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Columbia Southern University
Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit institution located in Orange Beach, AL. Use its official resources to confirm whether its programs match your study plans.
Institution at a glance
- Location
- Orange Beach, AL
- Institution type
- Private for-profit
- Institution level
- Four-year
- IPEDS institution ID
- 450933
- Directory data year
- 2025
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Published undergraduate tuition and fees
Full-time, first-time undergraduate charge basis · Academic year 2024-25 · US dollars · tuition and required fees, not total cost of attendance.
State residency rules determine eligibility. Out-of-state charges are not a verified international-student quote. Housing, meals, insurance, travel and other expenses are additional; aid is not deducted.
| Academic year | In-state | Out-of-state | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | $6,760 | $6,760 | $0 |
| 2023-24 | $5,808 | $5,808 | $0 |
| 2022-23 | $6,125 | $6,125 | $0 |
| 2021-22 | $5,775 | $5,775 | $616 |
| 2020-21 | $5,775 | $5,775 | $692 |
| 2019-20 | $5,655 | $5,655 | $704 |
| 2018-19 | $5,535 | $5,535 | $688 |
| 2017-18 | $5,415 | $5,415 | $728 |
| 2016-17 | $5,175 | $5,175 | $680 |
Change from the previous academic year
In-state tuition and fees: increased by $952 (16.4%), compared with 2023-24.
Out-of-state tuition and fees: increased by $952 (16.4%), compared with 2023-24.
This compares published tuition and required fees in adjacent reporting years. It does not measure changes in your aid package, net price or full living budget.
Source fields and reporting flags
books: CHG4AY3 · flag R
in_state: CHG2AY3 · flag R
out_of_state: CHG3AY3 · flag R
Source: IPEDS published cost dataset. Source checked 2026-10-16 UTC. Reported, imputed and carried-forward values retain their source flags. Read our data methodology →
Historical undergraduate admissions
Admissions figures are not available in the connected dataset. Do not interpret a missing figure as a 0% or 100% admission rate.
Fields with reported graduates
Historical IPEDS completions, first major. Reporting years are labeled per record. Verify current program availability and degree names on the institution’s website.
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Published first-year retention
Connected EF part-D observations concern prior-fall first-time degree/certificate-seeking cohorts assessed a year later. NCES describes persistence or completion; four-year institutions' cohorts are bachelor-seeking. Entry study status remains the grouping even if a student later changes between full- and part-time.
| Entry cohort → assessment | Full-time source rate | Adjusted full-time cohort | Part-time source rate | Adjusted part-time cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 → 2024 | 71% · R | 131 | 50% · R | 28 |
| Fall 2022 → 2023 | 59% · R | 97 | 30% · R | 44 |
| Fall 2021 → 2022 | 42% · R | 110 | 30% · R | 20 |
| Fall 2020 → 2021 | 40% · R | 99 | 34% · R | 38 |
| Fall 2019 → 2020 | 62% · R | 90 | 38% · R | 61 |
| Fall 2018 → 2019 | 62% · R | 99 | 42% · R | 69 |
| Fall 2017 → 2018 | 56% · R | 107 | 22% · R | 55 |
Percentages are retained from the source rather than recalculated. R means reported; P means carried forward. Other source flags remain in the evidence. Missing rates remain unavailable and a published 0% remains zero. These are institution-level historical observations, not programme graduation rates, current service-quality rankings or individual predictions.
Official EF2024D dataset ↗ · checked 2026-10-16 UTC. Reporting year remains 2024. Dictionary release label at this observation: provisional.
Fall 2024 source fields and flags
full time adjusted cohort · RRFTCTA · flag R · value 131
full time enrolled later · RET_NMF · flag R · value 93
full time rate · RET_PCF · flag R · value 71.0
part time adjusted cohort · RRPTCTA · flag R · value 28
part time enrolled later · RET_NMP · flag R · value 14
part time rate · RET_PCP · flag R · value 50.0
Official EF2023D dataset ↗ · checked 2026-10-16 UTC. Reporting year remains 2023. Dictionary release label at this observation: provisional.
Fall 2023 source fields and flags
full time adjusted cohort · RRFTCTA · flag R · value 97
full time enrolled later · RET_NMF · flag R · value 57
full time rate · RET_PCF · flag R · value 59.0
part time adjusted cohort · RRPTCTA · flag R · value 44
part time enrolled later · RET_NMP · flag R · value 13
part time rate · RET_PCP · flag R · value 30.0
Official EF2022D dataset ↗ · checked 2026-10-16 UTC. Reporting year remains 2022. Dictionary release label at this observation: provisional.
Fall 2022 source fields and flags
full time adjusted cohort · RRFTCTA · flag R · value 110
full time enrolled later · RET_NMF · flag R · value 46
full time rate · RET_PCF · flag R · value 42.0
part time adjusted cohort · RRPTCTA · flag R · value 20
part time enrolled later · RET_NMP · flag R · value 6
part time rate · RET_PCP · flag R · value 30.0
Official EF2021D dataset ↗ · checked 2026-10-17 UTC. Reporting year remains 2021. Dictionary release label at this observation: provisional.
Fall 2021 source fields and flags
full time adjusted cohort · RRFTCTA · flag R · value 99
full time enrolled later · RET_NMF · flag R · value 40
full time rate · RET_PCF · flag R · value 40.0
part time adjusted cohort · RRPTCTA · flag R · value 38
part time enrolled later · RET_NMP · flag R · value 13
part time rate · RET_PCP · flag R · value 34.0
Official EF2020D dataset ↗ · checked 2026-10-16 UTC. Reporting year remains 2020. Dictionary release label at this observation: provisional.
Fall 2020 source fields and flags
full time adjusted cohort · RRFTCTA · flag R · value 90
full time enrolled later · RET_NMF · flag R · value 56
full time rate · RET_PCF · flag R · value 62.0
part time adjusted cohort · RRPTCTA · flag R · value 61
part time enrolled later · RET_NMP · flag R · value 23
part time rate · RET_PCP · flag R · value 38.0
Official EF2019D dataset ↗ · checked 2026-10-17 UTC. Reporting year remains 2019. Dictionary release label at this observation: provisional.
Fall 2019 source fields and flags
full time adjusted cohort · RRFTCTA · flag R · value 99
full time enrolled later · RET_NMF · flag R · value 61
full time rate · RET_PCF · flag R · value 62.0
part time adjusted cohort · RRPTCTA · flag R · value 69
part time enrolled later · RET_NMP · flag R · value 29
part time rate · RET_PCP · flag R · value 42.0
Official EF2018D dataset ↗ · checked 2026-10-17 UTC. Reporting year remains 2018. Dictionary release label at this observation: provisional.
Fall 2018 source fields and flags
full time adjusted cohort · RRFTCTA · flag R · value 107
full time enrolled later · RET_NMF · flag R · value 60
full time rate · RET_PCF · flag R · value 56.0
part time adjusted cohort · RRPTCTA · flag R · value 55
part time enrolled later · RET_NMP · flag R · value 12
part time rate · RET_PCP · flag R · value 22.0
NCES-derived bachelor-cohort graduation percentages
Historical full-time, first-time bachelor's or equivalent entry subcohorts, with revised-cohort adjustments and permitted exclusions. These percentages describe a defined cohort rather than all students, annual awards or an individual's outcome.
| Entry cohort | Source observation file year | Within 4 years | Within 5 years | Within 6 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2024 | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| 2017 | 2023 | 25% | 29% | 30% |
| 2016 | 2022 | 17% | 19% | 21% |
| 2015 | 2021 | 18% | 23% | 24% |
NCES defines the selected 4-, 5- and 6-year measures for the same bachelor-seeking entry subcohort. The six-year measure is labelled 150% of normal time in the connected definitions. It does not establish the duration of your current programme.
Percentages are retained from the NCES derived file and are not recalculated here. The selected file supplies no per-cell reporting/imputation flags; the parent/child allocation status is outside this connection. Some derived campus values may use parent allocation factors. The linked dictionary's generic “Provisional/Final” heading does not distinguish a release stage for this snapshot.
Source evidence for file year 2024
Fields: GBA4RTT, GBA5RTT, GBA6RTT. Official NCES derived graduation file. Source checked 2026-10-14 UTC; retrieval date is not entry-cohort year. Source rate basis and missing values remain separate.
Source evidence for file year 2023
Fields: GBA4RTT, GBA5RTT, GBA6RTT. Official NCES derived graduation file. Source checked 2026-10-16 UTC; retrieval date is not entry-cohort year. Source rate basis and missing values remain separate.
Source evidence for file year 2022
Fields: GBA4RTT, GBA5RTT, GBA6RTT. Official NCES derived graduation file. Source checked 2026-10-16 UTC; retrieval date is not entry-cohort year. Source rate basis and missing values remain separate.
Source evidence for file year 2021
Fields: GBA4RTT, GBA5RTT, GBA6RTT. Official NCES derived graduation file. Source checked 2026-10-16 UTC; retrieval date is not entry-cohort year. Source rate basis and missing values remain separate.
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About this record
Source: NCES Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, HD2025 institution directory. Download the source dataset.
Record reviewed: 2026-10-13 UTC. Directory year is not the current application year. “Four-year” describes an institution classification; it does not mean every program lasts four years.
Costs, admissions and completion records come from separate historical datasets with their own years. Current language requirements and deadlines must be verified with the institution.