South University, Columbia Business Programs

South University, Columbia is a private for-profit institution located in Columbia, South Carolina. South University, Columbia is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

Where Is South University, Columbia?

Contact details for South University, Columbia are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	9 Science Court, Columbia, SC 29203
Phone:	803-799-9082
Website:	www.southuniversity.edu/columbia#location=Columbia,%20SC
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/southU/
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/#!/SouthU

How Do I Get Into South University, Columbia?

You can apply to South University, Columbia online at: www.southuniversity.edu/admissions/admission-info/applying

South University, Columbia has an open admissions policy, so you don't have to worry about getting into the school if you have a high school diploma or its equivalent.

Can I Afford South University, Columbia?

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At South University, Columbia, approximately 88% of students took out student loans averaging $8,500 a year. That adds up to $34,000 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at South University, Columbia is 11.0%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.

South University, Columbia Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 518 undergraduate students at South University, Columbia, with 349 being full-time and 169 being part-time.

There are also 214 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 349 full-time undergraduates at South University, Columbia, 17% are male and 83% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of South University, Columbia students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	4
Black or African American	226
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	91
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Geographic Diversity

South Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at South University, Columbia. At this time, 2 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Online Learning at South University, Columbia

In 2019-2020, 339 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at South University, Columbia has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of South University, Columbia

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at South University, Columbia was 5,350.0%. This is the #21 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at South University, Columbia 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%.

South University, Columbia Business Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	12	24	36
Organizational Leadership	0	1	1
TOTAL	12	25	37

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.