unitid 139366 · Columbus, GA · public 4-year · city (midsize)
Columbus State University
- enrollment 2023
- 9,045
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
99%
98th pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
5,625
55th pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
45%
undergrads on Pell grants
81st pctl among public 4-years
completion
42%
finish within 150% time
43rd pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$21,676
46th pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$13,115
after aid, aided students
52nd pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$44,544
after entry, Title IV students
32nd pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$26,000
95th pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $11,271 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k38%
- 30-48k18%
- 48-75k17%
- 75-110k14%
- 110k+13%
- Median family income
- $32,788
- First-generation students
- 33%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $5,898
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 1.7× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 127 | — | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 114 | $82,023 | $30,980 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 77 | $55,292 | $12,833 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 68 | $60,142 | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 61 | $93,070 | $31,000 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | 61 | $41,178 | $28,508 |
| Biology, General. | 59 | $41,476 | $31,000 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | 55 | $54,271 | $31,000 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | 53 | — | $29,500 |
| Psychology, General. | 46 | $40,741 | $28,000 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 46 | $79,972 | — |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 44 | $41,704 | $30,500 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.