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
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/columbiacollegechicago
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/columbiachi

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?

Since Columbia has an acceptance rate of 90%, 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 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 86%, and the acceptance rate for women is 92%.

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 62% of students took out student loans averaging $7,453 a year. That adds up to $29,812 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Columbia is 6.1%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Columbia College Chicago Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 6,542 undergraduate students at Columbia, with 6,117 being full-time and 425 being part-time.

There are also 227 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,117 full-time undergraduates at Columbia, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	230
Black or African American	923
Hispanic or Latino	1,427
White	2,946
International Students	194
Other Races/Ethnicities	397

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

Columbia College Chicago Business Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	45	45
Advertising	13	13
Public Relations	13	13
Retail Management	4	4
TOTAL	75	75

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.