Columbia College Chicago

Chicago, ILMain CampusLarge city (population over 250,000)Visit WebsiteWikipedia

Cost & Tuition

Tuition: $32,520

Total Cost of Attendance: $49,799

Student Debt

Median total debt: $16,500

Students with federal loans: 57.3%

Students with Pell grants: 43.2%

Career Outcomes

All graduates median earnings:

After 1 year: $24,908

After 5 years: $41,854

Majors(26 programs)

  1. Film/Video and Photographic Arts.(312 graduates)
  2. Design and Applied Arts.(272 graduates)
  3. Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.(157 graduates)
  4. Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management.(106 graduates)
  5. Graphic Communications.(82 graduates)
  6. Radio, Television, and Digital Communication.(63 graduates)
  7. Music.(56 graduates)
  8. Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians.(53 graduates)
  9. Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.(50 graduates)
  10. Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.(35 graduates)
  11. Journalism.(34 graduates)
  12. Business Administration, Management and Operations.(30 graduates)
  13. Marketing.(27 graduates)
  14. Fine and Studio Arts.(23 graduates)
  15. American Sign Language.(15 graduates)
  16. Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.(15 graduates)
  17. Dance.(13 graduates)
  18. Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies.(8 graduates)
  19. Communication and Media Studies.(8 graduates)
  20. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.(7 graduates)
  21. Computer Programming.(6 graduates)
  22. Physics.(3 graduates)
  23. English Language and Literature, General.(2 graduates)
  24. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.(2 graduates)
  25. Computer Software and Media Applications.
  26. Health and Physical Education/Fitness.

Institution Details

Undergraduate Enrollment: 6,294 students

Admission Rate: 91.2%

Retention Rate: 64.0%

Graduation Rate: 48.5%

Student Demographics

White (40.7%)
Hispanic (28.8%)
Black (17.6%)
Asian (3.5%)
Two or More (4.5%)
International (3.7%)

Gender Distribution

Men (38.5%)
Women (61.5%)

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