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Columbia International University

Columbia, South Carolina Private nonprofit 4-year Midsize city

Overview

Located in Columbia, South Carolina, Columbia International University is a private nonprofit four-year institution. Its campus is in a midsize city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 2,914, made up of 965 undergraduates and 1,949 graduate students.

Columbia International University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 50 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Curriculum and Instruction, and Missions/Missionary Studies. It awarded 645 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 6 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

53% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 13 to 1.

Key figures

2,914
Students enrolled
53%
First-year retention
645
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
50
Programs and majors
13:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhD

Programs and majors offered 50

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Theology and Religious Vocations 12
Business, Management and Marketing 3
Education 8
Psychology 2
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1
Health Professions 4
Communication and Journalism 3
Liberal Arts and General Studies 3
Public Administration and Social Services 2
Philosophy and Religious Studies 2
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 2
English Language and Literature 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 2
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 1
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Social Sciences 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
53%
First-year retention, part-time students
0%
Student-to-faculty ratio
13:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
147
Associate degrees
21
Master's degrees
367
Doctoral degrees (research)
91
Postbaccalaureate certificates
4
Post-master's certificates
15

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
2,914
Undergraduates, fall 2024
965
Graduate students, fall 2024
1,949
Full-time, fall 2024
49%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
4,890
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,457
Graduate students, 2024-25
3,433
Full-time, 2024-25
38%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
56%
Men
44%
White
58%
Black or African American
12%
Asian
21%
Two or more races
2%
International (U.S. nonresident)
4%
Race or ethnicity unknown
4%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
6
Programs with a fully online option
11
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
57%
Students taking some online courses
9%

Campus and services

Setting
Midsize city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Athletic association
NAIA, NCCAA
Athletic conference
Appalachian Athletic Conference
President
Bill Jones
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Student veteran organization

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