Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Columbia College is largely skewed towards women students, with 59.9% of undergraduate students being women and 40.1% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 6,351, with 3,804 women and 2,547 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at Columbia College is largely skewed towards women students, with 63.0% of undergraduate students being women and 37.0% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 414, with 261 women and 153 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 40.1% 2,547 students
- women 59.9% 3,804 students
Graduate Students
- men 37.0% 153 students
- women 63.0% 261 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 55.7% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 3,525 students.
Following behind are African American students, constituting 21.1% of the student body, with 1,336 students. Hispanic students represent 11.1% of the population, with 704 students, while Mixed race students account for 5.7%, with 363 students. Asian students account for 2.0% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 129 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.3% , with 21 students.
International students make up 2.3% of the undergraduate population, totaling 143 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 1.6% of the population, totaling 103 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within Columbia College.
Undergraduate Students
- White 55.7% 3,525 students
- African American 21.1% 1,336 students
- Hispanic 11.1% 704 students
- Mixed race 5.7% 363 students
- International students 2.3% 143 students
- Asian 2.0% 129 students
- Unknown race 1.6% 103 students
- Hawaiian 0.3% 21 students
Graduate Students
- White 63.5% 263 students
- African American 16.4% 68 students
- International students 7.0% 29 students
- Hispanic 6.5% 27 students
- Mixed race 4.3% 18 students
- Asian 1.7% 7 students
- Unknown race 0.5% 2 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Transfer Students
- White 52.4% 495 students
- African American 22.3% 211 students
- Hispanic 13.5% 128 students
- Mixed race 5.2% 49 students
- Asian 2.6% 25 students
- International students 2.1% 20 students
- Unknown race 1.5% 14 students
- Hawaiian 0.3% 3 students
Students Age Diversity
- 25-29 20% 1,278 students
- 30-34 16% 1,048 students
- 40-49 14% 919 students
- 22-24 14% 874 students
- 35-39 12% 785 students
- 20-21 10% 654 students
- 18-19 7% 429 students
- 50-64 5% 334 students
- 40-49 23% 95 students
- 25-29 18% 76 students
- 35-39 18% 73 students
- 30-34 15% 62 students
- 22-24 14% 57 students
- 50-64 10% 43 students
- 20-21 1% 5 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Columbia College in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 282 | 59.12% | |
| Washington | 32 | 6.71% | |
| Illinois | 24 | 5.03% | |
| Florida | 22 | 4.61% | |
| Georgia | 18 | 3.77% | |
| California | 16 | 3.35% | |
| Oklahoma | 15 | 3.14% | |
| Texas | 11 | 2.31% | |
| New York | 10 | 2.10% | |
| Kansas | 8 | 1.68% | |
| Arkansas | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Mississippi | 4 | less than 1% | |
| North Carolina | 3 | less than 1% | |
| North Dakota | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Pennsylvania | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Wisconsin | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Alabama | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Hawaii | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Indiana | 2 | less than 1% | |
| South Carolina | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Tennessee | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Utah | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Arizona | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Colorado | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Louisiana | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Minnesota | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Nebraska | 1 | less than 1% | |
| South Dakota | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Virginia | 1 | less than 1% |
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