Columbia Southern University
Orange Beach, AL · Private for-profit
At a glance
$14,975
Avg net price
13,053
Enrollment
Degrees awarded
2024-25
| All fields, 2024-25Associate’s 2,242Bachelor’s 4,253Master’s 2,549Doctoral 41 |
| Associate’s 894Bachelor’s 1,596Master’s 457Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s 304Bachelor’s 964Master’s 1,247Doctoral 40 |
| Associate’s 569Bachelor’s 964Master’s 576Doctoral 1 |
| Associate’s 247Bachelor’s 402Master’s 74Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s 112Bachelor’s 229Master’s 29Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 96Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 2Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 158Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s 116Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 8Doctoral None reported |
Cost
Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $6,480
- Required fees
- $280
- Books and supplies
- $0
- Total
- $6,760
- $6,3592019–2019–20
- $6,4672020–2120–21
- $6,3912021–2221–22
- $6,0152022–2322–23
- $5,8082023–2423–24
- $6,7602024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $14,975 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.
Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid.
Graduation and Retention
4-year graduation25%
6-year graduation37%
Retention rate59%
Earnings and Debt
Median earnings (10yr)$63,534
Median debt$21,339
Campus
Enrollment13,053
Student-faculty ratio28:1
SettingTown
Sources
- IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
- IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
No parsed Common Data Set answers
Parsed answers aren’t available for Columbia Southern University. Available federal outcome figures appear below.
58.8% of Columbia Southern University’s first-years return for a second year and 37.2% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.
Sources
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03