Spring Hill College

Private · Moderately Selective · AL

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School data & stats

TypePrivate

LocationAL · South

SettingUrban

Undergrads782

Student:faculty11:1

Outcomes

4-yr grad rate44.7%

6-yr grad rate52.1%

Drop-out rate29.8%

Study abroad—

Cost

In-state tuition$24k

Out-of-state tuition$24k

Application fee—

Community

Racial diversity43%

Gender diversity57.2%

International11.1%

IdentityRoman Catholic

Overview

Spring Hill College is a private Jesuit college in Mobile, Alabama, founded in 1830 — the oldest Catholic college in the Southeast and among the oldest Jesuit colleges in the country. Its identity is built around the Jesuit tradition of rigorous liberal-arts education paired with service and ethical formation.

Academics

The liberal arts and pre-health preparation are Spring Hill's core strengths, taught with the discussion-based, ethics-inflected approach typical of Jesuit institutions. Small classes and close faculty relationships are central to the academic experience, consistent with the Jesuit pedagogical model used across the network of Jesuit colleges nationally.

Campus & student life

The campus is a classic moss-draped Southern landscape of live oaks, reflecting Mobile's Gulf Coast setting and the college's long history on the same grounds. Catholic identity and Jesuit-tradition service programming run through student life without requiring Catholic affiliation from students.

Getting in

Spring Hill reviews holistically, and essays or interviews that speak to character and service orientation carry real weight, consistent with the Jesuit emphasis on forming the whole person rather than admitting by numbers alone.

After graduation

Pre-health graduates place well into medical and other health-professional programs, a common strength across Jesuit colleges with a service-and-ethics-oriented pre-health track, and the broader Jesuit college network gives graduates some alumni reach beyond the Gulf Coast region.

Worth knowing

As one of the oldest Jesuit colleges in the country, Spring Hill carries more historical weight and denominational identity than its size might suggest, which matters for students weighing how central Catholic and Jesuit tradition should be to their four years.

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Admissions

Acceptance rate76.6%

Enrolled mid-50%ACT 17–29

Test policyoptional

Rec letters0

Deadlines (2026–27 cycle)

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