Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time
For the academic year 2022-2023, 209 students out of 641 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-year BS degree) at Columbia Southern University.
By gender, 138 male and 71 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period. Its graduation rate is relatively lower than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 38.60% (private (for-profit) Master's College and University with larger programs).
| Candidates | Completers | Graduation Rates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 641 | 209 | 32.61% |
| Men | 409 | 138 | 33.74% |
| Women | 232 | 71 | 30.60% |
Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
The following table shows graduation rate by race and at Columbia Southern University.
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 50.00%
- Asian: 27.27%
- Black (Non-Hispanic): 22.15%
- Hispanic: 21.74%
- White: 39.29%
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 50.00%
- Two or More Race: 25.00%
- Unknown: 22.22%
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 50.00%(5/10) | 60.00%(3/5) | 40.00%(2/5) |
| Asian | 27.27%(3/11) | 25.00%(2/8) | 33.33%(1/3) |
| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 22.15%(35/158) | 23.33%(21/90) | 20.59%(14/68) |
| Hispanic | 21.74%(10/46) | 24.24%(8/33) | 15.38%(2/13) |
| White | 39.29%(143/364) | 39.67%(96/242) | 38.52%(47/122) |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 50.00%(1/2) | 50.00%(1/2) | - |
| Two or More Race | 25.00%(8/32) | 26.32%(5/19) | 23.08%(3/13) |
| Unknown | 22.22%(4/18) | 20.00%(2/10) | 25.00%(2/8) |
Transfer-out and Retention Rates
At Columbia Southern, the transfer-out rate is 0.94%.
Columbia Southern's retention rate is 42% for full-time students and 30 % for part-time students last year. Its retention rate is lower than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 58.92%.