CSU’S FY21 ECONOMIC IMPACT GREW TO $283M

A study commissioned by the University System of Georgia and released in June estimates the regional economic impact of Columbus State’s institutional spending as $283.2 million for Fiscal Year 2021—a 3.9% increase over the university’s FY20 regional economic impact.

CSU’s regional impact is part of the USG’s collective $19.3 billion total economic impact for FY21—up from $18.6 billion in FY20.

“As pandemic-related challenges during the past couple of years have tasked us all to do our part, we at Columbus State are encouraged by the value we continue to bring to the region’s infrastructure as outlined in this report,” said Dr. Rocky Kettering, CFRE, CSU’s vice president for institutional advancement.

The annual study was conducted by Dr. Jeffrey M. Humphreys of the Selig Center for Economic Growth in the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business. The full report is available at usg.edu/news.

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