Headcounts and Directory Information
Columbia Southern University (Columbia Southern) is a private (for-profit), four-years institute located in Orange Beach, AL. It has a total enrollment of 15,948 including undergraduate and graduate schools and students to faculty ratio is 28 to 1. It is a Master's College and University (larger programs) by Carnegie Classification and its highest degree is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship.
A total of 489 faculties (instructional staffs), including both full-time and part-time faculties, are working at Columbia Southern. The average faculty salary is $38,414 for the academic year 2022-2023. You can check salary information in detail at faculty salary by academic rank.
For non-instructional staffs, a total of 1,003 employees work at Columbia Southern. The average non-instructional staff salary is $56,120. The detailed staff salary information is available at salary by occupation page.
| Directory Information | |
|---|---|
| Address | 21982 University Lane, Orange Beach, AL |
| Phone Number | 251-981-3771 |
| Web | www.columbiasouthern.edu |
| Faculty & Staffs Overview | |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 28 to 1 |
| Number of Faculties | 308 Full-time / 181 Part-time |
| Number of Staffs | 818 Full-time / 185 Part-time |
| Faculty Average Salary | $38,414 |
| Staff Average Salary | $56,120 |
| Student Population | 15,948 |
Faculty and Staffs by Occupation
At Columbia Southern University, there are 1,015 employees including both full-time and part-time, instructional and non-instructional staffs. By employment types, 659 full-time and 356 part-time staffs work at Columbia Southern. By gender there are 452 male and 563 female employees.
Among them, 489 staffs are teaching (instructional) faculties - 235 full-time and 351 part-time faculties. By gender there are 329 male and 257 female faculties teaching at Columbia Southern.
The following table summarizes the number of faculties and staffs. You can check detailed staff statistics by gender, race, occupation, and faculty status.
| Staff Category | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | |
| Grand Total | 1,015 | 452 | 563 | 659 | 263 | 396 | 356 | 189 | 167 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 586 | 329 | 257 | 235 | 142 | 93 | 351 | 187 | 164 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists and other teaching and Instructional support | 150 | 30 | 120 | 147 | 29 | 118 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Management | 61 | 31 | 30 | 61 | 31 | 30 | - | - | - |
| Business and Financial Operations | 16 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 12 | - | - | - |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 28 | 24 | 4 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 70 | 10 | 60 | 70 | 10 | 60 | - | - | - |
| Service | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Sales and related | 23 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 11 | 12 | - | - | - |
| Office and Administrative Support | 77 | 10 | 67 | 76 | 10 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 1 |