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South College

Knoxville, Tennessee Private for-profit 4-year Midsize city

Overview

Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, South College is a private for-profit four-year institution. Its campus is in a midsize city. It enrolled 11,557 students in fall 2024, including 8,782 undergraduates and 2,775 graduate students.

South College offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and professional doctorates across 77 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, Medical/Clinical Assistant, and Physician Assistant. It awarded 4,530 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 53 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 52% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 25 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
11,557
Students enrolled
52%
First-year retention
4,530
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
77
Programs and majors
25:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterProfessional

Programs and majors offered 77

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 31
Business, Management and Marketing 13
Education 8
Psychology 1
Engineering Technologies 1
Computer and Information Sciences 11
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 7
Legal Professions and Studies 2
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1
Public Administration and Social Services 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
52%
First-year retention, part-time students
100%
Student-to-faculty ratio
25:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
632
Associate degrees
1,975
Master's degrees
632
Professional doctorates
434
Certificates under 1 year
180
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
545
Postbaccalaureate certificates
28
Post-master's certificates
104

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
11,557
Undergraduates, fall 2024
8,782
Graduate students, fall 2024
2,775
Full-time, fall 2024
84%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
24,964
Undergraduates, 2024-25
19,643
Graduate students, 2024-25
5,321
Full-time, 2024-25
75%
Size category
10,000 to 19,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
85%
Men
15%
White
43%
Hispanic or Latino
1%
Black or African American
42%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
5%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
3%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
53
Programs with a fully online option
2
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
64%
Students taking some online courses
27%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Midsize city
Academic calendar
Other academic year
Carnegie classification
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Chancellor
Stephen A. South
Services and opportunities
Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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