Alabama students paid $5,535 to attend the four-year private for-profit institution this year – $120 more than the $5,415 charged for 2017-18.
Data shows 95 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 203 students received grants or scholarships totaling $701,514 and 126 students took out student loans totaling more than $797,396.
Including all undergraduates (21,104), 12,759 students used grants or scholarships totaling $24.3 million, and 4,585 students took out $31.3 million in federal student loans.
The cost of attending
| Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | ~1,477 | $5,175 | $5,175 | $5,415 | $5,535 | 7% |
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Columbia Southern University in 2015-16.| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 143 | 67% | $643,601 | $4,501 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 203 | 95% | $57,913 | $285 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 203 | 95% | $701,514 | $3,456 |
| Federal student loans | 126 | 59% | $797,396 | $6,329 |
| Other student loans | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
| Student loan aid | 126 | 59% | $797,396 | $6,329 |
| Total student aid | 203 | 95% | - | - |
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