South University Reviews

Would highly discourage from going here. I went to school here and Graduated in 2016. I went for the BSN-MSN program for NP. You could tell the minute you were enrolled there was a high turnover of instructors and the program administrator as well. The education was subpar, not up to standard with the other University’s in the state and they did not help with clinical placements at all. Most of the instructors I had were decent and nice to the students and tried to help when they could but their hands were tied on a lot of things. Overall would reccomend going else where and probably would be cheaper.

South University’s online Business Management program has been one of the most frustrating and disappointing academic experiences I have had. In one course, I was given zeros on assignments after the professor accused me of submitting “100% AI” work, yet I was never provided clear proof, a meaningful explanation, or a written policy showing that AI-detection software could be used to automatically justify those grades. I denied the allegation, raised concerns about false positives, and asked for basic transparency, but those requests were ignored.

I gave them 1 star because 0 stars wasn’t an option, otherwise it would’ve been no stars. This is a money-hungry institution. The reason their graduation rates are so low is because they change and institute policies that affect your degree mid course/program. They also withhold, or omit, pertinent information until you’ve started with them and are already in debt. They do not help with sourcing preceptors, and preceptors do not readily accept their students because of the subpar education. Be prepared to teach yourself if you take any of their online programs. I honestly would advise ALL TO RUN far and fast from this University. Your local University would probably serve you better, and have a better reputation with much less debt.

South University didn’t just reverse my Pell Grant four weeks before I completed the year, maintaining HONORS —they erased me. They drained my Lifetime Eligibility Used (LEU) without disbursing the funds, then expelled me without a hearing, without evidence, and without a single conversation.

Teachers in the nursing program are rude and treat students like children. Yelling at someone is not how you address someone. I'm glad I did not choose this school and thank god I got to hear what I heard while being there because I am the wrong person to have in the building esp if another adult is yelling at me that would not slide with me. Feel bad for the students here! And hope the dean gets rid of this teacher…. Which most likely not because employees stick together and most are racist.

I started at SU in 2021 enrolled in the OTA program. They had me to take three Math classes, three English classes and other classes I guess to wait for there to be enough students to continue on with the actual OTA program. When I first enrolled there was a program coordinator who was really nice and it seemed promising. When I started the program there was a different program director whose attitude was horrible. She was the temporary program director for Virginia Beach but she came from the Richmond campus. She was rude and hard to talk to so I had issues that I really didn't speak up about because she was difficult to deal with, her attitude was horrible all the time so that made it really hard to approach her with things. She seemed like the type that would not help me because of who I was and of course the staff are going to stick together because they don't have certain students best interest at heart.

I should've known SUO was a total rip-off. I recently enrolled in July of 2024 and I found out 2 days ago they removed me from my current class and all of my grades were gone from the system because my high school transcript wasn't good enough for them. During my time at SUO, I was making all A's in my classes and I had a 4.0 GPA and they still got rid of me for no reason.

If I could honestly give this university a zero I would. I have attended the Columbia campus for years and until I hit my professional phase I have had nothing, but problems. RUN! The nursing program is an absolute disaster and poorly unorganized. They shove information at you and then half of it, isn’t even on the test or it’s something you weren’t told to learn/study. Not to mention the director (**) and the dean (**) are both not only bullies, but terrible people. The director claims to be ever so professional and “gracious,” yet rolls her eyes during any conversation. I believe the only word in her vocabulary is “alright.” Given nothing at this university is “alright.” The problems I am facing I am now seeking legal counsel/action towards this university. Until the chain of command changes at this university and they truly care about their students and not money then maybe they can keep themselves off probation alone.

Wanted to inquire about taking my psychology master courses here, the admissions counselor interrogated me. I've talked to many schools, I know this is abnormal. It didn't feel like she was trying to get to know me either. It was uncomfortable and seemed as if she was trying to talk me out of my decision of pursuing mental health. Then she kept asking what my current job is, how long have I been with my current job, no part did she even pretend to give me information on the program I was inquiring about. I hung up on her and refuse to continue my educational journey through this school.

From the get go, I've told employees on the phone that I am not to be called early in the morning due to other real life obligations, such as maintaining the house or taking care of household pets. Repeatedly called too early despite that, asked many irrelevant and pointless questions with dismissive responses to all of my answers, and no email as requested several times. I 100% recommend AGAINST anything South University.