-61%
First-year retention
First-year retention at South University-Savannah fell 61% between 2021 and 2024 (57.1% → 22.2%).
Georgia · Private for-profit · Predominantly bachelor's
South University-Savannah
Savannah, Georgia. 246 undergraduate students. 51 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at South University-Savannah
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.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at South University-Savannah fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (3.1% → 0.0%).
-24%
150%-time completion
150%-time completion at South University-Savannah fell 23% between 2006 and 2009 (40.0% → 30.6%).
-8pp
150%-time completion
150%-time completion fell 7 pp at South University-Savannah vs the 2003–2007 baseline (22.7% vs 30.2%).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Georgia
Each tile compares this institution to the Georgia median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$34,421+1% · 6→10y
Georgia median $38,208$34,115
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry22.7%-39% · '98→'09
Georgia median 41.6%$13,000+895% · '97→'20
At program completion246-32% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS50.0%-60% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time—-32% · '02→'13
latest cohort$18,238+133% · '00→'24
out-of-state $18,238SECTION 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).
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
5.0%Median federal debt $13,000 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $34,421 (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.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
-39%
South University-Savannah · completion · 150% fell
50.0% → 30.6%
-60%
South University-Savannah · retention fell
55.0% → 22.2%
-32%
South University-Savannah · undergrad enrollment fell
397 → 270
+133%
South University-Savannah · in-state tuition rose
$7,785 → $18,145
+133%
South University-Savannah · out-of-state tuition rose
$7,785 → $18,145
+895%
South University-Savannah · median debt rose
$2,625 → $26,123
-100%
South University-Savannah · cohort default rate fell
21.5% → 0.0%
+163%
South University-Savannah · pell share rose
23.6% → 61.9%
+23%
South University-Savannah · earnings_median_6yr rose
$27,700 → $34,115
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services.$196,934Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration.$137,621Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$121,963Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$119,946Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$118,330Bioethics/Medical Ethics.$96,443Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$90,784Information Science/Studies.$88,529Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management.$71,178Information Science/Studies.$67,229Health and Medical Administrative Services.$63,788Business Administration, Management and Operations.$60,102Business Administration, Management and Operations.$54,466Health/Medical Preparatory Programs.$52,746Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.$47,545Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services.$47,529Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions.$47,527Criminal Justice and Corrections.$47,301Legal Support Services.$46,159Public Administration.$46,093Health and Medical Administrative Services.$45,275Information Science/Studies.$44,391Criminal Justice and Corrections.$44,287Criminal Justice and Corrections.$42,437
Showing top 24 of 32 ranked programs.
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
32 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11
LEGAL PROFESSIONS · CIP 22
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$121,963Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$118,330Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services.$47,529Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services.$196,934Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions.$47,527Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$90,784Health and Medical Administrative Services.$63,788Health and Medical Administrative Services.$45,275Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$119,946Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.$47,545Health and Medical Administrative Services.$36,560Health/Medical Preparatory Programs.$35,774Health/Medical Preparatory Programs.$52,746Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration.$137,621Bioethics/Medical Ethics.$96,443
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at South University-Savannah
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$1,250,053
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 8
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $23,807
- HS-only baseline · GA
- $35,800
- Years to complete
- 6
- CIP family
- 51
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in Georgia
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“South University-Savannah graduates earn $X” — not “South University-Savannah makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending South University-Savannah 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.