
psychology DegreesSouth College ranks #2630 in the U.S. and #11023 worldwide for influence in Political Science.
political-science Degrees