United States Sports Academy

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#6275 / #1650
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
Private university in Alabama, USA

United States Sports Academy at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#1650
Acceptance rate (fall 2024)
61%
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$14,840
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
228

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About United States Sports Academy

According to Wikipedia, The United States Sports Academy is a private university focused on sports and located in Daphne, Alabama. It offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree programs as well as certificate programs. Founded in 1972, the academy has provided its sports programs to more than 60 countries around the world.

United States Sports Academy Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Annual ApplicationsAcceptanceRetention Rate
11961%43%

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 United States Sports Academy Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$14,840
Average Net Price by Family Income (2024–25)
IncomeAverage Net Cost
0 - 30K$5,746
30K - 48K$4,761
48K - 75K$3,559
75K - 110K$137
110K+$8,340

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 United States Sports Academy Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former United States Sports Academy students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $56,044 a year, and 92% 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.

United States Sports Academy's Demographics

Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

Student BodyUnder-GradsGraduates
396207189

Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

Where is United States Sports Academy?

United States Sports Academy is located at One Academy Drive, Daphne, AL 36526-7055.

How Safe is United States Sports Academy?

No violent or property offenses were reported on United States Sports Academy’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, United States Sports Academy has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Daphne has a violent crime rate of 0.06% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 0.85%. 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 United States Sports Academy Known For?

United States Sports Academy is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

United States Sports Academy's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much United States Sports Academy'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

Education
#7678
World Rank
#7681
Historical Rank
#2035
USA Rank

United States Sports Academy ranks #2035 in the U.S. and #7678 worldwide for influence in Education.

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Who Are United States Sports Academy's Most Influential Alumni?

Mike Leach
Mike Leach
An American football coach.