Columbus State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 400,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,738 (70%)
Days Without Precipitation 252 (61%)

Honors College

Name Honors College
Students 250 (6%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 4,371
Men / Women 41% / 59%
From State 93%
From Region 6%
Athletes 317 (7.8%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 40%
Black 38%
Hispanic 9%
Mixed 5%
Asian 3%
International 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts 84 40% 49% 1% 26% 12% 6% $36,846 0 -1.00 10 89%
Art History 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $38,414 8 -1.04 12 85% — — — —
Drawing 25 — 8% 40% 4% 40% 12% 0% $38,414 11 -0.90 12 85% — — — —
Music 8 — 75% 75% 0% 25% 0% 0% $33,606 5 -1.41 6 90% — — — —
Music Performance 22 — 73% 55% 0% 5% 14% 23% $33,606 5 -1.41 6 90% — — — —
Studio Art 7 — 43% 14% 0% 71% 14% 0% $38,414 11 -0.90 12 85% — — — —
Theater 20 — 35% 50% 0% 20% 15% 0% $39,044 26 -0.54 13 93% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education and Health Professions 145 24% 39% 1% 46% 7% 1% $53,788 2 -0.48 50 93%
Exercise Science 57 — 49% 49% 2% 44% 4% 0% $56,458 29 -0.62 57 92% — — — —
Health Sciences 41 — 10% 15% 2% 59% 15% 5% $52,361 8 -1.10 46 89% — — — —
Elementary Education 23 — 4% 39% 0% 48% 0% 0% $50,814 41 -0.22 42 96% — — — —
Middle Grades Education — — — — — — — — $50,814 41 -0.22 42 96% — — — —
Special Education 7 — 0% 29% 0% 57% 0% 0% $66,143 93 +1.55 74 92% — — — —
Art Education 2 — 0% 0% 0% 50% 50% 0% $47,217 54 +0.04 32 100% — — — —
Music Education 7 — 29% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $47,217 51 +0.05 32 100% — — — —
Theatre Education 8 — 0% 75% 0% 25% 0% 0% $47,217 78 +0.56 32 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Letters and Sciences 439 45% 44% 3% 35% 8% 1% $62,540 17 -0.59 69 91% 9.1%
Mechatronics Engineering 11 — 82% 36% 0% 27% 9% 9% $98,531 53 -0.08 96 — — — — —
Computer Science 33 +2 76% 48% 12% 21% 9% 0% $96,129 17 -0.84 96 93% 6.7% — — —
Cybersecurity 12 — 92% 75% 0% 25% 0% 0% $93,820 46 +0.01 95 — — — — —
Information Technology 26 — 69% 35% 4% 42% 4% 8% $96,129 52 -0.10 96 93% 6.7% — — —
Chemistry 12 — 17% 42% 8% 17% 8% 8% $61,057 9 -1.02 66 — — — — —
Earth Sciences 12 — 58% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,601 6 -1.12 47 90% — — — —
Mathematics 16 — 31% 62% 0% 31% 0% 0% $61,169 11 -0.91 66 — — — — —
Biology 46 +1 26% 37% 7% 41% 4% 0% $57,799 13 -1.00 60 87% — — — —
English 20 — 25% 40% 0% 40% 5% 0% $60,264 87 +0.96 65 92% — — — —
History 12 — 67% 92% 0% 8% 0% 0% $50,661 25 -0.61 42 96% — — — —
Liberal Studies — — — — — — — — $54,074 36 -0.31 51 — — — — —
Multidisciplinary Studies 42 — 74% 55% 2% 26% 10% 0% $57,223 61 -0.01 59 — — — — —
World Languages 3 — 0% 33% 0% 0% 67% 0% $51,550 27 -0.58 44 — — — — —
Communication 51 — 51% 35% 0% 35% 16% 2% $57,302 36 -0.43 59 94% 10.8% — — —
Political Science 6 — 33% 17% 0% 50% 33% 0% $58,071 11 -1.04 60 80% — — — —
Psychology 52 — 19% 40% 0% 35% 13% 0% $48,133 13 -1.05 35 90% — — — —
Sociology 35 — 20% 17% 0% 63% 11% 0% $52,674 37 -0.38 47 86% 10.4% — — —
Criminal Justice 50 — 38% 44% 2% 46% 2% 0% $51,678 9 -1.13 45 96% 9.2% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
D. Abbott Turner College of Business 180 47% 52% 1% 31% 11% 2% $66,239 33 -0.98 75 94% 8.6%
Accounting 18 — 44% 50% 0% 22% 17% 6% $68,733 10 -1.18 78 88% — — — —
Finance 24 — 67% 42% 4% 29% 25% 0% $84,921 33 -0.49 91 97% 6.7% — — —
General Business 48 — 35% 67% 2% 21% 6% 2% $59,971 9 -0.92 64 96% 9.1% — — —
Management 37 — 41% 38% 0% 49% 5% 0% $57,501 5 -1.05 59 88% 9.4% — — —
Management Information Systems 25 — 64% 44% 0% 32% 12% 4% $81,607 31 -0.62 89 100% 6.3% — — —
Marketing 28 — 43% 61% 0% 29% 7% 0% $57,198 4 -1.59 59 92% 10.6% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Nursing 110 15% 38% 4% 36% 10% 1% $101,426 95 +0.91 97 96% 3.5%
Nursing 110 — 15% 38% 4% 36% 10% 1% $101,426 83 +0.91 97 96% 3.5% — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $6,196
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $18,735
Est. In-State Cost $8,015
Est. Out-of-State Cost $24,236
ROI Percentile 72th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 70%
4-Year Graduation Rate 23%
6-Year Graduation Rate 42%
Transfer-Out Rate 34%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 21.7% 208 23% 37% 3% 43% 9% 1% $79,432 61 +0.10 87 93% 3.5%
Business & Economics 18.8% 180 47% 52% 1% 31% 11% 2% $66,240 15 -0.98 75 94% 8.6%
Social Sciences 15.0% 144 31% 32% 0% 42% 15% 1% $52,898 24 -0.67 48 90% 10.6%
Arts 10.5% 101 36% 52% 1% 25% 12% 5% $38,592 5 -0.78 12 91% —
Humanities 8.0% 77 57% 56% 1% 26% 9% 0% $56,769 61 +0.13 57 94% —
Computer Science 7.4% 71 76% 48% 7% 30% 6% 3% $95,739 23 -0.43 95 93% 6.7%
Professional 5.2% 50 38% 44% 2% 46% 2% 0% $51,678 4 -1.13 45 96% 9.2%
Life & Natural Sciences 4.8% 46 26% 37% 7% 41% 4% 0% $57,799 12 -1.00 60 87% —
Physical Sciences & Math 4.2% 40 35% 62% 2% 18% 2% 2% $58,565 3 -1.01 62 90% —
Education 3.1% 30 3% 37% 0% 50% 0% 0% $54,391 55 +0.19 52 95% —
Engineering 1.1% 11 82% 36% 0% 27% 9% 9% $98,531 35 -0.08 96 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Computer Science $0.4M #294 100% — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.0M #601 100% — — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — — — — — —
Education — — — — 16 #251 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Total $0.4M #586 100% — 16 #413 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (outdoor) 73 $115K $115K $0
Baseball 44 $613K $613K $0
Basketball 22 $550K $550K $0
Cross Country 14 $76K $76K $0
Golf 12 $360K $360K $0
Other Sports 10 $67K $67K $0
Tennis 8 $331K $331K $0
Total 169 $2.1M $2.1M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (outdoor) 41 $84K $84K $0
Soccer 33 $415K $415K $0
Softball 23 $374K $374K $0
Basketball 21 $412K $412K $0
Other Sports 15 $100K $100K $0
Cross Country 10 $56K $56K $0
Tennis 8 $361K $361K $0
Golf 7 $299K $299K $0
Total 148 $2.1M $2.1M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (outdoor) 114 $199K $199K $0
Baseball 44 $613K $613K $0
Basketball 43 $962K $962K $0
Soccer 33 $415K $415K $0
Other Sports 25 $168K $168K $0
Cross Country 24 $133K $133K $0
Softball 23 $374K $374K $0
Golf 19 $660K $660K $0
Tennis 16 $693K $693K $0
Total 317 $4.5M $4.5M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 79%
Yield (non-ED) 30%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 79% 79% 79%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 26%
SAT Range 800 – 1060
SAT Math Range 360 – 530
SAT RW Range 440 – 530