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Columbia Southern University 2025 Best Colleges Ranking Media Kit

College Factual has updated it’s Best Colleges Rankings for 2025 and Columbia Southern University has received a top ranking. You can read more about this year’s release or scroll down for details on how your school fared in this year’s report.

This page was created to give you an overview of how Columbia Southern University fared in College Factual’s Best Colleges Rankings.

2025 Ranking Overview

Nationwide Ranking

Columbia Southern University is #109 out of 2,152 schools analyzed in the 2025 Best Colleges Ranking. This ranks Columbia Southern University among the best 10% of colleges and universities in the country for students!

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Alabama Ranking

Columbia Southern University has been ranked #1 out of 42 in College Factual’s Best Colleges Ranking. This ranks [college_name the top school in the nation for students in the state of Alabama! See the Best Colleges in Alabama ranking

This report features highlighted rankings from the following degree levels:

• Associate Degree Rankings
• Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Associate’s Degree Rankings

Rankings by Major

In addition to the top overall ranking, Columbia Southern University has been ranked for quality bachelor’s degree programs:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Percentile
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools	1	295	99.7%
Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools	3	166	98.2%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools	11	549	98.0%
Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools	1	68	98.5%
Best Quality Control Technology Associate Degree Schools	1	9	88.9%
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools	6	316	98.1%
Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools	11	481	97.7%
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	1	74	98.7%
Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Alabama	1	4	75.0%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Alabama	1	3	66.7%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	2	155	98.7%
Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	2	55	96.4%
Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	1	13	92.3%
Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Associate Degree Schools in Alabama	1	3	66.7%
Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	2	118	98.3%
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	2	70	97.1%
Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools	380	1,142	66.7%
Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools	219	670	67.3%
Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	111	371	70.1%
Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	67	207	67.6%

Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Rankings by Major

In addition to the top overall ranking, Columbia Southern University has been ranked for quality bachelor’s degree programs:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Percentile
Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3	165	98.2%
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8	506	98.4%
Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1	25	96.0%
Best Quality Control Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1	23	95.7%
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	18	535	96.6%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	135	1,187	88.6%
Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5	45	88.9%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	111	1,150	90.4%
Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	1	52	98.1%
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama	1	10	90.0%
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	3	164	98.2%
Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	51	235	78.3%
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama	1	12	91.7%
Best Quality Control Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	1	10	90.0%
Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	1	7	85.7%
Best Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama	1	5	80.0%
Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama	1	3	66.7%
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	5	154	96.8%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	28	349	92.0%
Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	54	233	76.8%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama	2	23	91.3%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama	3	20	85.0%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	20	323	93.8%
Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	8	57	86.0%
Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	69	256	73.1%
Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	3	14	78.6%
Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	9	46	80.4%
Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	15	70	78.6%
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	79	301	73.8%
Best Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	9	27	66.7%

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