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Columbia College Chicago

Chicago, IL

Columbia College Chicago

Chicago, IL

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Tuition & Fees

$37,378

not including housing and food

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Test Scores

Average freshman score by percentile.

Not Reported

Not Reported

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undergraduateRatios

39%

male

61%

female

15

students

1

faculty

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Admit Rate

89%

acceptance rate

Accepted 6,333
Declined 746
Total Received 7,079
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Enrollment

5,422

undergraduate students

148

graduate students

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Location

School Facts

Founded in 1890, Columbia College Chicago is a private nonprofit college that is known for its strong programs in the arts, media, and design. It is located on a campus in the heart of downtown Chicago, Illinois.

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Application link Apply online
Public/private Private
Campus enrollment 5,570
Established in 1890
Coeducational Coeducational
Religious affiliation Other

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Campus in downtown Chicago (population: 2,716,450).

  • Campus Setting: Major city

Columbia College Chicago
600 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL
60605-1996

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% freshman classHigh School Class Rank

Top 1/10
12%
Top 1/4
35%
Top 1/2
72%
Bottom 1/2
28%
Bottom 1/4
6%

Test Scores

Average freshman score by percentile.

Not Reported

Not Reported

Admissions Facts

Application fee $25
Other application fee ($100 for international applicants)
Common application accepted Yes
Application deadline (final deadline) Rolling
SAT/ACT requirements ACT only Considered if submitted SAT or ACT Considered if submitted

Admit Rate

89%

acceptance rate

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Financial Aid

100%

Of undergraduate students
receiving financial aid

$20,550

Average financial aid

Cost

Tuition $34,088
Housing $13,069
Food $4,834
Additional fees $3,290
Books & supplies $1,900
Total $57,181
Average Financial Aid - $20,550
Total with Avg. Aid $36,631

Scholarships & Grants

Need-based

Federal $13,151,643
State $5,962,351
Institutional $32,444,717
Other external $853,247
Total $52,411,958

Non-need-based

Federal
State
Institutional $2,330,017
Other external
Total $2,330,017
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Financial Aid Resources

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Financial Aid Office

P: 312 369-7140
F: 312 369-8436
sfs@colum.edu

Majors

Assc. Bach. Mast. Doct.
Acoustics yes
Acting yes yes
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects yes
Art History, Criticism and Conservation yes
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management, General yes yes
Business/Corporate Communications, General yes
Cinematography and Film/Video Production yes yes
Comedy Writing and Performance yes
Commercial and Advertising Art yes
Community/Environmental/Socially-Engaged Art yes
Computer Programming/Programmer, General yes
Creative Writing yes yes
Dance, General yes
Directing and Theatrical Production yes
Documentary Production yes
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General yes
Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other yes
English Language and Literature, General yes
Fashion/Apparel Design yes
Film/Cinema/Media Studies yes yes
Fine and Studio Arts Management yes yes
Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other yes yes
Fine/Studio Arts, General yes yes
Game and Interactive Media Design yes
General Studies yes
Graphic Design yes
Interior Design yes yes
Intermedia/Multimedia yes yes
Marketing/Marketing Management, General yes
Movement Therapy and Movement Education yes
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other yes yes
Music Management yes yes
Music Performance, General yes
Music Technology yes
Music Theory and Composition yes
Music, General yes
Music, Other yes yes
Musical Theatre yes
Photography yes yes
Playwriting and Screenwriting yes
Recording Arts Technology/Technician yes
Retail Management yes
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation yes
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management yes
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology yes
Theatre/Theatre Arts Management yes
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design yes
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5,570

total students

54%

in-state

46%

out-of-state

Undergraduate

97%

5,422
students

Female
61%
3,281

Male
39%
2,141

undergraduateFull-time

undergraduatePart-time

95%

5,174
students

Female
61%
3,149

Male
39%
2,025

5%

248
students

Female
53%
132

Male
47%
116

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Student Breakdown

39%
White, non-Hispanic/Latino
28%
Hispanic/Latino
18%
Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
4%
Two or more races, non-Hispanic/Latino
4%
Nonresident aliens
3%
Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
< 1%
Race and/or ethnicity unknown
< 1%
Native American or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic/Latino
< 1%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
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