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What Columbia Southern University costs

Orange Beach, Alabama · For-profit · 13,111 undergrads

Columbia Southern University's sticker price was $18,002 a year (College Scorecard). Students with federal aid paid $14,975 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $13,772.

What does Columbia Southern University cost?

$14,975 a year

What students who got federal aid paid on average after grants. The sticker price, with housing and food, is $18,002.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$13,772
$30,000–$48,000$15,391
$48,000–$75,000$14,413
$75,000–$110,000$16,317
over $110,000$17,878

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Net price, College Scorecard.

By family income

Families who got federal aid, average paid per year after grants.

Family incomeAverage paid
Under $30,000$13,772
$30,000–$48,000$15,391
$48,000–$75,000$14,413
$75,000–$110,000$16,317
Over $110,000$17,878

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For families earning under $30,000, grants took 23% off Columbia Southern University's sticker price.

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The sticker price

$5,808
Tuition
$18,002
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books
21%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$3,375
average grant for students who got aid.
24%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$21,339
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Columbia Southern University cost for a family earning $25,000?
Families earning under $30,000 paid $13,772 a year on average after grants (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $18,002. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Columbia Southern University's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Columbia Southern University cost for a family earning $40,000?
Families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $15,391 a year on average after grants (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $18,002. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Columbia Southern University's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Columbia Southern University cost for a family earning $60,000?
Families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $14,413 a year on average after grants (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $18,002. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Columbia Southern University's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
Where these numbers come from

Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers