Columbia College

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Acceptance Rate

93.9%

Total Profiles

SAT Range

850–1140

User Accept Rate

N/A

Tuition

$21,450

Undergrad Enrollment

1,245

Applicants

2,163

Yield Rate

9.8%

Student:Faculty

11:1

Applicant Profiles

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What you pay

$18,408/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $73,632 over four years.

What grads earn

$46,686/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion — $49,799 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 6% below average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 1.6 years of pay.

64% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

14.6%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

1.3%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Columbia College’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$17,541

$30–48k$17,017

$48–75k$16,816

$75–110k$22,928

Over $110k$20,399

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

51%

Completion · all

52%

Completion · Pell

48%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

44%

Median debt

$22,750

Classification

Four-year, very small, primarily residential

Application Funnel

Applied

2,163

Admitted

2,07295.8%

Enrolled

20410% yield

4-year historical data from IPEDS & College Scorecard

Acceptance Rate

98.1%▼ +1.5pp

Application Volume

2,176 applicants▲ 166%

Columbia College has become less selective over the past 3 years.

Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024

Category	On-Campus	Residence Hall	Non-Campus	Public Property
Motor Vehicle Theft	1	—	—	1
Rape	1	—	—	—

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation44% / 56%

MenWomen

Men's

Basketball16Golf11Soccer37Swimming4Tennis11Track & Field68

Women's

Basketball21Golf2Soccer29Softball25Swimming9Tennis9Track & Field76Volleyball17

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist27 grads

Business Administration and Management, General25 grads

Criminal Justice/Safety Studies24 grads

Psychology, General24 grads

Special Education and Teaching, General23 grads

Social Work12 grads

Education, General10 grads

Early Childhood Education and Teaching9 grads

Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management9 grads

Accounting9 grads

4yr Grad Rate

46%

6yr Grad Rate

51%

Retention Rate

60%

Median Earnings

$41,338