Columbus State University Student Population

How many students at CSU?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Columbus State University has a total enrollment of 7,913 students, including 6,123 undergraduate and 1,790 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 3,220 male students (40.7%) and 4,693 female students (59.3%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 3,382 White students (42.7%) and 2,839 Black students (35.9%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 6,123 undergraduate students (77.4%) and 1,790 graduate students (22.6%).
• Class Delivery: 2,575 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 3,296 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Master's College and University (larger programs) - which average 10,123 - CSU's body is smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 3,220 male (40.69%) and 4,693 female (59.31%) students are attending Columbus State University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 68.61.

By class level, 6,123 (77.38%) are undergraduate students and 1,790 (22.62%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 42.56% are male and 57.44% are female, while among graduate students, 34.30% are male and 65.70% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 3,382 White, 2,839 Black, and 206 Asian students out of a total of 7,913 are attending at Columbus State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Columbus State University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 67.7% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, CSU has 437 students under 18 years old and 29 students over 65 years old. There are 4,953 students under 25 years old, and 2,960 students over 25 years old out of 7,913 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 437 students are younger than 18 and 18 students are older than 65. CSU has 4,674 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,449 students aged 25 and over.

It has 279 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,511 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Columbus State University, 2,575 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 3,296 students are enrolled in some online courses.

2,192 students who live in Georgia or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 383 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 6,123 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 478 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 7.81%.321 students have transferred in as full-time status and 157 students transferred in as part-time status.