Students
Who's on campus
A medium campus of 5,625 undergrads, where 45% receive Pell Grants, a high share compared to other colleges.
Race & ethnicity
Diversity index0.68
Economic access
Campus size
22% of undergraduates take every course online, and another 51% take some
Where first-years come from
1,149 first-time students
7.0% came from other states and 0.5% from abroad; 92% are from Georgia. Fewer from other states than at 77% of colleges.
- In-state (Georgia)92%
- Other states7.0%
- Abroad0.5%
Top home states
- Georgia(home state)92% 1,062
- Alabama4.4% 50
- Florida1.2% 14
- South Carolina0.4% 5
- North Carolina0.3% 3
From 12 states (counting DC).
Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.
Transfers in and out
Transferring in, fall 2024
478
new transfer students, 29% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 58% of colleges.
321 full-time, 157 part-time.
Going on to another college
32%
of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 665 students).
Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.
Who they are
28% of undergrads study part-time.
57% women
Another gender: Not collected by this college.
Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.
Campus life
Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life
Housing for 1,392 students.
Housing
Beds
1,392
About 25 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.
First-years
Not required to live on campus
Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.
Meal plans
Offered
Athletics & programs
Athletics
NCAA Division II · Peach Belt Conference
Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays basketball, baseball, cross country/track (no football).
How the Peach Belt Conference comparesROTC
Army
Study abroad
Offered
Undergraduate research
A formal program
Calendar
Semesters
Student services
- Academic and career counseling
- Help finding a job while enrolled
- Job placement after graduating
- 7% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office
Religious life
Affiliation
No religious affiliation
Campus ministries
Listed among campus activities
Faith communities · 1
Greek life
On the national organizations' own chapter lists.
Among first-years: 5.0% of men, 5.0% of women.
- Fraternity and sorority housing
Councils and chapters
1listedPanhellenic sororities (NPC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
Theta Theta
2listedInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
Xi-Iota
Mu Xi
LGBTQ+ life
Policies
- Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression
Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.
Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024
Not collected by this college.
Gender unknown: 0
First-year applicants of another gender, fall 2024
0 reported. The college may not record other genders.
Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.
Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;Columbus State University Common Data Set 2024–25, Fall 2024;Columbus State University Common Data Set 2024–25, 2024–25;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)