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Columbia College

Columbia, SC · Private · Midsize city

Private institution in Columbia, SC · 1,245 undergraduates · 96% acceptance rate · $41,338 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
$23,6501,394th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$21,4501,169th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$21,450948th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Cost of attendance
$37,8401,164th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
Median graduate debt
$22,750972nd lowest of 1,880 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$41,3381,552nd highest of 1,969 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$45,863810th highest of 1,964 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
53.5%1,018th highest of 2,031 reporting
Full-time retention
52.9%1,716th highest of 1,853 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
95.8%1,438th most selective of 1,608 reporting
Average SAT
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Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
1,2451,235th largest of 2,162 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
11.0:1619th smallest of 2,159 reporting
Pell Grant share
53.1%317th highest of 2,140 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 81 mi (CLT)

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 48 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, OtherComputer Sciencebachelors$49,644$46,087
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$47,729—
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$41,937$42,123
Special Education and TeachingEducationbachelors$33,993$33,687
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors$31,852$33,993
Social WorkPublic Administrationbachelors$31,763$30,926
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$29,926$30,305
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$28,598$28,598
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$28,598$22,192
Behavioral SciencesMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors$26,933$25,194
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Artsbachelors$25,967$28,598
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 10 sports

NAIA Division I · NAIA

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $661,014 (M $334,000 · W $327,014)

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