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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
$23,6501,388th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$21,4501,161st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$21,450940th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$37,8401,159th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$22,750965th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$41,3381,545th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$45,863809th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
53.5%1,012th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
52.9%1,705th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
95.8%1,426th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
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Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
1,2451,235th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
11.0:1608th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
53.1%315th highest of 2,122 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.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Columbia College’s 1,245 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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