After Columbia Southern University: graduation, pay and debt
Orange Beach, Alabama · For-profit · 13,111 undergrads
37% of Columbia Southern University students finish within six years, the typical student earns $63,534 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $21,339 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$63.5k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
37%
finish within six years.
13%
finish in four years.
59%
of first-years come back for year two.
$21.3k
median federal debt at graduation.
43%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
13%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
37%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard
59%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
40%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
33%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
712
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
35%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
1%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
952
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$55,140
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$60,123
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$63,534
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
88%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$21,339
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$13,980
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$15,413
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$11,960
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
43%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
51%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
60%
Where these numbers come from
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard (checked May 7, 2026)
Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers