Student Population at CSU

Total Enrollment

7,479

Undergraduate

6,003

Graduate

1,476

Online Enrollment

2,055

Men Students

2,972

Women Students

4,507

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 7,479 students have enrolled at Columbus State University - 6,003 undergraduate and 1,476 graduate.

By gender, 2,972 male and 4,507 female students are attending Columbus State University. By attendance status, there are 4,619 full-time students and 2,860 part-time students.

The number of students at Columbus State University is small compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Georgia. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as South University-Savannah and Georgia College & State University, its population is average (average population is 7,679).

Columbus State University offers online degree/certificate programs and 2,055 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Columbus State University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 2,972 male and 4,507 female students attending CSU. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.66 to 1 and the ratio is than 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 CSU.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at CSU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	6,003	4,175	1,828
Men	2,503	1,641	862
Women	3,500	2,534	966

Population by Gender/Attending Status at CSU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	1,476	444	1,032
Men	469	161	308
Women	1,007	283	724

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 3,281 White students (43.87%) and 2,792 Black or African American students (37.33%) at Columbus State University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Columbus State University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Columbus State University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	17	8	9
Asian	173	88	85
Black or African American	2,254	775	1,479
Hispanic	505	216	289
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	13	7	6
White	2,585	1,215	1,370
Two or More Races	246	95	151
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	128	65	63
Total	6,003	2,503	3,500

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Columbus State University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	1	1
Asian	45	18	27
Black or African American	538	121	417
Hispanic	79	25	54
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	1	1
White	696	253	443
Two or More Races	32	12	20
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	9	4	5
Total	1,476	469	1,007

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 4,744 students whose age under twenty five and 1,887 students whose age is over thirty years old at Columbus State University.

Especially, 258 students are younger than eighteen and 26 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Columbus State University.

Population by Student Age at Columbus State University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	6,003	2,503	3,500
Under 18	258	98	160
18-19	1,622	639	983
20-21	1,604	624	980
22-24	1,064	453	611
25-29	502	228	274
30-34	304	147	157
35-39	226	113	113
40-49	293	133	160
50-64	113	59	54
65 and over	17	9	8
Total	6,003	2,503	3,500

Population by Student Age at Columbus State University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	1,476	469	1,007
20-21	5	0	5
22-24	191	64	127
25-29	346	105	241
30-34	221	73	148
35-39	233	72	161
40-49	330	102	228
50-64	141	48	93
65 and over	9	5	4
Total	1,476	469	1,007

Online Student Population

At Columbus State University, 5,314 students (71.05% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 2,055 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, 1,717 students live in Georgia where Columbus State University is located in and 264 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	7,479	6,003	1,476
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	2,055	1,103	952
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	3,259	3,065	194
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	2,165	1,835	330

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	2,055	1,103	952
Georgia Residents	1,717	942	775
Other State in U.S.	264	126	138
Outside of U.S.	14	6	8
Unknown	60	29	31