United States Sports Academy

https://www.ussa.edu

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    2024 Undergraduate Tuition
    $20,700
    9.52% growth from 2023
    2024 Average Net Price
    $24,076
    After Financial Aid
    2024 Acceptance Rate
    61.4%
    277 Applicants
    2024 Enrolled Students
    367
    59.1% Full-Time

    About

    United States Sports Academy is a higher education institution located in Baldwin County, AL. In 2024, the most popular Research Doctorate concentrations at United States Sports Academy were Sport & Fitness Management (12 degrees awarded).

    In 2024, 52 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at United States Sports Academy. 28.8% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 71.2% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (33 degrees), 4.13 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (8 degrees).

    The median undergraduate tuition at United States Sports Academy is $20,700, which is $5,803 more than the national average for Special Focus Institutions ($14,897).

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    Costs

    In 2024, the median undergraduate tuition at United States Sports Academy is $20,700, which is $5,803 more than the national average for Special Focus Institutions ($14,897).

    After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $24,076.

    In 2024, 63% of undergraduate students attending United States Sports Academy received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 52% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

    Tuition Costs

    $20,700
    2024 Undergraduate Tuition

    In 2024, the cost of tuition at United States Sports Academy was $20,700. The cost of tuition at United States Sports Academy is $5,803 more than than the overall (public and private) national average for Special Focus Institutions ($14,897).

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    Average Net Price

    $24,076
    2024 Value

    In 2024 United States Sports Academy had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $24,076.

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    Other Student Expenses

    $17,160
    Room and Board
    $990
    Books and Supplies

    The average yearly cost of room and board at United States Sports Academy was of $17,160 in 2024. The cost of room and board decreased by 4.98% between 2023 and 2024.

    During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $990. The cost of books and supplies decreased by 1.59% during the same period.

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    Financial Aid by Income Level

    63%
    Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants
    52%
    Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

    63% of undergraduate students at United States Sports Academy received financial aid through grants or loans in 2024. This represents a growth of 75% with respect to 2023, when 36% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

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    Admissions

    United States Sports Academy received 277 undergraduate applications in 2024, which represents a 133% annual growth. Out of those 277 applicants, 170 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 61.4% acceptance rate.

    There were 367 students enrolled at United States Sports Academy in 2024.

    United States Sports Academy has an overall enrollment yield of 44.7%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

    Acceptance Rate

    61.4%
    Acceptance Rate in 2024
    170
    Accepted Out of 277

    In 2024, the undergraduate acceptance rate of United States Sports Academy was 61.4% (170 admissions from 277 applications). This is higher than the acceptance rate of 2023, which was 35.3%. Between 2023 and 2024, the number of applicants grew by 133%, while admissions grew by 305%.

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    Enrollment

    United States Sports Academy had a total enrollment of 367 students in 2024. The full-time enrollment at United States Sports Academy is 217 students and the part-time enrollment is 150. This means that 59.1% of students enrolled at United States Sports Academy are enrolled full-time.

    The enrolled student population at United States Sports Academy, both undergraduate and graduate, is 45.8% White, 30% Black or African American, 12.5% Hispanic or Latino, 3.81% Two or More Races, 1.63% Asian, and 1.09% American Indian or Alaska Native.

    Students enrolled at United States Sports Academy in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Male (29.3%), followed by Black or African American Male (18.7%) and White Female (14.6%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Male (22.8%), followed by Black or African American Male (21.7%) and White Female (12%).

    Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

    59.1%
    Full-Time Enrollment

    The total enrollment at United States Sports Academy in 2024, both undergraduate and graduate, is 367 students. The full-time enrollment at United States Sports Academy is 217 and the part-time enrollment is 150. This means that 59.1% of students enrolled at United States Sports Academy are enrolled full-time compared with 74.1% at similar Special Focus Institutions.

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    Retention Rate over Time

    43%
    2024 Retention Rate

    Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at United States Sports Academy was 43%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Special Focus Institutions (76%), United States Sports Academy had a retention rate lower than its peers.

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    Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

    Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2024)
    1. White
      168 enrolled students
    2. Black or African American
      110 enrolled students
    3. Hispanic or Latino
      46 enrolled students

    The enrolled student population at United States Sports Academy is 45.8% White, 30% Black or African American, 12.5% Hispanic or Latino, 3.81% Two or More Races, 1.63% Asian, and 1.09% American Indian or Alaska Native. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Special Focus Institutions is 39.9% White, 19.4% Hispanic or Latino, and 17% Black or African American.

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    Graduates

    In 2024, 22 fewer women than men received degrees from United States Sports Academy. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at United States Sports Academy is white (33 degrees awarded). There were 4.13 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (8 degrees).

    The most common Research Doctorate concentration at United States Sports Academy is Sport & Fitness Management (12 degrees awarded).

    In 2024,  the most specialized majors across all degree types at United States Sports Academy, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (37 degrees awarded) and Education (15 degrees).

    Common Jobs by Major

    Elementary & middle school teachers
    Most Common Job

    The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at United States Sports Academy are Elementary & middle school teachers (1,465,667 people), Secondary school teachers (467,501 people), Education administrators (244,012 people), Special education teachers (195,053 people), and Preschool & kindergarten teachers (176,842 people).

    The most specialized majors at United States Sports Academy in 2024 are Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (37 degrees awarded) and Education (15 degrees) (as of 2024).

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    Highest Paying Jobs by Major

    Surgeons
    Highest Paying Job

    The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at United States Sports Academy are Surgeons, Nuclear medicine technologists and medical dosimetrists, Physicians, Skincare specialists, and Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

    The most specialized majors at United States Sports Academy are Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (37 degrees awarded) and Education (15 degrees) (as of 2024).

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    Common Industries by Major

    Elementary & secondary schools
    Most Common Industry

    The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at United States Sports Academy are Elementary & secondary schools (2,661,008 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (221,002 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (157,656 people), Child day care services (93,091 people), and Outpatient care centers (82,457 people).

    The most specialized majors at United States Sports Academy are Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (37 degrees awarded) and Education (15 degrees) (as of 2024).

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    Majors Awarded

    IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by United States Sports Academy.
    Most Common (2024)
    1. Physical Education Teaching & Coaching
      8 degrees awarded
    2. Kinesiology & Exercise Science
      4 degrees awarded
    3. Sport & Fitness Management
      3 degrees awarded

    In 2024, the most common bachelors degree concentration at United States Sports Academy was Physical Education Teaching & Coaching with 8 degrees awarded.

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    Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

    37
    Degrees Awarded to Men
    in 2024
    15
    Degrees Awarded to Women
    in 2024

    In 2024, 37 degrees were awarded to men at United States Sports Academy, which is 2.47 times more than the number of degrees awarded to females (15).

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    Most Common Male Majors

    In 2024, 17 degrees were awarded to men at United States Sports Academy in Sport & Fitness Management, which is 2.83 times more than the 6 female recipients with that same degree.

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    Most Common Female Majors

    In 2024, 6 degrees were awarded to men at United States Sports Academy in Sport & Fitness Management, which is 0.353 times less than the 17 male recipients with that same degree.

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    Race & Ethnicity by Share

    Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2024)
    1. White
      33 degrees awarded
    2. Hispanic or Latino
      8 degrees awarded
    3. Black or African American
      6 degrees awarded

    The most common race/ethnicity at United States Sports Academy is white (33 degrees awarded). There were 4.13 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (8 degrees).

    7.69% of degree recipients (4 students) did not report their race.

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    Race & Ethnicity by Sex

    Most Common Sex Demographic (2024)
    1. White Male
      85 degrees awarded
    2. White Male
      78 degrees awarded
    3. White Male
      61 degrees awarded

    The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at United States Sports Academy is white male (85 degrees awarded). There were 1.09 times more white male recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (78 degrees).

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    Operations

    United States Sports Academy has an endowment valued at nearly $1M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 1.07M (107%) compared to the 2.96% average return (416k on 14.1M) across all Special Focus Institutions.

    In 2024, United States Sports Academy had a total salary expenditure of 6.47M. United States Sports Academy employs 2 Associate professors, 2 Assistant professors and 2 Professors. Most academics at United States Sports Academy are Male Professor (2), Female Associate professor (1), and Female Assistant professor (1).

    The most common positions for non-instructional staff at United States Sports Academy are: Management, with 11 employees, Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services, with 10 employees, and Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 9 employees.

    Endowment

    $1M
    2024 Endowment

    United States Sports Academy has an endowment valued at about $1M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The endowment of United States Sports Academy stayed 0% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $13.1M lower than than the median endowment of Special Focus Institutions according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

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    Salary Expenditure

    $2.99M
    2024 Salaries
    23%
    growth from 2023

    In 2024, United States Sports Academy paid a median of $2.99M in salaries, which represents 46.3% of their overall expenditure ($6.47M) and a 23% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 6.79% growth between 2022 and 2023, and a 3.49% growth between 2021 and 2022.

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    Instructional Salaries

    $593k
    Instructional Salaries
    7
    Number of Employees

    In 2024, United States Sports Academy paid a total of $593k to 7 employees working as instructors, which represents 19.8% of all salaries paid.

    This is compared to a median of $213k (6.38%) for similar Special Focus Institutions.

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    Occupations by Share

    In 2024, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at United States Sports Academy were Management with 11 employees, Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 10 employees, and Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 9 employees.

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