Columbia College Chicago - BigFuture College Search

Overview

Type
4-year • Private
Campus Life
Medium • Urban
Average Per Year After Aid
$30K
SAT Range
Not available
Graduation Rate
48%

Columbia College Chicago is a medium, 4-year, private liberal arts college. This coed college is located in a large city in an urban setting and is primarily a commuter campus. It offers bachelor's, master's, and certificate degrees. This college has an acceptance rate of 75% and a graduation rate of 48%.

From the Institution

Located in the heart of downtown Chicago's Cultural Mile, Columbia College Chicago is a private, nonprofit college offering a distinctive curriculum that blends creative and media arts, liberal arts, and business for over 5,500 undergraduate and graduate students. Dedicated to academic excellence and long-term career success, Columbia College Chicago creates a dynamic, challenging, and collaborative space for students who see the world through a creative lens. Complex problem-solving, critical thinking, and creativity will be the three most sought-after skills in the workplace and Columbia is built around these essential competencies. From day one, students jump into their chosen work and learn from faculty members who are leaders in those same fields. Our students graduate prepared for careers they never imagined entering as well as professions that may not have even existed when they were in school. We train them for what employers expect, but also prepare them to adapt to the unexpected. We pride ourselves on supporting and embracing every way of being and creating. Columbia alumni go on to shape and reshape industries in fields as varied as cinema and finance, music and video game design, journalism and fashion. They run movie studios and record labels; win Academy Awards, Pulitzers, Emmys, Grammys, and National Book Awards; fill airwaves, concert halls, museums, and theaters; and are the moving forces behind investment funds, festivals, international consultancies, start-ups, humanitarian organizations, Michelin-starred restaurants, nonprofits, and government offices. Creative careers start here. A destination for innovators for 135 years, Columbia College Chicago provides a hands-on, practice-based creative education grounded in liberal arts, technology, media, and business. Our students graduate career-ready, with creative and critical thinking skills, real-world problem-solving abilities, standout bodies of work, and industry connections to fuel their professional journeys today and tomorrow.

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College Board Code

1135

Application Types Accepted

Common Application
Online through college's own website

Fee Waiver Info

Available to all qualified students. Visit the college website for details.

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Contact Information

Important Dates

Dates are subject to change so confirm important deadlines by visiting the college’s website.

August 1

Regular Application Due

June 30

Financial Aid Application Due

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