Columbus State University
Cost & Tuition
In-State Tuition: $5,751
In-State Cost of Attendance: $19,953
Out-of-State Tuition: $16,805
Out-of-State Cost of Attendance: $31,007
Student Debt
Median total debt: $15,000
Students with federal loans: 41.7%
Students with Pell grants: 44.4%
Career Outcomes
All graduates median earnings:
After 1 year: $44,821
After 5 years: $53,931
Majors(33 programs)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.(224 graduates)
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.(72 graduates)
- Communication and Media Studies.(65 graduates)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General.(65 graduates)
- Biology, General.(56 graduates)
- Health and Physical Education/Fitness.(55 graduates)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections.(55 graduates)
- Sociology.(54 graduates)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations.(51 graduates)
- Business/Commerce, General.(49 graduates)
- Psychology, General.(48 graduates)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.(46 graduates)
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.(39 graduates)
- Fine and Studio Arts.(34 graduates)
- English Language and Literature, General.(33 graduates)
- Marketing.(33 graduates)
- Accounting and Related Services.(29 graduates)
- Music.(27 graduates)
- Finance and Financial Management Services.(24 graduates)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.(18 graduates)
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences.(17 graduates)
- Mathematics.(16 graduates)
- Management Information Systems and Services.(15 graduates)
- Political Science and Government.(14 graduates)
- Chemistry.(13 graduates)
- Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services.(10 graduates)
- Special Education and Teaching.(9 graduates)
- History.(8 graduates)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.(5 graduates)
- Computer Software and Media Applications.
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.
- Medieval and Renaissance Studies.
Institution Details
Undergraduate Enrollment: 5,537 students
Admission Rate: 99.2%
Retention Rate: 72.7%
Graduation Rate: 41.7%
Student Demographics
White (41.3%)
Hispanic (9.4%)
Black (38.0%)
Asian (2.6%)
Two or More (4.5%)
International (1.1%)
Gender Distribution
Men (41.6%)
Women (58.4%)