Columbia College Chicago Comparison

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Columbia College Chicago

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  • Overview

  • Location
  • Columbia College Chicago, IL
  • Setting
  • Columbia College Large City
  • Total enrollment
  • Columbia College 5,570
  • Type
  • Columbia College Private 4 Year
  • National Ranking
  • Columbia College
  • Religious Affiliation
  • Columbia College -
  • Status
  • Columbia College Non-profit
  • Team Colors
  • Columbia College
  • Cost

  • Tuition (In State)
  • Columbia College $34,088
  • Tuition (Out of State)
  • Columbia College $34,088
  • Room & Board
  • Columbia College $20,629
  • Average Net Price
  • Columbia College $29,473
  • Average Grant Aid
  • Columbia College $22,780
  • % Receiving Grant Aid
  • Columbia College 100%
  • Admissions

  • Applied
  • Columbia College 7,079
  • Admitted
  • Columbia College 6,333
  • Acceptance Rate
  • Columbia College 89.5% Open
  • Enrolled
  • Columbia College 15.1% Open
  • Typical SAT score
  • Columbia College
  • Typical ACT score
  • Columbia College
  • Average High School GPA
  • Columbia College 3.41
  • Typical High School Grades
  • Columbia College B+
  • Admissions Standards
  • Columbia College Unavailable
  • Applicant Competition
  • Columbia College
  • ACT Range
  • Columbia College
  • SAT Range
  • Columbia College
  • Submit Test Scores
  • Columbia College Open admission
  • Application Deadline
  • Columbia College Aug 1, 2027
  • Academics

  • Student to Faculty Ratio
  • Columbia College 15:1
  • Popular Majors
  • Columbia College
    • Visual and Performing Arts (63%)
    • Communication (12%)
    • Business (9%)
    • Communications Technology (6%)
    • English and Literature (5%)
  • Outcomes

  • Graduation Rate
  • Columbia College 41%
  • Median Earnings (After 10 years)
  • Columbia College $37,300
  • Making Student Loan Payments
  • Columbia College 46%
  • Median Student Loan Debt
  • Columbia College $26,000
  • Median Loan Payment
  • Columbia College $268
  • Diversity

  • % Men
  • Columbia College 40%
  • % Women
  • Columbia College 60%
  • Racial Diversity
  • Columbia College High
  • HBCU
  • Columbia College No
  • % White
  • Columbia College 55%
  • % Asian
  • Columbia College 3%
  • % Black
  • Columbia College 15%
  • % Hispanic
  • Columbia College 11%
  • % Native American
  • Columbia College 0%
  • % Pacific Islander
  • Columbia College 0%
  • % Two or More Races
  • Columbia College 5%
  • % International
  • Columbia College 3%
  • % Unknown Race
  • Columbia College 7%
  • Students

  • % In-State
  • Columbia College 54%
  • % Out-of-State
  • Columbia College 44%
  • Campus

  • Campus Housing
  • Columbia College Yes
  • Freshman Dorm Required
  • Columbia College No
  • Meal Plan
  • Columbia College Yes
  • Weekend/Evening Classes
  • Columbia College No
  • Daycare Facility
  • Columbia College No
  • Learn More
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