Enrollment Trends at CSU

-527

Total Enrollment

-180

Men

-347

Women

The student population at Columbus State University is 7,913 (6,123 undergraduate and 1,790 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 527 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at CSU is 77.38% which is decreased by 814 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 287 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.46 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

2,575 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 67.53% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 8,053 where 7,913 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

77.38% of total students is undergraduate students and 22.62% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 814 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 287 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.46 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in CSU than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Columbus State University since 2015.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-168,4406,9372,7604,1771,503640863
2016-178,407
-33
6,789
-148
2,770
10
4,019
-158
1,618
115
648
8
970
107
2017-188,453
46
6,799
10
2,758
-12
4,041
22
1,654
36
643
-5
1,011
41
2018-198,076
-377
6,640
-159
2,680
-78
3,960
-81
1,436
-218
558
-85
878
-133
2019-207,877
-199
6,501
-139
2,565
-115
3,936
-24
1,376
-60
481
-77
895
17
2020-218,372
495
6,877
376
2,699
134
4,178
242
1,495
119
478
-3
1,017
122
2021-227,898
-474
6,403
-474
2,537
-162
3,866
-312
1,495488
10
1,007
-10
2022-237,479
-419
6,003
-400
2,503
-34
3,500
-366
1,476
-19
469
-19
1,007
2023-247,610
131
6,008
5
2,500
-3
3,508
8
1,602
126
543
74
1,059
52
2024-257,913
303
6,123
115
2,606
106
3,517
9
1,790
188
614
71
1,176
117
Average8,0536,5082,6383,8701,545556988
Columbus State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 6,508 where 6,123 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Columbus State University since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-166,9374,9341,9223,0122,0038381,165
2016-176,7894,8341,9152,9191,9558551,100
2017-186,7994,6931,8902,8032,1068681,238
2018-196,6404,7021,8832,8191,9387971,141
2019-206,5014,5541,7722,7821,9477931,154
2020-216,8774,7081,7642,9442,1699351,234
2021-226,4034,2741,6132,6612,1299241,205
2022-236,0034,1751,6412,5341,828862966
2023-246,0084,1401,6532,4871,8688471,021
2024-256,1234,1611,7032,4581,9629031,059
Average6,5086,5081,7762,7426,5088621,128
Columbus State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,545 where 1,790 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Columbus State University since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-161,503508221287995419576
2016-171,6185992463531,019402617
2017-181,6546122433691,042400642
2018-191,436450191259986367619
2019-201,376439165274937316621
2020-211,495504190314991288703
2021-221,4954631852781,032303729
2022-231,4764441612831,032308724
2023-241,6024721613111,130382748
2024-251,7906002193811,190395795
Average1,5451,5451983111,545358677
Columbus State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 42.74% and the percentage of black students is 35.88% at Columbus State University. 2.60% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 8.69% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 52.63% to 42.74%. Asian enrollment grew from 2.14% to 2.60%. Black student enrollment increased from 35.86% to 35.88%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 5.25% to 8.69%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6782 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5907 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Columbus State University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-16291813,027443184,442176
2016-17331893,101465124,267154
2017-18312043,151484124,252156
2018-19231882,962489144,101135
2019-20232042,964504133,906130
2020-21262153,259559203,912216
2021-22251973,057563163,590233
2022-23192182,792584153,281278
2023-24202102,73966673,269333
2024-25222062,83968883,382370
Average252012,989545143,840218
Columbus State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,575 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 33% of total students. The number of online students has increased 67.53% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Columbus State University from 2015 to 2025.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-168,4401,5371,8475,056
2016-178,4071,5351,7415,131
2017-188,4531,6441,7675,042
2018-198,0761,5182,1124,446
2019-207,8771,4602,3194,098
2020-218,3722,5164,5661,290
2021-227,8982,0193,4782,401
2022-237,4792,0553,2592,165
2023-247,6102,2043,3732,033
2024-257,9132,5753,2962,042
Average8,0531,9062,7763,370

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