Columbia International University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Non-denominational Christian
Population 550,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,845 (80%)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (65%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 594
Men / Women 68% / 32%
From State 68%
From Region 15%
Athletes 262 (39.9%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 61%
Black 16%
Asian 5%
Mixed 4%
International 4%
Hispanic 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Columbia International University 147 49% 56% 3% 18% 2% 7% $45,550 0 -1.58 16 97%
Biomedical Sciences 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $43,576 1 -2.34 12 — — — — —
Health Sciences 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $43,852 1 -1.69 13 — — — — —
Nursing 12 — 8% 75% 0% 25% 0% 0% $92,452 61 +0.02 92 — — — — —
Business Administration 37 — 70% 41% 3% 24% 0% 14% $40,997 0 -1.90 9 100% — — — —
Sport Management 17 — 65% 41% 0% 29% 6% 12% $46,077 4 -1.60 17 — — — — —
Biblical Studies 7 +20 71% 71% 0% 0% 14% 14% $40,808 6 -1.23 8 92% — — — —
Christian Ministry 3 — 67% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $41,341 9 -1.17 9 — — — — —
English 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $41,269 4 -1.36 9 — — — — —
General Studies 10 — 80% 30% 0% 20% 0% 10% $40,335 1 -1.63 8 92% — — — —
Philosophy 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $42,811 3 -1.40 11 — — — — —
Pre-Ministry Studies 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $41,279 9 -1.18 9 — — — — —
Theology — — — — — — — — $41,521 9 -1.15 9 — — — — —
Worship Arts & Music Ministry 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $41,221 9 -1.18 9 — — — — —
Youth Ministry 2 — 50% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $41,081 8 -1.20 9 — — — — —
Communication 5 — 20% 60% 20% 0% 0% 0% $41,788 1 -1.87 10 — — — — —
Human Services 5 — 0% 40% 0% 60% 0% 0% $41,658 7 -1.38 10 — — — — —
Humanities 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $40,335 1 -1.50 8 92% — — — —
Intercultural Studies 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $41,194 1 -1.42 9 — — — — —
International Studies 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $43,540 1 -1.52 12 — — — — —
Media Studies 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $41,637 1 -1.89 9 — — — — —
Psychology 9 — 11% 44% 22% 0% 11% 11% $32,563 0 -3.41 3 88% — — — —
Education 4 — 0% 25% 0% 50% 0% 0% $41,846 5 -1.55 10 — — — — —
Elementary Education 12 — 25% 83% 8% 0% 0% 0% $43,143 5 -1.36 12 100% — — — —
Teaching English as a Second Language 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $41,623 2 -1.94 9 — — — — —
Digital Media 7 — 71% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% $40,256 6 -1.04 8 — — — — —
Emergency Management — — — — — — — — $47,167 0 -2.06 19 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $29,853
ROI Percentile 16th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 53%
4-Year Graduation Rate 37%
6-Year Graduation Rate 47%
Transfer-Out Rate 3%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 36.7% 54 69% 41% 2% 26% 2% 13% $42,596 0 -1.81 11 100% —
Humanities 19.7% 29 66% 59% 0% 14% 3% 10% $40,932 1 -1.37 9 92% —
Social Sciences 16.3% 24 21% 54% 12% 17% 4% 4% $38,258 0 -2.28 6 89% —
Education 12.2% 18 17% 72% 6% 11% 0% 0% $42,686 3 -1.47 11 100% —
Health Sciences 8.8% 13 15% 77% 0% 23% 0% 0% $88,714 85 -0.11 90 — —
Arts 4.8% 7 71% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% $40,256 7 -1.04 8 — —
Life & Natural Sciences 1.4% 2 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $43,576 0 -2.34 12 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Business & Economics — — — — 55 #7 — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — 36 #129 — —
Education — — — — 10 #331 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — 101 #175 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Baseball 49 $643K $574K $68K
Track & Field (combined) 27 $364K $280K $83K
Soccer 26 $331K $388K -$57K
Other Sports 21 $214K $134K $80K
Basketball 17 $294K $375K -$81K
Golf 11 $139K $109K $30K
Total 146 $2.0M $1.9M $124K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Softball 28 $447K $312K $134K
Soccer 26 $327K $269K $58K
Volleyball 25 $302K $284K $17K
Basketball 23 $298K $272K $26K
Track & Field (combined) 17 $280K $232K $47K
Other Sports 1 $10K $6K $3K
Total 116 $1.7M $1.4M $287K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 52 $659K $658K $1K
Baseball 49 $643K $574K $68K
Track & Field (combined) 44 $644K $513K $130K
Basketball 40 $593K $648K -$55K
Softball 28 $447K $312K $134K
Volleyball 25 $302K $284K $17K
Other Sports 22 $224K $140K $84K
Golf 11 $139K $109K $30K
Total 262 $3.7M $3.7M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 46%
Yield (non-ED) 35%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 46% 46% 46%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional