Columbia College Chicago Business Programs

Columbia College Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Chicago, Illinois. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

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	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 94% of students took out student loans averaging $7,202 a year. That adds up to $28,808 over four years for those students.

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 2022-2023, 2,823 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Columbia has changed over the last few years.

Columbia College Chicago Business Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	33	33
Advertising	16	16
Public Relations	12	12
Retail Management	3	3
TOTAL	64	64

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.