Columbia International University Business Programs
Located in Columbia, South Carolina, Columbia International University is a private not-for-profit institution. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.
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Where Is Columbia International University?
Contact details for CIU are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 7435 Monticello Rd, Columbia, SC 29203-1513 |
Phone: | 800-777-2227 |
Website: | www.ciu.edu |
Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/columbiainternationaluniversity |
Twitter: | https://twitter.com/CIUImpact |
How Do I Get Into CIU?
You can apply to CIU online at: www.ciu.edu/apply
Admission Requirements for CIU
Submission | Required? |
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High School GPA | required |
High School Rank | neither required nor recommended |
High School Transcript | neither required nor recommended |
College Prep Program | recommended |
Recommendations | neither required nor recommended |
SAT or ACT Scores | required |
TOEFL | required |
How Hard Is It To Get Into CIU?
Approximately 51% of accepted students are men and 49% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 54%, and the acceptance rate for women is 48%.
Average Test Scores
About 62% of students accepted to CIU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 480 and 590. Math scores were between 460 and 560.
Can I Afford Columbia International University?
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.
Student Loan Debt
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At CIU, approximately 62% of students took out student loans averaging $6,010 a year. That adds up to $24,040 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at CIU is 4.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
Columbia International University Undergraduate Student Diversity
There are also 1,241 graduate students at the school.
Gender Diversity
Of the 589 full-time undergraduates at CIU, 55% are male and 45% are female.
Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of Columbia International University students is as follows.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 5 |
Black or African American | 113 |
Hispanic or Latino | 31 |
White | 350 |
International Students | 27 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 63 |
Geographic Diversity
South Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at Columbia International University. At this time, 15 states are represented by the student population at the school.
Over 29 countries are represented at CIU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Brazil, and Costa Rica.
Online Learning at Columbia International University
The following chart shows how the online learning population at CIU has changed over the last few years.
Online Growth Rankings of CIU
The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Columbia International University was 46.3%. This is the #593 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at CIU regardless of major.
When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.
Columbia International University Business Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
Major | Associate’s | Bachelor’s | Master’s | TOTAL |
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General Business Administration and Management | 7 | 26 | 18 | 51 |
Organizational Leadership | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
TOTAL | 7 | 29 | 28 | 64 |
References
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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