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Columbus State University
Columbus, GA · Public · 5,625 students · mostly bachelor degrees
45th-cheapest of 127 Georgia colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$13,115
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$21,676
Graduation rate
42%
Admission rate
99%
Median graduate earnings
$44,544
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$26,000
Average SAT
977
Median ACT
21
Pell grant recipients
45%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
93 programsComputer and Information Sciences, General · Master's Degree29 grads/yr$119,397Clinical Nurse Leader · Master's Degree127 grads/yr$111,944Education, Other · Doctoral Degree27 grads/yr$107,801Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Master's Degree46 grads/yr$94,267Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other · Master's Degree41 grads/yr$91,069Clinical Nurse Leader · Bachelor's Degree114 grads/yr$89,659Educational Leadership and Administration, General · Doctoral Degree$85,580Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree61 grads/yr$80,694Business Administration and Management, General · Master's Degree26 grads/yr$78,778Educational Leadership and Administration, General · Master's Degree15 grads/yr$74,854Social Sciences, Other · Master's Degree25 grads/yr$67,595Finance, General · Bachelor's Degree18 grads/yr$65,380Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma77 grads/yr$65,062Management Information Systems, General · Bachelor's Degree9 grads/yr$63,514Education/Teaching of Individuals with Orthopedic and Other Physical Health Impairments · Master's Degree28 grads/yr$63,482Waldorf/Steiner Teacher Education · Master's Degree68 grads/yr$62,834Accounting · Bachelor's Degree23 grads/yr$61,389Political Economy · Bachelor's Degree8 grads/yr$57,008College Student Counseling and Personnel Services · Master's Degree18 grads/yr$54,549Business/Commerce, General · Bachelor's Degree55 grads/yr$53,246Marketing/Marketing Management, General · Bachelor's Degree27 grads/yr$52,588Geology/Earth Science, General · Bachelor's Degree9 grads/yr$50,864Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Bachelor's Degree41 grads/yr$49,956Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General · Bachelor's Degree44 grads/yr$49,912Business Administration and Management, General · Bachelor's Degree30 grads/yr$49,673
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.