What is the deadline for College Scholarships For Undergraduates?

The deadline for Honors College Scholarships for Undergraduates is April 15 each year.

What is the deadline for Educational Activity Grant?

Applications for the Honors Educational Activity Grant are due September 15, December 15, and April 15 of each year.

Columbus State University · Georgia

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The merit-aid verdict at Columbus State

Georgia residents with strong academics can access state scholarship programs alongside campus honors and research awards.

Who this school is for

This page is for Georgia residents who may qualify for HOPE or Zell Miller scholarships, as well as students seeking an honors college experience with funding for undergraduate research and creative projects.

Tuition / cost of attendance: Approximately $27,478 for 2026-2027. Source

Federal cost and outcome data

Federal reporting on who actually enrolls at Columbus State, what they paid after aid, and what happened next — independent of anything the school markets.

Average annual net price by family income at Columbus State, academic year 2021-22 — in-state, Title-IV aid recipients only
Family income	Average net price paid
$0–$30,000	$11,271
$30,001–$48,000	$11,873
$48,001–$75,000	$13,786
$75,001–$110,000	$16,542
$110,001+	$18,329
All income levels (average)	$13,115

Sticker price vs. what students actually pay

Published tuition & fees (in-state), AY 2022-23: $5,898
Published tuition & fees (out-of-state), AY 2022-23: $17,610
Average net price paid (all Title-IV aid), AY 2021-22: $13,115

That works out to roughly a 39% discount below the federal AY 2021-22 average cost of attendance of $21,676 (College Scorecard — a separate, federally reported figure, not the published cost of attendance shown above).

Columbus State is a public school; Scorecard's net price figure covers in-state, Title-IV-aid-recipient payers only — there is no comparable federal figure for out-of-state students.

Outcomes for students who enrolled here

Graduation rate (150% of normal time), 2016 cohort: 42%
First-year retention rate, 2021 cohort: 70%
Median debt at completion, 2020–2021 completers: $26,000 (~$276/mo on a 10-yr plan)
Median earnings, 10 years after entry (measured 2020-21): $44,544
Share of students receiving a Pell grant, AY 2021-22: 57%
Share of students receiving a federal loan, AY 2021-22: 43%

How to read these numbers

Net price reflects only first-time, full-time, degree-seeking students who received federal Title IV financial aid — not Columbus State's full student body.
Published tuition is the catalog sticker price for all students, not a Title IV-only figure.
Graduation rate reflects the entire first-time, full-time, degree-seeking cohort — not only students who received Title IV aid.
Retention rate reflects all first-time, full-time, bachelor's-seeking students — not only Title IV aid recipients.
Median debt reflects only completers who took out federal student loans — not Columbus State's full graduating class, and not limited to first-time, full-time students.
Median earnings reflect Title IV aid recipients who entered college and were working (not enrolled) roughly a decade later — not necessarily the graduating cohort, and not a recent graduate's paycheck.
Pell grant and federal loan participation covers first-time, full-time, degree-seeking students only.
Net price blends need-based aid and merit aid together — it is not a merit-specific estimate. It shows what similar-income families actually paid on average after every kind of aid, not what a strong-stats student could win in merit dollars alone. Treat it as cost context, not a merit forecast — a MeritPlaybook models merit aid specifically for your student’s own stats, which this net-price figure cannot do.

None of this is current-year data — the U.S. Department of Education reports it on a delay, and different figures below come from different reporting years. Net price is an academic year 2021-22 figure. Published tuition reflects the 2022-23 academic year. Graduation rate reflects the Fall 2016 entering, full-time, first-time, degree/certificate-seeking cohort; completion measured within 150% of normal time (~6 years for a bachelor's degree). IPEDS Graduation Rates component (C150_4). Retention reflects the Fall 2021 full-time, first-time, bachelor's-seeking cohort retained into the following fall. IPEDS Fall Enrollment component (RET_FT4). Median debt reflects the NSLDS FY2020 and FY2021 pooled completer cohorts (GRAD_DEBT_MDN, GRAD_DEBT_MDN10YR_SUPP). Median earnings reflect the Treasury-matched cohort entering college in AY2009-10 or AY2010-11, earnings measured 10 years later in calendar years 2020 and 2021, inflation-adjusted to 2022 dollars (MD_EARN_WNE_P10).

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard.

Institutional merit aid tiers

Every tier below is sourced to the school’s own published financial aid pages. Renewal terms apply only if the student maintains the stated GPA.

Up to $300

Student Research And Creative Endeavors Srace Grants

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Hope Scholarship

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Amount not published

Zell Miller Scholarship

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Lesser-known scholarships at Columbus State

Named awards that don’t always surface on the main financial aid page. Each one has its own eligibility rules.

Student Research And Creative Endeavors Grants

AmountUp to $300EligibilityStudent Research And Creative Endeavors Grants provide up to $300 for materials, supplies, or travel costs to disseminate research findings or creative projects.

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Educational Activity Grants

AmountAmount not publishedEligibilityHonors Educational Activity Grants support Honors students' co-curricular activities such as research, conference travel, and study abroad programs.

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University Scholarship

Amount$1,000EligibilityThe University Scholarship is a one-time scholarship valued at $1,000 for entering freshmen admitted to the CSU Honors College.

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Tower Scholarship

AmountUp to $2,500EligibilityThe Tower Scholarship is an annual, renewable scholarship of up to $2,500 for entering freshmen admitted to the CSU Honors College.

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Presidential Scholarship

AmountUp to $5,000EligibilityThe Presidential Scholarship is an annual, renewable scholarship of up to $5,000 for entering freshmen admitted to the CSU Honors College.

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Columbus State merit aid FAQ

What is the deadline for College Scholarships For Undergraduates?
The deadline for Honors College Scholarships for Undergraduates is April 15 each year.
What is the deadline for Educational Activity Grant?
Applications for the Honors Educational Activity Grant are due September 15, December 15, and April 15 of each year.

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