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Columbia College

Columbia, MO · Private · Midsize city

Private institution in Columbia, MO · 5,359 undergraduates · $45,378 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$24,0511,426th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$24,3261,207th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$24,3261,041st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$37,1361,147th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$23,8791,118th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$45,3781,335th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$40,7471,168th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
45.7%1,323rd highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
67.4%1,353rd highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
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Average SAT
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Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
5,359473rd largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
20.0:11,861st smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
44.1%544th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 310 mi (MDW)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 37 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$52,107$53,894
Management Information Systems and ServicesBusinessbachelors$48,935$49,937
International BusinessBusinessbachelors$48,432$57,318
Computer Sciencebachelors$47,260$39,009
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$46,869$44,970
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professionsbachelors$46,673$40,467
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$45,794$44,817
Business/Commerce, GeneralBusinessbachelors$45,383$42,235
Human Resources Management and ServicesBusinessbachelors$42,196$41,651
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$40,792$42,682
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Artsbachelors$40,777$40,914
Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitnessbachelors$39,009—

Campus facts

Athletics — 10 sports

NAIA Division I · NAIA

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $2,399,306 (M $1,224,512 · W $1,174,794)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Columbia College’s 5,359 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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