Alabama · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's

Spring Hill College

Mobile, Alabama. 850 undergraduate students. 41 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.

ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS

What the data flags at Spring Hill College

Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.

ENROLLMENT CLIFF · TRENDING WORSE-21%

Undergraduate enrollment

Undergraduate enrollment fell 21% at Spring Hill College vs the 2018–2022 baseline (850 vs 1.1k).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE-21%

Undergraduate enrollment

Undergraduate enrollment at Spring Hill College fell 21% between 2021 and 2024 (989 → 782).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE+14%

In-state tuition

In-state tuition at Spring Hill College rose 14% between 2021 and 2024 ($21.1k → $24.1k).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE+14%

Out-of-state tuition

Out-of-state tuition at Spring Hill College rose 14% between 2021 and 2024 ($21.1k → $24.1k).

SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT

The numbers, vs. Alabama

Each tile compares this institution to the Alabama median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.

MEDIAN EARNINGS · 10Y
$51,500+25% · 6→10y
Alabama median $39,017
MEDIAN EARNINGS · 6Y
$41,358
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry
COMPLETION · 150%
56.1%+4% · '97→'24
Alabama median 43.4%
MEDIAN FEDERAL DEBT
$21,500+145% · '97→'20
At program completion
UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT
850-26% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS
RETENTION
65.8%-11% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time
ADMISSION RATE
59.1%-1% · '01→'24
latest cohort
IN-STATE TUITION
$23,270+48% · '00→'24
out-of-state $23,270
SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS

How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry

Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).

ALL FEDERALLY AIDED STUDENTS · TAX-RECORD EARNINGSVINTAGE 2025-05
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS

What loans cost relative to earnings

Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.

Institution-wide

5.6%
0%8% · GE20%+

Median federal debt $21,500 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $51,500 (10y after entry).

SECTION 04 · LONG ARC

Ten-plus year arc

Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.

UNDERGRAD · 19962024782
1,37978219962024
Undergraduate enrollment.IPEDS EF
COMPLETION 150% · 1997202452.1%
67%50%19972024
150%-time completion rate.IPEDS GR
MEDIAN DEBT · 19972020$27,000
$27,000$9,92819972020
Median federal student debt at exit.SCORECARD
RETENTION · 20042024-11%

Spring Hill College · retention fell

79.0% → 70.2%

UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT · 19962024-26%

Spring Hill College · undergrad enrollment fell

1,063 → 782

IN-STATE TUITION · 20002024+48%

Spring Hill College · in-state tuition rose

$16,254 → $24,054

OUT-OF-STATE TUITION · 20002024+48%

Spring Hill College · out-of-state tuition rose

$16,254 → $24,054

MEDIAN DEBT · 19972020+145%

Spring Hill College · median debt rose

$11,000 → $27,000

COHORT DEFAULT RATE · 20112024-100%

Spring Hill College · cohort default rate fell

7.1% → 0.0%

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_8YR · 20052020+22%

Spring Hill College · earnings_median_8yr rose

$41,500 → $50,757

CAUSAL DISCIPLINE

Spring Hill College graduates earn $X” — not “Spring Hill College makes you earn $X”

Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Spring Hill College caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.

Methodology →