Columbia College

Columbia, MO · Private nonprofit

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At a glance

$24,051

Avg net price

5,359

Enrollment

Degrees awarded

2024-25

	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s
All fields, 2024-25Associate’s 429Bachelor’s 1,031Master’s 163	429	1,031	163
Associate’s 77Bachelor’s 386Master’s 118	77	386	118
Associate’s 199Bachelor’s 188Master’s None reported	199	188	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 84Master’s None reported	None reported	84	None reported
Associate’s 15Bachelor’s 78Master’s 16	15	78	16
Associate’s 75Bachelor’s 63Master’s None reported	75	63	None reported
Associate’s 27Bachelor’s 62Master’s None reported	27	62	None reported
Associate’s 27Bachelor’s 58Master’s None reported	27	58	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 25Master’s None reported	None reported	25	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 20Master’s None reported	None reported	20	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 15Master’s None reported	None reported	15	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 15Master’s None reported	None reported	15	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 9Master’s None reported	None reported	9	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 9Master’s None reported	None reported	9	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 6Master’s None reported	None reported	6	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 6Master’s None reported	None reported	6	None reported
Associate’s 8Bachelor’s 4Master’s None reported	8	4	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 2Master’s None reported	None reported	2	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 1Master’s None reported	None reported	1	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 0Master’s 4	None reported	0	4
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 0Master’s None reported	None reported	0	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 0Master’s None reported	None reported	0	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 25	None reported	None reported	25
Associate’s 1Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s None reported	1	None reported	None reported

College athletics

Athletic participation

340 unique student-athletes · 14 varsity teams

Application deadlines

For fall 2027 entry

Rolling admission

No deadline

FAFSA due Feb 1 · FAFSA due Apr 1

· Apply with the college's application

Cost

Published on-campus price, 2024–25

Tuition: $25,826
Required fees: $0
Food and housing: $9,552
Books and supplies: $480
Other expenses: $5,248
Total: $41,106

Total by year

$37,5542019–2019–20
$38,6342020–2120–21
$37,3642021–2221–22
$38,3082022–2322–23
$38,9282023–2423–24
$41,1062024–2524–25

Net price by family income, 2022–23

Students of all incomes paid $24,051 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.

Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid.

Graduation and Retention

4-year graduation30%

6-year graduation46%

Retention rate67%

Earnings and Debt

Median earnings (10yr)$45,378

Median debt$23,879

Campus

Enrollment5,359

Student-faculty ratio20:1

SettingCity

Sources

IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
Application process · College websites · 2026–27
Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25