Columbia Southern University enrolls 15,050 undergrads

At Columbia Southern University, 93 percent of undergraduate students are nontraditional students - age 25 or older - and 63 percent are male, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

The four-year private for-profit institution in Orange Beach enrolled 20,818 students in fall 2017, including 15,050 in undergraduate and 5,768 in graduate programs, data shows. 12.6 percent of undergraduates transferred from another college or university.

9 percent of undergraduates are residents of Alabama, and 89 percent are residents of other states.

The undergraduate student body is comprised mostly of students who identify as white (61 percent) and Black or African American (20 percent).

Columbia Southern University undergraduate enrollment
Total
Portion of Total
Undergraduate enrollment
15,050
Transfers
1,895
12.6%
Male
~9,482
63%
Female
~5,569
37%
Age 24 and under
~1,054
7%
Age 25 and over
~13,997
93%
In-state residence
~1,355
9%
Out of state residence
~13,395
89%
American Indian or Alaska Native
~151
1%
Asian
301
2%
Black or African American
3,010
20%
Hispanic/Latino
~1,054
7%
White
~9,181
61%
Two or more races
~452
3%
Enrolled in distance education
15,050
100%