After Columbus State University: graduation, pay and debt
Columbus, Georgia · Public · 5,625 undergrads
42% of Columbus State University students finish within six years, the typical student earns $49,706 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $23,968 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$49.7k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
42%
finish within six years.
21%
finish in four years.
70%
of first-years come back for year two.
$24k
median federal debt at graduation.
38%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
21%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
42%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
70%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
37%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
45%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
932
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
45%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
35%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
1,132
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
32%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$43,717
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$49,706
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
58%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$23,968
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$15,000
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$17,063
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$12,500
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
38%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
41%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
49%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers