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 2% student loan default rate at Columbia is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
• The highest award offered at Columbia is the master's degree.
• For the <nil> academic year, 31% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Columbia makes roughly $41,963 a year. This is 3% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
• 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

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?

With an acceptance rate of 96%, Columbia is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required 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?

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 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

There are 6,493 undergraduate students at Columbia, with 6,124 being full-time and 369 being part-time.

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.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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

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.

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

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