Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Columbus State is largely skewed towards women students, with 60.4% of undergraduate students being women and 39.6% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 6,403, with 3,866 women and 2,537 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at Columbus State is greatly skewed towards women students, with 67.4% of undergraduate students being women and 32.6% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 1,495, with 1,007 women and 488 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 39.6% 2,537 students
- women 60.4% 3,866 students
Graduate Students
- men 32.6% 488 students
- women 67.4% 1,007 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 44.9% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 2,867 students.
Following closely behind are African American students, constituting 39.4% of the student body, with 2,513 students. Hispanic students represent 7.6% of the population, with 482 students, while Mixed race students account for 3.2%, with 203 students. Asian students account for 2.5% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 159 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.2% , with 14 students.
International students make up 1.1% of the undergraduate population, totaling 71 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 1.2% of the population, totaling 74 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within Columbus State.
Undergraduate Students
- White 44.9% 2,867 students
- African American 39.4% 2,513 students
- Hispanic 7.6% 482 students
- Mixed race 3.2% 203 students
- Asian 2.5% 159 students
- Unknown race 1.2% 74 students
- International students 1.1% 71 students
- Hawaiian 0.2% 14 students
Graduate Students
- White 48.5% 723 students
- African American 36.5% 544 students
- Hispanic 5.4% 81 students
- International students 4.0% 60 students
- Asian 2.6% 38 students
- Mixed race 2.0% 30 students
- Unknown race 0.8% 12 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 2 students
Transfer Students
- White 44.3% 208 students
- African American 37.7% 177 students
- Hispanic 7.0% 33 students
- Mixed race 4.7% 22 students
- Unknown race 3.2% 15 students
- Asian 1.3% 6 students
- International students 1.3% 6 students
- Hawaiian 0.4% 2 students
Students Age Diversity
- 18-19 29% 1,845 students
- 20-21 25% 1,620 students
- 22-24 16% 1,046 students
- 25-29 8% 527 students
- 30-34 5% 317 students
- 40-49 5% 314 students
- 35-39 4% 234 students
- 50-64 2% 126 students
- 25-29 26% 390 students
- 40-49 22% 329 students
- 30-34 17% 256 students
- 35-39 13% 202 students
- 22-24 12% 174 students
- 50-64 9% 128 students
- 20-21 0% 7 students
- 18-19 0% 1 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Columbus State University in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 1,122 | 94.68% | |
| Alabama | 40 | 3.38% | |
| Florida | 7 | less than 1% | |
| Texas | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Ohio | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Arkansas | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Connecticut | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Iowa | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Illinois | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Maryland | 1 | less than 1% | |
| North Carolina | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | less than 1% | |
| South Carolina | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Tennessee | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Wisconsin | 1 | less than 1% |
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