Columbia Southern Rankings and Evaluation Online completely School

Alabama Colleges

#20 in Alabama Colleges

Federal Region IV

#120 in Federal Region IV

Columbia Southern University is ranked 20^th in Alabama Colleges and 120^th in Federal Region IV.

The following statements evaluate Columbia Southern University by comparing key academic facts to Private (for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Alabama.

Its tuition & fees of $5,808 is very inexpensive compared to similar schools.
It has very large number of students of 15,948.
It offers very diverse area of study (54 programs).

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2024 undergraduate tuition & fees of Columbia Southern are $5,808 and it is very inexpensive compared to Private (for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Alabama.

Columbia Southern University $5,808

All U.S. Colleges $17,692

Private (for-profit), 4-Years Colleges $16,943

4-Years Colleges $22,926

Private (for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Alabama $11,916

Graduate Tuition & Fees

The 2024 graduate tuition & fees of Columbia Southern are $3,820 and it is very inexpensive compared to Private (for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Alabama.

Columbia Southern University $3,820

All U.S. Colleges $18,842

Private (for-profit), 4-Years Colleges $16,114

4-Years Colleges $18,848

Private (for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Alabama $12,437

Graduation Rate

The average graduation rate at Columbia Southern is 32% and it is extremely higher (most students completed in-time) compared to Private (for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Alabama.

Columbia Southern University 32%

All U.S. Colleges 56%

Private (for-profit), 4-Years Colleges 39%

4-Years Colleges 51%

Private (for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Alabama 16%

Retention Rate

The average retention rate at Columbia Southern is 42% and it is average compared to Private (for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Alabama.

Columbia Southern University 42%

All U.S. Colleges 69%

Private (for-profit), 4-Years Colleges 62%

4-Years Colleges 73%

Private (for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Alabama 45%

Student Population

The total student population at Columbia Southern is 15,948 and its population very large compared to Private (for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Alabama.

Columbia Southern University 15,948

All U.S. Colleges 2,931

Private (for-profit), 4-Years Colleges 1,724

4-Years Colleges 4,686

Private (for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Alabama 4,604

Financial Aid Amount

The average amount of financial aid received at Columbia Southern is $2,812 which is 48.42% of tuition & fees. The rate of the financial aid over its tuition is average compared to Private (for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Alabama.

Columbia Southern University $2,812

All U.S. Colleges $7,676

Private (for-profit), 4-Years Colleges $5,839

4-Years Colleges $12,161

Private (for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Alabama $5,335

Student to Faculty Ratio

The students to faculty ratio at Columbia Southern is 28 to 1 and the ratio is extremely higher (many students per class/faculty) compared to Private (for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Alabama.

Columbia Southern University 28 to 1

All U.S. Colleges 15 to 1

Private (for-profit), 4-Years Colleges 14 to 1

4-Years Colleges 14 to 1

Private (for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Alabama 22 to 1

Number of Programs

Columbia Southern offers 54 programs and it means very diverse area of study compared to Private (for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Alabama.

Columbia Southern University 54

All U.S. Colleges 37

Private (for-profit), 4-Years Colleges 19

4-Years Colleges 58

Private (for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Alabama 35

Number of Online Programs

Columbia Southern offers 54 online programs and it means online classes for many programs compared to Private (for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Alabama.