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Columbia International University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Columbia, South Carolina. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

3 Undergraduate Degrees
$24,841 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
48% Acceptance Rate

Where Is Columbia International University?

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Contact details for CIU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 7435 Monticello Rd, Columbia, SC 29203-1513
Phone: 800-777-2227
Website: www.ciu.edu

How Do I Get Into CIU?

You can apply to CIU online at: www.ciu.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for CIU

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 3
High School Transcript 3
College Prep Program 3
Recommendations 3
SAT or ACT Scores 1
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into CIU?

48% Acceptance Rate
50% Of Accepted Are Women
42% Submit SAT Scores
You'll need to do what you can to make your application stand out if you plan to apply to CIU. The school screens its applicants carefully and has a fairly low acceptance rate of 48%. So, don't just throw your admission packet together at the last minute!

Approximately 50% of accepted students are men and 50% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 52%, and the acceptance rate for women is 45%.

Average Test Scores

About 42% of students accepted to CIU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 500 and 620. Math scores were between 490 and 575.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Columbia International University  ( 500 to 620 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Columbia International University  ( 490 to 575 )
200
800
CIU received ACT scores from 28% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 25. Math scores were between 16 and 0. Composite scores were between 16 and 25.

ACT English Scores for Columbia International University  ( 20 to 25 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for Columbia International University  ( 16 to 25 )
1
36

Can I Afford Columbia International University?

$24,841 Net Price
66% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of CIU is $24,841. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At CIU, approximately 66% of students took out student loans averaging $6,049 a year. That adds up to $24,196 over four years for those students.

Columbia International University Undergraduate Student Diversity

571 Full-Time Undergraduates
49% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 905 undergraduate students at CIU, with 571 being full-time and 334 being part-time.

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There are also 1,433 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 571 full-time undergraduates at CIU, 51% are male and 49% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Columbia International University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 7
Black or African American 106
Hispanic or Latino 21
White 337
International Students 38
Other Races/Ethnicities 62

Geographic Diversity

South Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at Columbia International University. At this time, 15 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 29 countries are represented at CIU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Brazil, and Costa Rica.

Online Learning at Columbia International University

1,592 Took All Classes Online
1,740 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 1,740 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at CIU has changed over the last few years.

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Columbia International University Healthcare Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Associate’s TOTAL
Health Services Administration 3 3
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling 0 0
TOTAL 3 3

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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