Columbus State University
Columbus State University admitted 99% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 800–1060 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $15,711 a year. Within six years, 42% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 99%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 800–1060
- ACT middle 50%
- 16–22
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $24,545 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $15,711 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $14,389 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $5,898 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $17,946 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 42%
- Students who return for a second year
- 70%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $49,706 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,968
Students
- Undergraduates
- 5,625
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 50%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 16 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Business, management and marketing
- 16%
- Health professions
- 13%
- Homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting
- 12%
- Computer and information sciences
- 10%
- Visual and performing arts
- 10%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Fairmont State University WV · 99% admitted
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- Spalding University KY · 100% admitted
- The University of Texas at El Paso TX · 100% admitted
- Texas Southern University TX · 97% admitted
More colleges in Georgia
- Kennesaw State University GA · 69% admitted
- University of Georgia GA · 38% admitted
- Georgia State University GA · 55% admitted
- Georgia Southern University GA · 88% admitted
- Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus GA · 14% admitted
- University of North Georgia GA · 68% admitted
- Savannah College of Art and Design GA · 83% admitted
- Georgia Gwinnett College GA · 96% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.