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United States Sports University

Daphne, Alabama·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southeast·ussa.edu
Total enrollment
367
peer median 368
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
277
277 candidates competed
Admitted
170
61.4% acceptance rate
Enrolled
76
44.7% yield

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 15 Title IV programs, 2 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 13 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
15
Passing
2
13.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

15programs
  • Passing2 · 13.3%
  • No Data13 · 86.7%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
2
No data
13

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

2
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Master's Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+31.6%
$67,850 vs $51,545
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Doctoral Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+69.8%
$87,547 vs $51,545

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

2
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Doctoral Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
72%
$63,258 debt · $87,547 earn
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Master's Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
51%
$34,781 debt · $67,850 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1983Next review Jun 2026

Action history · 4

  1. Jun 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Apr 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Dec 2018Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Jun 2016Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by income not reported.
Federal loans
51.3%
In-state tuition
$18,900
Out-of-state
$18,900

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 136 students received $790K in Pell grants, alongside $2.4M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
136
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$790K
$789,593 total
Direct Loans
$2.4M
339 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$460K
121 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$510K
122 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$1.2M
75 loan awards
Parent PLUS$100K
7 loan awards
Grad PLUS$189K
14 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 99 borrowers who entered repayment, 2 (2.0%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.0%
-0.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
99
Defaulted
2
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
6.1%
2017
5.8%
2018
3.8%
2019
2.0%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at United States Sports

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs4
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

52 total completions
01Parks/Recreation
3771.2%
02Education
1528.8%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
367
12-mo unduplicated
396
Undergraduate
207
Graduate
189

Gender split

Men
73%288
Women
27%108

Race / ethnicity composition

White
34.6%
Black
27.9%
Unknown
20.6%
Hispanic
13.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.5%
Two or more
1.5%
Non-resident
0.7%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
4.17
1 offenses · 240 students

3-year trend

2.962 yrs ago0.001 yr ago4.17Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
2
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Aggravated assault
1

By location

1total
  • Public property1

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Data quality: 2 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
14.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
7

United States Sports vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions United States Sports selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectUnited States Sports University
367
University of Fort Lauderdale
0%368$15,245
William R Moore College of Technology
468$15,323Community College
Jones Technical Institute
659$20,833Community College
American College of the Building Arts
55%44.4%155$26,389
Future Generations University
48
Peer group median28%44.4%368$18,078

Frequently asked questions about United States Sports University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about United States Sports.

How many students attend United States Sports University?

United States Sports University reports a total enrollment of 367 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the yield rate at United States Sports University?

United States Sports University's yield rate is 44.7%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is United States Sports University located?

United States Sports University is located in Daphne, Alabama 36526-7055.

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