Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Columbia International's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in South Carolina.
Columbia International has smaller enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 6,623 students). The enrollment is larger than the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in South Carolina average (1,569 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Columbia International University2,9149651,949
Similarly Ranked Schools6,6235,899724
All Colleges2,9312,6851,440
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges2,4772,0161,017
4-Years Colleges4,6864,2051,445
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in South Carolina1,5691,441274
The below chart compares the student population between Columbia International University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,312 male and 1,602 female students attending Columbia International. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.82 to 1 and the ratio is similar to national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Columbia International.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Columbia International
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total965662303
Men454329125
Women511333178
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Columbia International
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total1,9497591,190
Men858407451
Women1,091352739

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,153 White students (39.57%) and 954 Asian students (32.74%) at Columbia International University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Columbia International University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Columbia International University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native202
Asian20812
Black or African American1556788
Hispanic211
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White649301348
Two or More Races462422
Race/Ethnicity Unknown472522
Total 965454511
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Columbia International University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native211
Asian934341593
Black or African American262124138
Hispanic303
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander211
White504269235
Two or More Races221111
Race/Ethnicity Unknown974354
Total 1,9498581,091

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 952 students whose age under twenty five and 1,776 students whose age is over thirty years old at Columbia International University.
Especially, 225 students are younger than eighteen and 49 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Columbia International University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at Columbia International University
TotalMenWomen
Total965 454511
Under 18225 91134
18-19265 121144
20-21253 129124
22-24101 6437
25-2929 1316
30-3424 519
35-3915 510
40-4925 1312
50-6423 914
65 and over5 41
Total 965 454511
Population by Student Age at Columbia International University
TotalMenWomen
Total1,949 8581,091
20-216 24
22-24102 4161
25-29157 6988
30-34283 127156
35-39353 140213
40-49613 266347
50-64391 188203
65 and over44 2519
Total 1,949 8581,091

Online Student Population

At Columbia International University, 2,181 students (74.85% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 1,928 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 535 students live in South Carolina where Columbia International University is located in and 478 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total2,9149651,949
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes1,9282511,677
Enrolled Some in Online Classes25389164
Not Enrolled in Online Classes733625108
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)1,9282511,677
South Carolina Residents535217318
Other State in U.S.47827451
Outside of U.S.7750775
Unknown1407133