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Columbus State University
Established	1958
Type	State university
President	Frank Brown
Faculty	255
Undergraduates	6,764
Postgraduates	833
Location	Columbus, Georgia, USA
Campus	Urban, 132 acres
Nickname	Cougar
Website	www.colstate.edu

Columbus State University is a four-year public liberal arts university located in Columbus, Georgia. The university was established and is administered by the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, and is fully accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

Under authority of the Board of Regents, the institution was originally called Columbus College when it opened as a two-year junior college in the then newly renovated Shannon Hosiery Mill on Talbotton Road in 1958. The school opened with 15 faculty members and almost 300 students.

In 1963, the school moved to its present location in the center of the city, a 132 acre campus which prior to its development was a dairy farm. The school was allowed four-year status in 1965 with offerings of master's degrees, specialist degrees, and a joint doctorate in conjunction with Valdosta State University being added later. The first four-year class graduated in 1970.

In 1996 the school was renamed Columbus State University as part of a program to rename four-year institutions within the state's university system. The school now offers undergraduate and graduate programs in more than 90 different areas. As of 2006, the university enrolled more than 7,600 students, and offered 20 study abroad programs in more than 13 countries. The university has received particular recognition for its business school which offers a well respected MBA program, as well as for its servant leadership program. The university also boasts the only teacher education and certification program] in drama in the State of Georgia.

In addition to co-educational intramural and recreational programs, students participate in more than 50 chartered student groups, sororities and fraternities, honor societies and special-interest clubs. The Columbus State University Cougars compete in NCAA Division II men's and women's athletics, including basketball, baseball, softball, tennis, golf and cross country. The Cougars play in the 4,500 seat arena of the Frank G. Lumpkin Jr. Center.

The university recruits from all 50 states as well as every major metropolitan area in the state of Georgia. Because of the school's international education program], the university has also been known to be a popular destination for students from more than 40 countries including Japan, South Korea, Germany, and the United Kingdom.

Frank Brown has been the President of Columbus State University since the early 1980s. Before that, he was Vice President for Business Affairs.

Contents 1 Facts and trivia 2 Notable Alumni 3 See also 4 External links

• Though they have no formal association, Columbus State University and Columbus State Community College (OH) share the same mascot, the Cougar.
• Through the mid-1970s, then Columbus College's team nickname was "The Rebels".
• The baseball team at Columbus State University has made four trips to the College World Series, numerous NCAA Regional Championship appearances, and is frequently in the NCSWA National Top 30 Poll.
• More that half of the members of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra were trained at Columbus State University.
• The official university newspaper is The Saber.

• Bobby G. Peters, former Mayor of Columbus, Georgia (1995-2003) and current Superior Court Judge (2005-).
• Eileen J. O'Connor, Assistant Attorney General, Tax Division, United States Department of Justice.
• Michael W. Patrick, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Carmike Cinemas.

• University System of Georgia
• List of colleges and universities in the United States

• Columbus State University Official Website