Student Population at Columbia Southern Online completely School

Total Enrollment

15,948

Undergraduate

11,330

Graduate

4,618

Online Enrollment

15,948

Men Students

9,946

Women Students

6,002

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 15,948 students have enrolled at Columbia Southern University - 11,330 undergraduate and 4,618 graduate.

By gender, 9,946 male and 6,002 female students are attending Columbia Southern University. By attendance status, there are 11,046 full-time students and 4,902 part-time students.

The number of students at Columbia Southern University is very large compared to Private (for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Alabama. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Alabama A & M University and Auburn University at Montgomery, its population is very large (average population is 7,630).

Columbia Southern University is an online exclusive school (all degree/program offered only via distance learning) and, therefore, all students have enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Columbia Southern University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 9,946 male and 6,002 female students attending Columbia Southern. The male-to-female student ratio is 1.66 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Columbia Southern.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Columbia Southern
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	11,330	6,428	4,902
Men	7,420	3,970	3,450
Women	3,910	2,458	1,452

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Columbia Southern
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	4,618	4,618	4,902
Men	2,526	2,526	3,450
Women	2,092	2,092	1,452

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 9,129 White students (57.24%) and 2,894 Black or African American students (18.15%) at Columbia Southern University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Columbia Southern University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Columbia Southern University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	114	64	50
Asian	174	104	70
Black or African American	1,803	958	845
Hispanic	221	149	72
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	56	30	26
White	7,015	4,889	2,126
Two or More Races	298	171	127
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	1,647	1,054	593
Total	11,330	7,420	3,910

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Columbia Southern University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	44	23	21
Asian	140	92	48
Black or African American	1,091	448	643
Hispanic	119	76	43
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	23	8	15
White	2,114	1,343	771
Two or More Races	118	51	67
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	967	483	484
Total	4,618	2,526	2,092

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 1,000 students whose age under twenty five and 12,943 students whose age is over thirty years old at Columbia Southern University.

Especially, 36 students are younger than eighteen and 90 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Columbia Southern University.

Population by Student Age at Columbia Southern University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	11,330	7,420	3,910
Under 18	36	19	17
18-19	79	39	40
20-21	270	137	133
22-24	520	278	242
25-29	1,563	928	635
30-34	1,981	1,323	658
35-39	2,129	1,475	654
40-49	3,237	2,235	1,002
50-64	1,478	966	512
65 and over	37	20	17
Total	11,330	7,420	3,910

Population by Student Age at Columbia Southern University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	4,618	2,526	2,092
20-21	2	1	1
22-24	93	31	62
25-29	442	192	250
30-34	759	385	374
35-39	986	532	454
40-49	1,522	894	628
50-64	761	459	302
65 and over	53	32	21
Total	4,618	2,526	2,092

Online Student Population

Columbia Southern University is an online school that all degree/certificate programs are offered via only distance learning and all 15,948 students enrolled throught online