Columbia College Chicago Overview

Columbia College Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Chicago, Illinois. The city atmosphere of Chicago makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

What Is Columbia College Chicago Known For?

• The highest award offered at Columbia is the master's degree.
• During a recent academic cycle, 30% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Columbia bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $42,195 a year. That's about 3% more than their peers at other schools.
• The average Columbia student graduates in 4.2 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Columbia College Chicago?

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

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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	5
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	3
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Columbia?

Since Columbia has an acceptance rate of 95%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 35% of accepted students are men and 65% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 93%, and the acceptance rate for women is 96%.

Can I Afford Columbia College Chicago?

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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Columbia, approximately 61% of students took out student loans averaging $7,301 a year. That adds up to $29,204 over four years for those students.

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Columbia College Chicago Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 6,542 undergraduate students at Columbia, with 6,117 being full-time and 425 being part-time.

There are also 227 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,117 full-time undergraduates at Columbia, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	230
Black or African American	923
Hispanic or Latino	1,427
White	2,946
International Students	194
Other Races/Ethnicities	397

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.

Columbia College Chicago Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Design & Applied Arts	258	0	258
Graphic Communications	212	0	212
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	162	10	172
Drama & Theater Arts	140	5	145
Arts & Media Management	90	16	106
Writing Studies	46	29	75
Music	53	14	67
Fine & Studio Arts	52	8	60
Marketing	47	0	47
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	42	0	42
Physics	30	0	30
Journalism	27	0	27
Public Relations & Advertising	27	0	27
Communication & Media Studies	20	5	25
Audiovisual Communications	24	0	24
American Sign Language	19	0	19
Dance	15	0	15
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	14	0	14
Business/Corporate Communications	0	10	10
Computer Programming	7	0	7
Ethnic Studies	6	0	6
General English Literature	4	0	4
Business Administration & Management	2	0	2
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies	0	1	1
Computer Software & Applications	0	0	0
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	0	0
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	0	0
Health & Physical Education	0	0	0
TOTAL	1,297	98	1,395

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Beyond My Ken under License

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