Enrollment Trends at Columbia Southern

The student population at Columbia Southern University is 15,948 (11,330 undergraduate and 4,618 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 3,985 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Columbia Southern is 71.04% which is decreased by 3,472 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 513 and it has been decreasing. The female to male ratio is 0.60 to 1 which means that male students enrolled more than female students.

15,948 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by -25.33% since 2014.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 19,690 where 15,948 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

71.04% of total students is undergraduate students and 28.96% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 3,472 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 513 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 0.60 to 1 and it means that there are more male students enrolled in Columbia Southern than female students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Columbia Southern University since 2012.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	19,933	14,802	9,684	5,118	5,131	2,956	2,175
2013-14	20,185 252	14,853 51	9,278 -406	5,575 457	5,332 201	2,970 14	2,362 187
2014-15	21,359 1,174	15,482 629	9,713 435	5,769 194	5,877 545	3,240 270	2,637 275
2015-16	20,823 -536	15,152 -330	9,467 -246	5,685 -84	5,671 -206	3,135 -105	2,536 -101
2016-17	21,442 619	15,530 378	9,744 277	5,786 101	5,912 241	3,224 89	2,688 152
2017-18	20,818 -624	15,050 -480	9,445 -299	5,605 -181	5,768 -144	3,070 -154	2,698 10
2018-19	21,104 286	15,245 195	9,610 165	5,635 30	5,859 91	3,121 51	2,738 40
2019-20	20,034 -1,070	14,364 -881	8,999 -611	5,365 -270	5,670 -189	2,927 -194	2,743 5
2020-21	18,533 -1,501	13,254 -1,110	8,543 -456	4,711 -654	5,279 -391	2,848 -79	2,431 -312
2021-22	16,412 -2,121	11,672 -1,582	7,607 -936	4,065 -646	4,740 -539	2,553 -295	2,187 -244
2022-23	15,948 -464	11,330 -342	7,420 -187	3,910 -155	4,618 -122	2,526 -27	2,092 -95
Average	19,690	14,249	9,046	5,202	5,442	2,961	2,481

Columbia Southern University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 12 years is 14,249 where 11,330 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Columbia Southern University since 2012.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	14,802	5,803	3,235	2,568	8,999	6,449	2,550
2013-14	14,853	7,033	3,715	3,318	7,820	5,563	2,257
2014-15	15,482	7,094	3,764	3,330	8,388	5,949	2,439
2015-16	15,152	6,799	3,754	3,045	8,353	5,713	2,640
2016-17	15,530	8,921	5,281	3,640	6,609	4,463	2,146
2017-18	15,050	8,567	4,830	3,737	6,483	4,615	1,868
2018-19	15,245	8,397	4,779	3,618	6,848	4,831	2,017
2019-20	14,364	7,554	4,245	3,309	6,810	4,754	2,056
2020-21	13,254	6,866	4,048	2,818	6,388	4,495	1,893
2021-22	11,672	6,370	3,894	2,476	5,302	3,713	1,589
2022-23	11,330	6,428	3,970	2,458	4,902	3,450	1,452
Average	14,249	14,249	4,138	3,120	14,249	4,909	2,082

Columbia Southern University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 12 years is 5,442 where 4,618 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Columbia Southern University since 2012.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	5,131	5,131	2,956	2,175	0
2013-14	5,332	5,332	2,970	2,362	0
2014-15	5,877	5,877	3,240	2,637	0
2015-16	5,671	5,671	3,135	2,536	0
2016-17	5,912	5,912	3,224	2,688	0
2017-18	5,768	5,768	3,070	2,698	0
2018-19	5,859	5,859	3,121	2,738	0
2019-20	5,670	5,670	2,927	2,743	0
2020-21	5,279	5,279	2,848	2,431	0
2021-22	4,740	4,740	2,553	2,187	0
2022-23	4,618	4,618	2,526	2,092	0
Average	5,442	5,442	2,961	2,481	5,442

Columbia Southern University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 57.24%. The percentage was 54.10% 10 years ago and Columbia Southern still has a high percentage of white students. 1.97% of enrolled students is Asian and 18.15% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Columbia Southern University over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2012-13	178	551	4,496	1,158	34	10,784	412
2013-14	173	618	4,879	1,208	38	11,096	498
2014-15	173	629	5,373	1,248	44	11,663	561
2015-16	190	619	5,245	1,344	47	11,272	587
2016-17	223	722	5,250	1,430	38	11,722	642
2017-18	215	734	4,826	1,469	39	11,698	676
2018-19	197	505	4,149	1,060	32	10,255	569
2019-20	169	368	3,427	719	50	9,318	448
2020-21	144	335	3,360	620	83	9,444	426
2021-22	148	332	2,868	407	88	9,229	414
2022-23	158	314	2,894	340	79	9,129	416
Average	179	521	4,252	1,000	52	10,510	514

Columbia Southern University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

15,948 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 100% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -25.33% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Columbia Southern University from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely
2014-15	21,359	21,359
2015-16	20,823	20,823
2016-17	21,442	21,442
2017-18	20,818	20,818
2018-19	21,104	21,104
2019-20	20,034	20,034
2020-21	18,533	18,533
2021-22	16,412	16,412
2022-23	15,948	15,948
Average	19,608	19,608

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