Columbia International University Teaching Programs

Columbia International University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Columbia, South Carolina. Columbia is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

Where Is Columbia International University?

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?

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.

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.

Can I Afford Columbia International University?

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

There are 905 undergraduate students at CIU, with 571 being full-time and 334 being part-time.

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.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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

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.

Columbia International University Teaching Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	125	0	125
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	4	11	12	27
Elementary Education	14	0	0	0	14
Teacher Education	0	0	10	0	10
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	1	0	9	0	10
TOTAL	15	4	155	12	186

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.