Acceptance Rate
Fall 2021 admitted students
Application Fees
Fall 2021
$50
Undergraduate$60
GraduateApplicants Stats
The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in Columbia College during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.
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Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, Columbia College received a total of 7,218 applications. These applications included 2,642 male applicants and 4,576 female applicants. -
Admitted Students
Out of the 7,218 applicants, Columbia College admitted 6,903 students. Among the admitted students, there were 2,478 males and 4,425 females who received offers of admission. -
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 1,696 students chose to enroll at Columbia College. This means that 1,696 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 677 were male and 1,019 were female. -
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, Columbia College had an overall acceptance rate of 96% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 94% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 97%. -
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. Columbia College had an overall yield rate of 25% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 27%, and for female admitted students, it was 23%.
Admission and Enrollment Trends
The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for Columbia College over the past 7 years.
Admission Requirements
Fall 2021
Columbia College Chicago uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.
Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.Required
- Secondary school record
Recommended
- Secondary school GPA
- Completion of college-preparatory program
- Test scores (SAT/ACT)
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Considered
- Secondary school rank
- Recommendation letters
- Formal demonstration of competencies
Neither required nor recommended
- Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)
Accepted Credits
Fall 2021
The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at Columbia College Chicago.
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Credit for life experiences
Accepted -
Advanced placement (AP) credits
Accepted -
Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)
Accepted
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