Columbia College
Columbia, South Carolina
- Private nonprofit
- City
- 1,343 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 94%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $21,611per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 39%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $46,26610 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Columbia College announced in 2020 that it would welcome men into its residential undergraduate program, becoming fully coeducational with its first coed residential class arriving in fall 2021.
Source: History | Columbia College
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 94%About 9 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-blindScores are not considered, even if you send them.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
We don't have test score or GPA figures for Columbia College's first-year students yet, so there's nothing to compare your numbers with. The admit rate above is the best guide we have.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $21,611full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $38,048sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $24,436Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 39%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 60%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $46,26610 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,944federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 1,343Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 60%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 41%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- Newberry College Newberry, SC — admits 90%
- Benedict College Columbia, SC — admits 96%
- King's College Wilkes-Barre, PA — admits 93%
- Bridgewater College Bridgewater, VA — admits 92%
- Texas Lutheran University Seguin, TX — admits 96%
- Coker University Hartsville, SC — admits 94%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Columbia College, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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