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Columbia College Chicago
Chicago, IL · Private (nonprofit) · 5,368 students · mostly bachelor degrees
162nd-cheapest of 180 Illinois colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$26,598
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$51,889
Graduation rate
52%
Admission rate
89%
Median graduate earnings
$42,195
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$25,000
Pell grant recipients
46%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
40 programsPublic Relations/Image Management · Bachelor's Degree27 grads/yr$66,798Marketing/Marketing Management, General · Bachelor's Degree47 grads/yr$65,686Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management, Other · Master's Degree16 grads/yr$60,136Movement Therapy and Movement Education · Master's Degree1 grads/yr$59,340Writing, General · Master's Degree29 grads/yr$57,240Business Administration and Management, General · Bachelor's Degree2 grads/yr$56,482Radio and Television · Bachelor's Degree42 grads/yr$54,357Documentary Production · Master's Degree10 grads/yr$53,147Broadcast Journalism · Bachelor's Degree27 grads/yr$51,639Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management, Other · Bachelor's Degree90 grads/yr$50,592Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other · Bachelor's Degree14 grads/yr$49,593Design and Visual Communications, General · Bachelor's Degree258 grads/yr$48,601Linguistics of ASL and Other Sign Languages · Bachelor's Degree19 grads/yr$45,619Deaf Studies · Bachelor's Degree6 grads/yr$44,703Graphic and Printing Equipment Operator, General Production · Bachelor's Degree212 grads/yr$43,970Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician · Bachelor's Degree24 grads/yr$43,731Art/Art Studies, General · Bachelor's Degree52 grads/yr$42,176Dance, Other · Bachelor's Degree15 grads/yr$41,842Documentary Production · Bachelor's Degree162 grads/yr$41,200Music Technology · Bachelor's Degree53 grads/yr$40,734Musical Theatre · Bachelor's Degree140 grads/yr$39,986Writing, General · Bachelor's Degree46 grads/yr$39,751
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.