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Columbia College Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

$40,616 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
96% Acceptance Rate

Where Is Columbia College Chicago?

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Contact details for Columbia are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 600 South Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60605-1996
Phone: 312-369-1000
Website: www.colum.edu

How Do I Get Into Columbia?

You can apply to Columbia online at: www.colum.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for Columbia

Submission Required?
High School GPA Recommended
High School Rank Considered but not required
High School Transcript Required
College Prep Program Recommended
Recommendations Considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores Recommended
TOEFL Recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into Columbia?

96% Acceptance Rate
64% Of Accepted Are Women
Columbia has the high acceptance rate of 96%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 36% of accepted students are men and 64% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 94%, and the acceptance rate for women is 97%.

Can I Afford Columbia College Chicago?

$40,616 Net Price
94% Take Out Loans
1.8% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of Columbia is $40,616. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Columbia, approximately 94% of students took out student loans averaging $7,202 a year. That adds up to $28,808 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Columbia is 1.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Columbia College Chicago Undergraduate Student Diversity

6,124 Full-Time Undergraduates
60% Women
48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 6,493 undergraduate students at Columbia, with 6,124 being full-time and 369 being part-time.

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There are also 243 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,124 full-time undergraduates at Columbia, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Columbia College Chicago students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 226
Black or African American 910
Hispanic or Latino 1,500
White 2,893
International Students 205
Other Races/Ethnicities 390

Geographic Diversity

Illinois students aren't the only ones who study at Columbia College Chicago. At this time, all 50 states are represented by the student population at the school.

At this time, 50 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 71 countries are represented at Columbia. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, South Korea, and India.

Online Learning at Columbia College Chicago

14 Took All Classes Online
1,297 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2020-2021, 1,297 students took at least one online class at the school.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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