
Getting to Know the Sun Belt Conference: University of South Alabama
8/8/2014 10:50:00 AM | General
Quick Facts
Name - University of South Alabama
Location - Mobile, Ala.
Founded - 1963
Enrollment - 15,311
Affiliation - NCAA Division I (Football Bowl Subdivision)
Conference - Sun Belt
Nickname - Jaguars
Colors - Blue, Red and White
President - Dr. Tony G. Waldrop
Athletics Director - Dr. Joel Erdmann
Varsity Sports: 17
Eight men's sports (baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, tennis, track and field)
Nine women's sports (basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field, volleyball)
Athletics Website - USAJaguars.com
Athletics Twitter - @JaguarSports
Athletics Facebook - Facebook.com/USAJaguarSports
About South Alabama (Courtesy of SouthAlabama.edu)
The University of South Alabama, a diverse and vibrant public university, is making a difference in the lives of the people of Alabama and the nation through teaching, research, service and health care.
By the Numbers:
Degrees Awarded: 75,540
Total Enrollment: 15,311
Patients Treated Annually: 250,000
Employees: 5,500
Annual Economic Impact: $3 billion
Annual Payroll: $400 million, one of the largest in Mobile area
USA has educated:
2,500 physicians, one-third of the area's doctors
18,600 teachers and school administrators, including 85 percent of Mobile's public school teachers
11,500 business and accounting professionals
10,400 nurses
7,100 engineering and computing professionals
5,600 allied health professions
USA Colleges and Schools
Pat Capps Covey College of Allied Health Professions
Arts and Sciences
Mitchell College of Business
Computing
Continuing Education and Special Programs
Education
Engineering
Medicine
Nursing
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Name - University of South Alabama
Location - Mobile, Ala.
Founded - 1963
Enrollment - 15,311
Affiliation - NCAA Division I (Football Bowl Subdivision)
Conference - Sun Belt
Nickname - Jaguars
Colors - Blue, Red and White
President - Dr. Tony G. Waldrop
Athletics Director - Dr. Joel Erdmann
Varsity Sports: 17
Eight men's sports (baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, tennis, track and field)
Nine women's sports (basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field, volleyball)
Athletics Website - USAJaguars.com
Athletics Twitter - @JaguarSports
Athletics Facebook - Facebook.com/USAJaguarSports
About South Alabama (Courtesy of SouthAlabama.edu)
The University of South Alabama, a diverse and vibrant public university, is making a difference in the lives of the people of Alabama and the nation through teaching, research, service and health care.
By the Numbers:
Degrees Awarded: 75,540
Total Enrollment: 15,311
Patients Treated Annually: 250,000
Employees: 5,500
Annual Economic Impact: $3 billion
Annual Payroll: $400 million, one of the largest in Mobile area
USA has educated:
2,500 physicians, one-third of the area's doctors
18,600 teachers and school administrators, including 85 percent of Mobile's public school teachers
11,500 business and accounting professionals
10,400 nurses
7,100 engineering and computing professionals
5,600 allied health professions
USA Colleges and Schools
Pat Capps Covey College of Allied Health Professions
Arts and Sciences
Mitchell College of Business
Computing
Continuing Education and Special Programs
Education
Engineering
Medicine
Nursing
Auburn University School of Pharmacy at USA
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