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Columbus State University was awarded 24 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is criminal justice & corrections.
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College Factual ranked CSU as #1,707 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list.
CSU also holds the #49 spot on the Best Colleges in Georgia ranking.
Columbus State University has an acceptance rate of 88%, so it is easier to gain admission to this school than some others. Still, the admissions staff will examine your application closely to make sure you're a good fit for CSU.
About 44% of students accepted to CSU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 460 and 590. Math scores were between 440 and 540.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Columbus State University, this ratio is 17 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Columbus State University is 62%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Columbus State University is 65%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 18% for first-time, full-time students at CSU, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 6,877 undergraduates at CSU with 4,708 being full-time and 2,169 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $12,333 | $12,682 | $14,698 | $17,200 | $16,810 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of CSU, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At CSU, approximately 54% of students took out student loans averaging $6,301 a year. That adds up to $25,204 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for CSU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 4225 University Ave, Columbus, GA 31907-5645 |
| Phone: | 706-507-8800 |
| Website: | www.columbusstate.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 237 | $74,454 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 216 | $39,714 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 166 | $41,780 |
| Computer Information Systems | 85 | $56,660 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 68 | $32,078 |
| Health Sciences & Services | 62 | $30,382 |
| Business Administration & Management | 61 | $37,561 |
| General Business/Commerce | 55 | $37,852 |
| Health & Physical Education | 55 | $29,310 |
| General Psychology | 55 | $25,492 |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2022-2023, 5,314 students took at least one online class at Columbus State University. This is a decrease from the 5,497 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 5,314 | 2,055 |
| 2021-2022 | 5,497 | 2,019 |
| 2020-2021 | 7,082 | 2,516 |
| 2018-2019 | 3,630 | 1,518 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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