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United States Sports University

Daphne, Alabama·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southeast·ussu.edu
Total enrollment
367
peer median 368
Avg net price
$24,076
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Admissions & acceptance rate

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

IPEDS
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.

FVT/GE

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.

DAPIP
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.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$21,550
$30–48k$24,731
$48–75k—
$75–110k$25,993
$110k+$31,606

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$24,076
vs peer median $24,076
Federal loans
51.5%
In-state tuition
$13,800
Out-of-state
$13,800

Federal aid volume & trends

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

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 137 students received $799K in Pell grants, alongside $2.5M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
137
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$799K
$799,224 total
Direct Loans
$2.5M
347 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

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’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
0k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$466K
122 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$521K
124 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$1.2M
78 loan awards
Parent PLUS$100K
7 loan awards
Grad PLUS$200K
16 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.

Cohort Default Rate

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.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs4
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

34 total completions
01Parks/Recreation
2573.5%
02Education
926.5%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
367
12-mo unduplicated
474
Undergraduate
294
Graduate
180

Gender split

Men
71%338
Women
29%136

Race / ethnicity composition

White
47.4%
Black
26.8%
Hispanic
14.0%
Unknown
5.7%
Two or more
4.8%
Asian
0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
113
76 M · 37 W
Women athletes
32.7%
Athletic aid
$587K
Total student aid
Budget
$1.7M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$324K
$263K
Recruiting expense
$4K
$3K
Head-coach salaries
$55K
$54K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 4

Soccer
33 M · 11 W
$416K
Baseball
29 M · —
$320K
Softball
— · 24 W
$289K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
14 M · 2 W
$273K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 272 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago4.171 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
1
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

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    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.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    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.

    IPEDS
    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$24,076—
    University of Fort Lauderdale
    		0%—368$19,965—
    William R Moore College of Technology
    		——468$14,957Community College
    Jones Technical Institute
    		——659$25,462Community College
    American College of the Building Arts
    		55%44.4%155$30,403—
    Future Generations University
    		——48——
    Peer group median28%44.4%368$24,076

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    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 average net price at United States Sports University?

    The average net price at United States Sports University is $24,076 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    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.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    U.S. Department of Education
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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