Columbia Southern University Student Population

How many students at Columbia Southern?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Columbia Southern University has a total enrollment of 17,763 students, including 12,213 undergraduate and 5,550 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 11,025 male students (62.1%) and 6,738 female students (37.9%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 10,185 White students (57.3%) and 3,725 Black students (21%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 12,213 undergraduate students (68.8%) and 5,550 graduate students (31.2%).
• Class Delivery: 17,763 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 0 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (for-profit) Master's College and University (larger programs) - which average 14,062 - Columbia Southern's body is larger.

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, 11,025 male (62.07%) and 6,738 female (37.93%) students are attending Columbia Southern University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 163.62.

By class level, 12,213 (68.76%) are undergraduate students and 5,550 (31.24%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 63.99% are male and 36.01% are female, while among graduate students, 57.84% are male and 42.16% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 10,185 White, 3,725 Black, and 347 Asian students out of a total of 17,763 are attending at Columbia Southern University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Columbia Southern University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 60.7% 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, Columbia Southern has 35 students under 18 years old and 101 students over 65 years old. There are 1,161 students under 25 years old, and 16,599 students over 25 years old out of 17,763 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 35 students are younger than 18 and 50 students are older than 65. Columbia Southern has 1,044 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 11,167 students aged 25 and over.

It has 117 graduate students aged under 25 and 5,432 students aged 25 and over.

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• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 12,213 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,301 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 10.65%.987 students have transferred in as full-time status and 314 students transferred in as part-time status.