How many students at Columbia Southern? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 15,948 students have enrolled in Columbia Southern University with 11,330 undergraduate and 4,618 graduate students.
By gender, 9,946 male and 6,002 female students are attending the school.
It has relatively many students compared to similar colleges (13,540 students in average - private (for-profit) Master's College and University (larger programs)).
Columbia Southern is a completely online college and 15,948 students are enrolled exclusively.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
Columbia Southern University has a total of 15,948 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 11,330 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 4,618 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 9,946 male and 6,002 female students (the male-female ratio is 62:38) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 15,948 | 11,330 | 4,618 |
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| Men | 9,946 | 7,420 | 2,526 |
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| Women | 6,002 | 3,910 | 2,092 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 9,129 White, 2,894 Black, and 314 Asian students out of a total of 15,948 are attending at Columbia Southern University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in chart below (academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 158 | 87 | 71 |
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| Asian | 314 | 196 | 118 |
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| Black | 2,894 | 1,406 | 1,488 |
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| Hispanic | 340 | 225 | 115 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 79 | 38 | 41 |
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| White | 9,129 | 6,232 | 2,897 |
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| Two or more races | 416 | 222 | 194 |
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| Race Unknown | 2,614 | 1,537 | 1,077 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 114 | 64 | 50 |
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| Asian | 174 | 104 | 70 |
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| Black | 1,803 | 958 | 845 |
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| Hispanic | 221 | 149 | 72 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 56 | 30 | 26 |
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| White | 7,015 | 4,889 | 2,126 |
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| Two or more races | 298 | 171 | 127 |
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| Race Unknown | 1,647 | 1,054 | 593 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 44 | 23 | 21 |
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| Asian | 140 | 92 | 48 |
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| Black | 1,091 | 448 | 643 |
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| Hispanic | 119 | 76 | 43 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 23 | 8 | 15 |
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| White | 2,114 | 1,343 | 771 |
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| Two or more races | 118 | 51 | 67 |
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| Race Unknown | 967 | 483 | 484 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, Columbia Southern has 36 students under 18 years old and 90 students over 65 years old. There are 1,000 students under 25 years old, and 14,948 students over 25 years old out of 15,948 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 36 students are younger than 18 and 37 students are older than 65. Columbia Southern has 905 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 10,425 students aged 25 and over.
It has 95 graduate students aged under 25 and 4,523 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 36 | 17 | 19 |
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| 18-19 | 79 | 40 | 39 |
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| 20-21 | 272 | 134 | 138 |
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| 22-24 | 613 | 304 | 309 |
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| 25-29 | 2,005 | 885 | 1,120 |
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| 30-34 | 2,740 | 1,032 | 1,708 |
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| 35-39 | 3,115 | 1,108 | 2,007 |
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| 40-49 | 4,759 | 1,630 | 3,129 |
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| 50-64 | 2,239 | 814 | 1,425 |
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| Over 65 | 90 | 38 | 52 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 36 | 17 | 19 |
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| 18-19 | 79 | 40 | 39 |
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| 20-21 | 270 | 133 | 137 |
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| 22-24 | 520 | 242 | 278 |
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| 25-29 | 1,563 | 635 | 928 |
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| 30-34 | 1,981 | 658 | 1,323 |
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| 35-39 | 2,129 | 654 | 1,475 |
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| 40-49 | 3,237 | 1,002 | 2,235 |
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| 50-64 | 1,478 | 512 | 966 |
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| Over 65 | 37 | 17 | 20 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 20-21 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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| 22-24 | 93 | 62 | 31 |
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| 25-29 | 442 | 250 | 192 |
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| 30-34 | 759 | 374 | 385 |
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| 35-39 | 986 | 454 | 532 |
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| 40-49 | 1,522 | 628 | 894 |
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| 50-64 | 761 | 302 | 459 |
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| Over 65 | 53 | 21 | 32 |
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Online Student Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Columbia Southern University, 15,948 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 0 students are enrolled in some online courses.
947 students lived in Alabama or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 15,001 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 15,948 | 15,948 | 0 |
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| Undergraduate | 11,330 | 11,330 | 0 |
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| Graduate | 4,618 | 4,618 | 0 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| Alabama Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 947 | 14,440 | 561 |
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| Undergraduate | 695 | 10,526 | 109 |
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| Graduate | 252 | 3,914 | 452 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 11,330 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,436 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 12.67%.903 students have transferred in as full-time status and 533 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 5,525 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 903 |
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| Regular Part-time | 4,369 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 533 |
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