Columbia Southern University
Orange Beach, Alabama · Private for-profit
At a glance
- Undergraduates
- 12,176
- Setting
- Town: Fringe
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Test policy
Not confirmed - check with the school.
Admissions
- Phone
- 25198137711278
Cost
- Tuition
- $6,472per year
- Average net price
- $15,834What students who get federal aid pay on average after grants and scholarships, per year.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Outcomes
- Graduation rate
- 30%
- First-year retention
- 71%
- Median earnings 10 years after entry
- $66,855
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Degrees and programs
Degree levels: undergraduate certificate, associate, bachelor, post-baccalaureate certificate, master, doctoral, graduate certificate
Show all 21 programs
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research · undergraduate certificate, bachelor, post-baccalaureate certificate, graduate certificate
- Computer and Information Sciences, General · undergraduate certificate, associate, bachelor, master
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management · undergraduate certificate, bachelor
- Educational/Instructional Media Design · master
- Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians · undergraduate certificate, associate, bachelor, post-baccalaureate certificate, master, graduate certificate
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · associate
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness · undergraduate certificate
- Criminal Justice and Corrections · associate, bachelor, master
- Fire Protection · undergraduate certificate, associate, bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Homeland Security · undergraduate certificate, associate, bachelor, master
- Security Science and Technology · bachelor
- Public Administration · post-baccalaureate certificate, master, graduate certificate
- Health and Medical Administrative Services · undergraduate certificate, associate, bachelor, post-baccalaureate certificate, graduate certificate
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · associate, bachelor
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions · undergraduate certificate, bachelor
- Public Health · master
- Business Administration, Management and Operations · undergraduate certificate, associate, bachelor, post-baccalaureate certificate, master, doctoral, graduate certificate
- Finance and Financial Management Services · undergraduate certificate, post-baccalaureate certificate, graduate certificate
- Hospitality Administration/Management · undergraduate certificate
- Human Resources Management and Services · undergraduate certificate, bachelor, post-baccalaureate certificate, master, graduate certificate
- Marketing · undergraduate certificate, graduate certificate
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Data by Field of Study
Sources
Numbers on this page come from these sources, as of the year shown. Schools change policies and deadlines - check the school's own website before you apply.
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data Data released 2026-11-02; admissions, SAT/ACT, enrollment and test policy: Fall 2024 (IPEDS 2024-25); tuition: 2025-26; net price: 2024-25; graduation rate: 150% completion for the Fall 2019 cohort; retention: Fall 2023 cohort; median earnings 10 years after entry: measured 2022-2023 (2024 dollars)
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Data by Field of Study Released 2026-10-15; programs (CIP 2020, 4-digit) by credential level as reported to IPEDS completions for award years 2022-23 and 2023-24
- NCES IPEDS Institutional Characteristics - Directory information (HD2024) - phone and admissions URL — as of 2024-25 collection
- NCES College Navigator profile — as of IPEDS
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