The University of South Alabama (USA) is a public, doctoral-level university located in Mobile, Alabama. It was created by the Alabama Legislature in 1963, and replaced existing extension programs operated in Mobile by the University of Alabama. It is divided into nine colleges and schools, and includes Alabama's second state-supported medical school. The university's enrollment is about 13,000, and its president is V. Gordon Moulton.

Academics

The university offers a wide range of undergraduate and graduate degrees. Most prominent fields offer master's level degrees in addition to undergraduate degrees, and some fields in the medical sciences, such as pharmacology and microbiology, offer doctoral level degrees. Significant research is done by faculty members in these medical fields.

Athletics

The school participates in NCAA Division I athletics and is a member of the Sun Belt Conference. USA's athletics teams are nicknamed the Jaguars. Popular sports are baseball and men's basketball. The baseball team is typically a powerhouse in the Sun Belt Conference, and has produced a number of successful Major League players, such as Luis Gonzalez and Marlon Anderson. The men's basketball team has a strong history, and although it has struggled in the past few years, new head coach John Pelphrey has brought the team back to its winning ways. In 2006, South Alabama won the Sun Belt Conference Championship in basketball, beating Western Kentucky 95-70 in the championship game. They earned a bid into the 2006 NCAA Tournament doing this (their first since 1998), and were seeded 14th in the Minneapolis bracket. They lost to the 3rd-seeded Florida Gators, 76-50, in their first-round NCAA game. Florida went on to win the 2006 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.

Greek Life

Sororities

• Alpha Omicron Pi 1969
• Chi Omega 1969
• Kappa Delta 1969
• Phi Mu 1969
• Zeta Tau Alpha 1969 (closed)
• Alpha Gamma Delta 1985

Publications

External links

• University of South Alabama website
• USA athletics
• USA student newspaper

Nursing schools in Alabama | Schools of Medicine in the United States | Sea-grant universities | Sun Belt Conference | Universities and colleges in Alabama