The four-year private for-profit institution in Orange Beach enrolled 21,104 students in fall 2018, including 15,245 in undergraduate and 5,859 in graduate programs, data shows. 13.7 percent of undergraduates transferred from another college or university.
7 percent of undergraduates are residents of Alabama, and 92 percent are residents of other states. 1 percent are citizens of foreign countries.
The undergraduate student body is comprised mostly of students who identify as white (51 percent) and Black or African American (17 percent).
Columbia Southern University undergraduate enrollment
| Total | Portion of Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate enrollment | 15,245 | |
| Transfers | 2,087 | 13.7% |
| Male | ~9,604 | 63% |
| Female | ~5,641 | 37% |
| Age 24 and under | ~1,067 | 7% |
| Age 25 and over | ~14,178 | 93% |
| In-state residence | ~1,067 | 7% |
| Out of state residence | ~14,025 | 92% |
| Resident of foreign country | ~152 | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | ~152 | 1% |
| Asian | ~305 | 2% |
| Black or African American | ~2,592 | 17% |
| Hispanic/Latino | ~762 | 5% |
| White | ~7,775 | 51% |
| Two or more races | ~457 | 3% |
| Enrolled in distance education | 15,245 | 100% |
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