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University or college · Private nonprofit

Spring Hill College

Mobile, AL149 online only

Spring Hill College is a private nonprofit college in Mobile, AL, with about 828 students on campus.

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Students on campus
828
plus 149 studying only online
Admission rate
77%
lower than at 52% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$20,449
higher than at 52% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
52%
lower than at 56% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$51,500
higher than at 73% of U.S. colleges
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Spring Hill College?

77%

of applicants admitted

About 15 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

ACT
17–29

The middle 50%: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 1120.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $39,936 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees $24,054Room & board $13,068Books & supplies $1,300Other costs $1,514

After grants, the average family on aid pays $20,449.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$22,317

About $89,268 over 4 years · 44% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
52%
within 6 years · Pell students 42%
Come back for year two
70%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$51,500
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$27,000
about $286 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

8.3%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$286 a month against about $3,447 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

61%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 76% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$45k
Middle income$30–75k
$53k
Higher incomeover $75k
$54k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Business 34%Health professions 12%Biology 9%Education 7%Psychology 6%English 4%Everything else 28%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Business Administration, Management and Operations66 graduates a year
$69k4 yrs out
Biology, General20 graduates a year
—not reported
Psychology, General20 graduates a year
$41k4 yrs out
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General15 graduates a year
$53k4 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities13 graduates a year
—not reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing13 graduates a year
$73k4 yrs out
Communication and Media Studies12 graduates a year
$49k4 yrs out
Political Science and Government9 graduates a year
—not reported
Who goes there

The students

782 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 57%Hispanic 10%Black 14%Asian 1%Two or more 2%International 11%

Women and men

Women 57%Men 43%
11 : 1
students per teacher
32%
get Pell grants (lower income)
44%
take federal loans
4%
undergrads 25 or older
3%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Mobile

7% of Mobile’s 200,824 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Mobile pages.

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MobileMobile, AL
$1,068/momedian rent · 6% above the state$197Ktypical home valueDSafety Grade41° / 91°January low / July highCHealth GradeAll colleges in and near MobileCompare prices, admissions and outcomes
Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

Straight-line distances from Spring Hill College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

Remington College-Mobile CampusCommunity college · Private nonprofit · Mobile
1.6 mi244 students
University of South AlabamaUniversity or college · Public · Mobile
2.4 mi9,804 students
Bishop State Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Mobile
4.8 mi2,858 students
University of MobileUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Prichard
6.8 mi1,761 students
Coastal Alabama Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Bay Minette
24 mi4,830 students

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.