Division II · Peach Belt Conference
Columbus State University Men's Basketball
Columbus, GA · the Cougars · Columbus State University overview
22
Roster
2024–25 season
$550k
Team budget
30th percentile in Division II
$25,009
Per roster spot
median $37,568
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
99%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Columbus State University fields a men's basketball team in the Peach Belt Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 22 players, above the median of 17, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $550,213, below the median of $642k — $25,009 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division II men's basketball programs. The school gave $760,701 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $4,397 per roster spot.
Among Division II men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 293 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#207Team budgetof 293 · Division II#222Spend per playerof 293 · Division II#45Roster sizeof 293 · Division II
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division II men's basketball program
Roster sizes
this programevery Division II roster
The program
- Roster22 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$550,213 for the year
- Operating expenses$110,904 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$25,009 division median $37,568
- Athletic aid, men's teams$760,701 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$4,397 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$57,146 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Moore head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school basketball players540,704 2024-25
- Division II roster spots5,660 293 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 96 1.0% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →6,008undergraduates · 7,610 students in all
Women 60% Men 40%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →99%admitted · of 3,550 applicants
SAT middle 50%860 – 1100
ACT middle 50%17 – 24
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 42%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →22on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $550,213 $25,010 per roster spot · lower half of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $760,701
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $57,146
Cost
Full picture →$11,384net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $5,751 in-state · $16,804 out
Campus safety
Full picture →2.11violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 19 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →19%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 19 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Men's Basketball program22 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions99% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$11,384 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 19%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 6,008Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.11 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Men's Basketball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 33 | 18 | $21M | 995 | 50% | |
| LaGrange College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 38 | 23 | $129k | — | 63% | |
| Tuskegee University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 45 | 16 | $847k | — | 31% | |
| Georgia Southwestern State University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 52 | 19 | $433k | — | 77% | |
| Fort Valley State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 61 | 16 | $394k | — | 63% | |
| Auburn University at Montgomery Division II · Gulf South Conference | 73 | 15 | $570k | — | 93% | |
| University of West Georgia Division I · United Athletic Conference | 75 | 16 | $1.3M | — | 49% | |
| Troy University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 77 | 18 | $2.4M | 960 | 93% | |
| Mercer University Division I · Southern Conference | 78 | 14 | $2.3M | 975 | 66% | |
| Huntingdon College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 79 | 28 | $505k | — | 71% | |
| Alabama State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 80 | 15 | $1.1M | 909 | 96% | |
| Albany State University (Georgia) Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 80 | 14 | $276k | — | — |
Other men's basketball programs in the Peach Belt Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lander University | 17 | $800k | $47,056 | — | vs | |
| University of North Georgia | 14 | $772k | $55,177 | — | vs | |
| Flagler College | 14 | $756k | $54,035 | — | vs | |
| University of South Carolina Aiken | 14 | $703k | $50,186 | — | vs | |
| University of South Carolina Beaufort | 18 | $629k | $34,937 | — | vs | |
| Augusta University | 14 | $606k | $43,311 | — | vs | |
| Columbus State University | 22 | $550k | $25,009 | — | vs | |
| Georgia College | 17 | $459k | $27,002 | — | vs | |
| Georgia Southwestern State University | 19 | $433k | $22,813 | — | vs | |
| Clayton State University | 18 | $409k | $22,722 | — | vs |
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