Columbia College Overview

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

What Is Columbia College Known For?

• The highest award offered at Columbia College South Carolina is the master's degree.
• In a recent academic period25% of the faculty were full-time.
• On average, it takes about 4.1 years for students from Columbia College South Carolina to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Columbia College?

Contact details for Columbia College South Carolina are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1301 Columbia College Dr, Columbia, SC 29203
Phone:	803-786-3012
Website:	www.columbiasc.edu

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How Do I Get Into Columbia College South Carolina?

You can apply to Columbia College South Carolina online at: https://www.columbiasc.edu/how-apply

Admission Requirements for Columbia College South Carolina

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into Columbia College South Carolina?

With an acceptance rate of 98%, Columbia College South Carolina is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 22% of accepted students are men and 78% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 99%, and the acceptance rate for women is 98%.

Average Test Scores

About 7% of students accepted to Columbia College South Carolina submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 460 and 590. Math scores were between 390 and 550.

Columbia College South Carolina received ACT scores from 6% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 11 and 15. Math scores were between 15 and 0. Composite scores were between 14 and 18.

Can I Afford Columbia College?

The overall average net price of Columbia College South Carolina is $24,595. 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 College South Carolina, approximately 85% of students took out student loans averaging $6,144 a year. That adds up to $24,576 over four years for those students.

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Columbia College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 979 undergraduate students at Columbia College South Carolina, with 641 being full-time and 338 being part-time.

There are also 239 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 641 full-time undergraduates at Columbia College South Carolina, 4% are male and 96% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	8
Black or African American	262
Hispanic or Latino	51
White	242
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	76

Geographic Diversity

South Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at Columbia College. At this time, 12 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Columbia College Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Other Education	0	0	150	150
Business Administration & Management	0	24	26	50
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	30	10	40
Educational Administration	0	0	27	27
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	8	13	21
General Psychology	0	20	0	20
Communication Sciences	0	15	0	15
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	14	0	14
General Education	0	13	0	13
Special Education	0	11	0	11
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	2	8	10
Liberal Arts General Studies	10	0	0	10
Social Work	0	9	0	9
General Biology	0	8	0	8
Homeland Security	0	8	0	8
Computer Information Systems	0	7	0	7
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	7	0	7
Health & Physical Education	0	6	0	6
Community Organization & Advocacy	0	5	0	5
Accounting	0	4	0	4
Human Development & Family Studies	0	4	0	4
Nursing	0	4	0	4
Dance	0	4	0	4
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	3	0	3
Hospitality Management	0	3	0	3
Communication & Media Studies	0	3	0	3
Behavioral Science	0	3	0	3
Fine & Studio Arts	0	3	0	3
Mathematics	0	2	0	2
Interdisciplinary Studies	0	2	0	2
Fire Protection	0	2	0	2
Political Science & Government	0	2	0	2
General English Literature	0	1	0	1
Health Sciences & Services	0	1	0	1
Public Health	0	1	0	1
Data Analytics	0	1	0	1
Music	0	1	0	1
International Business	0	0	0	0
Marketing	0	0	0	0
Public Relations & Advertising	0	0	0	0
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	0	0	0	0
Writing Studies	0	0	0	0
Health/Medical Prep Programs	0	0	0	0
Chemistry	0	0	0	0
Security Science and Technology	0	0	0	0
Human Services	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	10	231	234	475

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
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