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Columbia College Common Data Set 2023-24

MOTest policy: SAT and/or ACT required for some applicants; scores used in admission decisions and academic advisingCompare with other schoolsAP credit

Acceptance rate

57.5%

1,078 of 1,874

Early decision rate

No ED

SAT middle 50%

890–1230

ACT middle 50%

18–24

Admissions
AppliedC11,874
AdmittedC11,078
EnrolledC1200
YieldC118.6%
Early decisionC21Not offered
Early actionC22Not offered
Waitlist
Offered a placeC2—
Accepted a placeC2—
Admitted from waitlistC2—
Odds if you stay on the listC2—
Test scores and GPA
Submitted SATC95%
Submitted ACTC995%
SAT Reading & Writing (25th–75th)C9460–620
SAT Math (25th–75th)C9410–560
Average high school GPAC123.60
GPA of 4.0C1121.8%
GPA 3.75–3.99C1125.3%
GPA 3.50–3.74C1118.8%
GPA below 3.50C1134.2%
Cost and financial aid
TuitionG1$25,826
Required feesG1$0
Food and housingG1$9,552
Need fully met (first-years)H219.1%
Average % of need metH275.3%
Average need-based packageH2$21,827
Average need-based grantH2$8,372
What admissions looks at
  • Rigor of secondary school recordConsidered
  • Class rankConsidered
  • Academic GPAVery important
  • Standardized test scoresNot considered
  • Application essayNot considered
  • Recommendation(s)Very important
  • InterviewNot considered
  • Extracurricular activitiesNot considered
  • Talent/abilityNot considered
  • Character/personal qualitiesNot considered
  • First generationNot considered
  • Alumni/ae relationNot considered
  • Geographical residenceNot considered
  • State residencyNot considered
  • Religious affiliation/commitmentNot considered
  • Volunteer workNot considered
  • Work experienceNot considered
  • Level of applicant's interestNot considered

From item C7.

Outcomes
UndergraduatesB1860
First-year retentionB2276%
4-year graduation rateB—
6-year graduation rateB62%
Notes on this filing
  • Admissions counts (applied, admitted, enrolled) are first-time, first-year totals summed from C1 men + women + another gender; no total was printed.
  • C2: waitlist policy answered No and all waitlist count fields are blank, so waitlist values are null.
  • C8: SAT/ACT is 'Required for some'; the C8F clarification box and the ACT-only/SAT-only fields are blank.
  • C9: the 50th percentile column is blank (marked not used in BFCP), so p50 values are null.
  • C11: GPA bands sum to 100.1% due to rounding in the filing; pct_below_3_50 is the sum of the 3.25-3.49, 3.00-3.24, 2.50-2.99, 2.00-2.49, 1.00-1.99 and below-1.0 bands (34.2).
  • Graduation: the 2017 cohort in B4-B11 is blank (0.0 / #DIV/0!), so the 2016 cohort was used. Its total six-year rate is printed as 62%. No four-year rate is printed, so grad_rate_4yr is null.
  • Retention rate 76% is from B22 (Fall 2022 cohort).
  • Cost: the school has a single private tuition rate of $25,826 (G1/G3). Food and housing is $9,552 double occupancy with 19 meals per week.
  • H2: first-time, full-time first-year column used. pct_with_need_awarded_aid is not printed, so it is null. pct_need_fully_met = 22 / 115 = 19.1%, using line H over line D (D is the 'any financial aid' row, which the schema's 'line d' refers to; the filing's need-based label for that row is ambiguous).
  • H2 avg_need_based_package uses line J (average financial aid package of those in line D), which is not labelled need-based in the filing.
  • H2 avg_need_based_grant uses line K (average need-based scholarship or grant award of those in line E).
  • H1 aid year is 2022-2023 Final, while enrollment and admissions data are for Fall 2023.

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Columbia College admissions FAQ
What is Columbia College's acceptance rate?
Columbia College admitted 1,078 of 1,874 first-year applicants for 2023-24, an acceptance rate of 57.5%, according to its Common Data Set.
Does Columbia College have early decision?
No. Columbia College does not offer early decision, per its 2023-24 Common Data Set.
What SAT score do you need for Columbia College?
The middle 50% of Columbia College's enrolled first-years scored 890–1230 on the SAT and 18–24 on the ACT.
How much does Columbia College cost?
Tuition is $25,826, plus $9,552 for food and housing, before aid. The average need-based grant is $8,372.
What is Columbia College's graduation rate?
62% of students graduate within six years.

Source: Columbia College Common Data Set 2023-24 . “—” means the college left the item blank.

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