Columbia Southern University Overview

Located in Orange Beach, Alabama, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit institution. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Orange Beach draws many to the area.

What Is Columbia Southern University Known For?

• The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at Columbia Southern University.
• In a recent academic period40% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Columbia Southern University bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $63,534 a year. That's about 56% more than their peers at other schools.

Where Is Columbia Southern University?

Contact details for Columbia Southern University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	21982 University Lane, Orange Beach, AL 36561-9000
Phone:	251-981-3771
Website:	www.columbiasouthern.edu

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How Do I Get Into Columbia Southern University?

You can apply to Columbia Southern University online at: www.columbiasouthern.edu/Apply-Now

Columbia Southern University 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 Columbia Southern University?

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 Columbia Southern University, approximately 28% of students took out student loans averaging $6,041 a year. That adds up to $24,164 over four years for those students.

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Columbia Southern University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 13,254 undergraduate students at Columbia Southern University, with 6,866 being full-time and 6,388 being part-time.

There are also 5,279 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,866 full-time undergraduates at Columbia Southern University, 59% are male and 41% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	91
Black or African American	1,279
Hispanic or Latino	202
White	3,598
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,695

Geographic Diversity

Alabama students aren't the only ones who study at Columbia Southern University. At this time, 44 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Columbia Southern University Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	12	192	594	3	953	41	1,795
Quality Control Technology	29	307	521	15	378	0	1,250
Fire Protection	22	432	585	4	4	0	1,047
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	98	256	0	57	0	411
Homeland Security	4	2	57	0	131	0	194
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	33	128	3	0	0	164
Public Administration	0	0	0	10	149	0	159
Allied Health Professions	0	90	60	0	0	0	150
Human Resource Management	8	0	96	6	0	0	110
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	99	0	0	0	0	99
Mental & Social Health Services	3	0	93	0	0	0	96
Information Technology	10	0	75	0	0	0	85
Natural Resources Conservation	15	0	61	4	0	0	80
Computer Information Systems	10	5	53	0	0	0	68
Public Health	0	0	0	0	64	0	64
Finance & Financial Management	2	0	0	1	0	0	3
Marketing	2	0	0	1	0	0	3
Hospitality Management	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Health & Physical Education	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	117	1,258	2,579	47	1,736	41	5,778

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.