Columbus State University Business Programs

Columbus State University is a public institution located in Columbus, Georgia. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

Where Is Columbus State University?

Contact details for CSU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	4225 University Ave, Columbus, GA 31907-5645
Phone:	706-507-8800
Website:	www.columbusstate.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/ColumbusState
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/ColumbusState

How Do I Get Into CSU?

You can apply to CSU online at: admissions.columbusstate.edu/applications/index.php

Admission Requirements for CSU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into CSU?

With an acceptance rate of 78%, CSU may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 35% of accepted students are men and 65% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 77%, and the acceptance rate for women is 79%.

Average Test Scores

About 39% of students accepted to CSU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 440 and 550. Math scores were between 420 and 530.

CSU received ACT scores from 33% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 15 and 23. Math scores were between 16 and 21. Composite scores were between 17 and 23.

Can I Afford Columbus State University?

The overall average net price of CSU is $24,926. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

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 CSU, approximately 58% of students took out student loans averaging $6,497 a year. That adds up to $25,988 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at CSU is 6.0%. 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.

Columbus State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 6,877 undergraduate students at CSU, with 4,708 being full-time and 2,169 being part-time.

There are also 1,495 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,708 full-time undergraduates at CSU, 37% are male and 63% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Columbus State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	132
Black or African American	1,916
Hispanic or Latino	348
White	2,070
International Students	58
Other Races/Ethnicities	184

Geographic Diversity

Georgia students aren't the only ones who study at Columbus State University. At this time, 13 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 47 countries are represented at CSU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, South Korea, and China.

Online Learning at Columbus State University

In 2019-2020, 7,082 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at CSU has changed over the last few years.

Online Affordability Rankings of CSU

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Columbus State University was $6,241 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $17,295. The following table shows how CSU is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
General Business/Commerce	#21	#60
General Business/Commerce	#21	#60
General Business Administration and Management	#54	#273
Business Administration & Management	#60	#306

Online Growth Rankings of CSU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Columbus State University was 17.0%. This is the #1,011 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at CSU 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%.

Columbus State University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	49	32	81
General Business/Commerce	42	0	42
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	31	0	31
Business Management & Marketing	0	30	30
Accounting	28	0	28
Finance	28	0	28
General Management Information Systems	12	0	12
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	0	0	0
TOTAL	190	62	252

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Deutschlandreform under License

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