Columbia Southern University

Columbia Southern University
TypePrivate for-profit online university
Established1993 (1993)
AccreditationSACS
PresidentKen Styron
ProvostJanell Gibson
Students18,487 (fall 2023)
Undergraduates13,111 (fall 2023)
Postgraduates5,376 (fall 2023)
Location,
U.S.

30°19′45.26″N 87°39′9.4″W / 30.3292389°N 87.652611°W / 30.3292389; -87.652611
Colors   Navy blue & gold
NicknameKnights
Mascot'Sir Maximus' the CSU Knight
Websitewww.columbiasouthern.edu

Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit online university based in Orange Beach, Alabama, United States. It was founded in 1993 and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.