Educational InstitutionsEducational Organization

University of South Alabama

The University of South Alabama (USA) is a public research university in Mobile, Alabama, United States. It was created by the Alabama Legislature in May 1963 and replaced existing extension programs operated in Mobile by the University of Alabama. The first classes were held in June 1964 with an enrollment of 276 students; the first commencement was held in June 1967.

Identifiers

OPEID6 Six-digit base OPE ID (without the two-digit branch suffix)
1057
OPEID Office of Postsecondary Education Identifier, used for federal financial aid program participation
105700
IPEDS UNITID Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System identifier assigned by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
102094
DAPIP ID Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs identifier from the U.S. Department of Education
100636

Location

Mobile, AL, 36688-0002

30.696033, -88.178711

Accreditation

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

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