Quad

Head-to-head

U. Michigan-Flint
U. South Alabama

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. South Alabama's yield is 14 pts higher than U. Michigan-Flint's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    U. South Alabama has 2.0× as many undergrads as U. Michigan-Flint

    Undergrads
  3. 3

    U. Michigan-Flint's grants cover 40% of its full price on average, vs. 34% at U. South Alabama

    Aid generosity
  4. 4

    U. South Alabama is more diverse (index 0.58 vs. 0.53)

    Diversity index
  5. 5

    U. Michigan-Flint grads earn $3.9K more ten years out than U. South Alabama's ($53,230 vs. $49,379)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  6. 6

    U. Michigan-Flint has 3 pts more first-gen students than U. South Alabama (37% vs. 33%)

    First-generation students

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Who's hardest to get into

U. Michigan-Flint admits 70%, U. South Alabama 71%; U. South Alabama's yield is higher, at 21%.

Acceptance rate
U. Michigan-Flint70%
U. South Alabama71%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. Michigan-FlintAccessible
  • U. South AlabamaAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
U. Michigan-Flint
970–1243
U. South Alabama
970–1190
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. Michigan-FlintGPA and school record required
  • U. South AlabamaGPA and tests very important50%

Who's on each campus

U. South Alabama is twice U. Michigan-Flint's size; U. Michigan-Flint has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. Michigan-Flint4.4K
U. South Alabama8.9K
Pell Grant share
U. Michigan-Flint39%
U. South Alabama38%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at both; U. Michigan-Flint has 14 students per faculty member to U. South Alabama's 19.

Students per faculty member
U. Michigan-Flint14 to 1
U. South Alabama19 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. Michigan-FlintRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse25%
  • U. South AlabamaRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse20%

What each costs

U. Michigan-Flint and U. South Alabama cost about the same a year on average; U. Michigan-Flint's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
U. Michigan-Flint$18.2K
U. South Alabama$17.4K
Aid generosity
U. Michigan-Flint40%
U. South Alabama34%

What each pays off

U. Michigan-Flint's former students earn more, a median $53.2K ten years after enrolling; both graduate at least 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. Michigan-Flint$53.2K
U. South Alabama$49.4K
Graduation rate
U. Michigan-Flint50%
U. South Alabama50%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. Michigan-FlintGrowing+276%
  • U. South AlabamaGrowing+131%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;University of South Alabama Common Data Set 2020–21, Fall 2020About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why