Colleges / Columbus State University
College · Public · Columbus, GA · City
CSU

Columbus State University

Columbus, GA

Address4225 University Ave, Columbus, GA 31907-5645
Websitewww.columbusstate.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate99%
6-yr median pay$39k
Net price / yr$13k
Undergrad size5,625
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $13k/yr for a shot at a $39k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 99% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 977 · ACT 21.

If you get in

5,625 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $22k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $13k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$87k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$52k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$34k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.3x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$5.9k
Tuition · out-of-state
$17.6k
Room & board
$11.7k
Books & supplies
$1,600

How students pay for it.

Pell grants45%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans38%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$26k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $9k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention71%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr42%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$39k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$45k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out34%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Public
Undergrad size
5,625
Location
Columbus, GA
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · primarily nonresidential
Undergrad program
Four-year · medium full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
CSU, Columbus State
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White42%
  • Black37%
  • Hispanic9%
  • Two or more races5%
  • Unknown3%
  • Asian2%
  • International1%
First-gen students33%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time28%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans1%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$33k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 34

What you can study.

Colleges / Columbus State University
College · Public · Columbus, GA · City
CSU

Columbus State University

Columbus, GA

Address4225 University Ave, Columbus, GA 31907-5645
Websitewww.columbusstate.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate99%
6-yr median pay$39k
Net price / yr$13k
Undergrad size5,625
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $13k/yr for a shot at a $39k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 99% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 977 · ACT 21.

If you get in

5,625 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $22k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $13k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$87k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$52k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$34k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.3x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$5.9k
Tuition · out-of-state
$17.6k
Room & board
$11.7k
Books & supplies
$1,600

How students pay for it.

Pell grants45%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans38%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$26k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $9k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention71%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr42%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$39k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$45k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out34%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Public
Undergrad size
5,625
Location
Columbus, GA
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · primarily nonresidential
Undergrad program
Four-year · medium full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
CSU, Columbus State
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White42%
  • Black37%
  • Hispanic9%
  • Two or more races5%
  • Unknown3%
  • Asian2%
  • International1%
First-gen students33%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time28%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans1%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$33k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 34

What you can study.