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General Information

Name: Columbia College Chicago
Address: 600 South Michigan, Chicago, IL 60605-1996
Phone:

  • General information: (312) 663-1600
  • Financial aid office: (312) 344-7140
  • Admissions office: (312) 344-7130

Type of Institution: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Religious affiliation: None

Estimated Student Expenses

Undergraduate academic year prices
Detailed expenses2006-072005-062004-05
Tuition and fees$16,768$16,018$15,280
Books and supplies$1,346$1,300$1,230
Living arrangement
On-campus
        Room and board$11,556$11,080$10,858
        Other expenses$5,256$5,078$4,974
Off-campus
        Room and board$11,636$11,240$10,024
        Other expenses$5,542$5,354$4,974
Off-campus with family
        Other expenses$5,542$5,354$5,218

Total expenses   
On-campus$34,926$33,476$32,342
Off-campus$35,292$33,912$31,508
Off-campus with family$23,656$22,672$21,728

Financial Aid Recipients

    Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
  • Any form of aid: 67%
  • Federal grants: 28%
  • State/local grants: 28%
  • Institutional grants: 14%
  • Student loans: 55%
    Average Amount of Aid Received:
  • Federal grants:$3221
  • State/local grants:$3675
  • Institutional grants:$3730
  • Student loans:$3190

Admissions

Undergraduate application fee (2006-07):$35

Enrollment

Total enrollment: 10842
Undergraduate enrollment: 10144
First-time student retention: 65%
Overall graduation rate: 30%

Characteristics of undergraduate students

    • Attendance:
    • Full Time: 86%
    • Part Time: 14%
    • Gender:
    • Men: 49%
    • Women: 51%

White non-hispanic: 65%
Black non-hispanic: 14%
Hispanic: 9%
Asian/pacific islander: 3%
American indian/alaska native: 1%
Other: 8%

Degrees offered

    Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies, Other - Bachelor
    Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General - Bachelor
    Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
  • Journalism - Bachelor, Master
  • Radio and Television - Bachelor
    Communications Technologies/Technicians & Support Services
  • Recording Arts Technology/Technician - Bachelor
    Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
  • Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design - Bachelor
    Education
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching - Bachelor
  • Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods, Other - Master
  • Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas, Other - Master
    English Language and Literature/Letters
  • Creative Writing - Bachelor, Master
    Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Sign Language Interpretation and Translation - Bachelor
    Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
  • Dance Therapy/Therapist - Master
    Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies & Humanities
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies - Bachelor
    Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other - Bachelor, Master
    Visual and Performing Arts
  • Acting - Bachelor
  • Arts Management - Bachelor, Master
  • Cinematography and Film/Video Production - Bachelor, Master
  • Commercial and Advertising Art - Bachelor
  • Dance, General - Bachelor
  • Directing and Theatrical Production - Bachelor
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General - Bachelor
  • Fashion/Apparel Design - Bachelor
  • Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other - Bachelor, Master
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General - Bachelor
  • Graphic Design - Bachelor
  • Illustration - Bachelor
  • Industrial Design - Bachelor
  • Interior Design - Bachelor, Master
  • Intermedia/Multimedia - Bachelor
  • Music, General - Bachelor
  • Photography - Bachelor, Master
  • Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology - Bachelor

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