Number of living Columbia College alumni worldwide
(Updated 03/07/2025)
Quick Facts
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Alumni-living Worldwide: more than 98,000
Alumni-Worldwide: more than 108,000
Number of Columbia College alumni worldwide
(Updated 03/07/2025)
Annual Day Student Enrollment: 981
Number of annual day students (AY 2023).
(Updated 03/07/2025)
Annual Evening Campus Enrollment: 770
Annual Enrollment for Evening Campus Students (AY 2023).
(Updated 03/07/2025)
Annual Graduate Student Enrollment: 646
Annual enrollments for graduate students (all venues, AY2023).
(Updated 03/07/2025)
Annual Nationwide Enrollments: 4,271
Annual enrollments for Nationwide Campuses (AY2023).
(Updated 03/07/2025)
Annual Online Campus Enrollments: 2,519
Annual enrollments for the Online Campus (AY2023).
(Updated 03/07/2025)
Day-Average ACT: 21
Average ACT score of Day Campus First Time, Full Time, Degree Seeking Students (Fall 2024).
(Updated 03/07/2025)
Day-Average Age: 21
Average age of Day Campus students (Fall 2024).
(Updated 03/07/2025)
Day-Average GPA high school: 4.00
Average high school GPA of First Time, Full Time, Degree Seeking students (Fall 2024).
(Updated 03/07/2025)
3-year Cohort Default Rate for FY 2021 - Columbia College: 0.0%
Columbia College will notify students if the institutional CDR rises above the national average. This is the federal student loan default rate that is provided by the US Department of Education. More information (Updated 03/10/2025)
3-year Cohort Default Rate for FY 2021 - National Average: 0.0%
This is the national federal student loan default rate that is provided by the US Department of Education. More information (Updated 03/07/2025)
Degrees Awarded-Bacc Day Campus: 188
The number of bachelor degrees awarded for the Day campus for Previous Academic Year (AY2023).
(Updated 03/07/2025)
Degrees Awarded-Masters Main Campus: 28
The number of Master's degrees awarded on the main campus for Previous Academic Year (AY2023).
(Updated 03/07/2025)
Enrollments-Fall-All Full Time Students: 2,564
The number of full-time students enrolled at all Columbia College locations for the fall reporting term of the academic year (AY2024) as of the fall census date.
(Updated 03/07/2025)
Enrollments-Fall-All Part Time Students: 3,128
The number of part-time students enrolled at all Columbia College locations for the fall reporting term of the academic year (AY2024) as of the fall census date.
(Updated 03/07/2025)
Enrollments-Fall-Day Campus: 887
The number of students enrolled in the Day venue for the fall reporting term of the academic year (AY2024) as of the fall census date.
(Updated 03/10/2025)
Enrollments-Fall-Day Campus First Time: 178
Number of full-time, first-time day students for the fall reporting term of the academic year (AY2024) as of the fall census date.
(Updated 03/10/2025)
Enrollments-Fall-Day Freshmen: 203
Size of Fall freshmen (less than 30 credits) class of the academic year (AY2022) as of the Fall census date.
(Updated 07/26/2023)
Enrollments-Fall-Main Campus Graduate: 73
The number of masters students enrolled in the Main Campus Graduate venue for the fall reporting term of the academic year (AY2022) as of the fall census date.
(Updated 07/26/2023)
Enrollments-Fall-Masters Nationwide: 128
Masters students enrolled in the Nationwide venue for the fall term of the academic year (AY2022) as of the fall census date.
(Updated 07/26/2023)
Enrollments-Fall-Masters Online: 196
Masters students enrolled in the Online venue for the fall term of the academic year (AY2022) as of the fall census date.
(Updated 07/26/2023)
Enrollments-Fall-UG Evening Campus: 442
Students enrolled in the Evening venue for the fall reporting term of the academic year (AY2022) as of the fall census date.
(Updated 07/26/2023)
Enrollments-Fall-UG Nationwide: 2,640
Undergraduate students enrolled in the Nationwide venue for the fall reporting term of the academic year (AY2022) as of the fall census date.
(Updated 07/26/2023)
Enrollments-Fall-UG Online: 1,713
Undergraduate students enrolled in the Online venue for the fall reporting term of the academic year (AY2022) as of the fall census date.
(Updated 07/26/2023)
Faculty-Full Time: 68
The number of full time faculty as of Fall Census date (AY2022).
(Updated 07/26/2023)
Faculty-Full time highest degree: 52
The number of full-time faculty with highest degree available as of Fall Census date (AY2022).
(Updated 07/26/2023)
FTE Student-CC: 3,671
The full-time equivalent for all Columbia College students for the fall reporting term of the academic year (AY2023) as of the fall census date. Each FTE value is equal to the number of full time students plus 1/3 the number of part time students.
(Updated 06/18/2024)
FTE Student-Day: 806
The full-time equivalent for Day students for the fall reporting term of the current academic year (AY2023) as of the fall census date. Each FTE value is equal to the number of full time students plus 1/3 the number of part time students.
(Updated 06/18/2024)
FTE-Prior Academic Year-All CC students: 4,756
All Columbia College students prior academic year (AY2021) full time equivalent. Each FTE value is equal to all undergraduate credit hours divided by 30 plus all graduate credit hours divided by 24.
(Updated 07/26/2023)
Graduation Rate, Day only - 150 of time: 53.77%
Percentage of Full-time, First-time Students Pursuing Degrees Who Graduated within 6 years
(Updated 9/30/2021)
Graduation Rate for Bachelors Cohorts, Day Students Only - 150 of time: 62.38%
Percentage of Full-time, First-time Students Pursuing Bachelor's Degrees Who Graduated within 6 years.
(Updated 8/11/2023)
Graduation Rate for Bachelors Cohorts - 150 of time: 22.9%
Percentage of all Full-time, First-time Students Pursuing Bachelor's Degrees Who Graduated within 6 years.
(Updated 9/30/2021)
Graduation Rate - 150 of time: 28%
Percentage of Full-time, First-time Students Pursuing Degrees Who Graduated within 6 years.
(Updated 9/30/2021)
Online-count DE: 6,634
Number of students taking only online courses in the previous year (AY2022).
(Updated 8/11/2023)
Online-One online class-CC: 7,505
Number of students who took at least one online course in the previous academic year (AY2022).
(Updated 8/11/2023)
Pass Rate-Education Missouri Content Assessment *
Pass rates summary document for the Education Missouri Content Assessment (2016). Download MoCA PassRates Summary 2019
(Updated 12/13/2021)
Pass Rate-Nursing-BSN Program Columbia: 81%
Columbia College National Council of State Board of Nursing NCLEX pass rates for period 1/1/2024 to 12/31/2024.
(Updated 03/14/2025)
Pass Rate-Nursing ASN Program-Columbia and Lake Campus: 83.3%
Columbia College National Council of State Board of Nursing NCLEX pass rates for ASN Program for period 1/1/2024 to 12/31/2024.
(Updated 03/14/2025)
Pass Rate-Nursing-Missouri state rate: 93.2%
Columbia College National Council of State Board of Nursing NCLEX-RN pass rates for state of Missouri for 01/01/2024 to 12/31/2024.
(Updated 03/14/2025)
Pass Rate-Nursing-National rate: 91.16%
Columbia College National Council of State Board of Nursing NCLEX-RN National first time US educated pass rate for 01/01/2024 to 12/31/2024.
(Updated 03/14/2025)
Placement Rate-Florida: 67.6%, 173 of 256 responses
Job placement rate for students from the state of Florida for the most recent academic year.
(Updated 12/13/2021)
Placement Rate-Georgia: 71.2%, 148 out of 208 responses
Job placement rate for students from the state of Georgia for the most recent academic year.
(Updated 12/13/2021)
Retention Rate-All Bachelors Cohort: 61.97%
Full time, first time, bachelor cohort from previous fall census
(Updated 8/11/2023)
Retention Rate-Day Bachelors Cohort: 67.07%
Full time, first time, day bachelor cohort from previous fall census
(Updated 8/11/2023)
SFR-CC: 20:1
The student to faculty ratio for Columbia College for the first fall term of the academic year (AY2022) as of the fall census date. Each FTE value is equal to the number of full time students/instructional staff plus 1/3 the number of part time students/instructional staff.
(Updated 8/11/2023)
SFR-Day: 10:1
The student to faculty ratio for the Day venue for the first fall term of the academic year (AY2022) as of the fall census date. Each FTE value is equal to the number of full time students/instructional staff plus 1/3 the number of part time students/instructional staff.
(Updated 8/11/2023)
Student Diversity-Consumer Information
Columbia College has more than 1,500 students attending the Day, Evening, and Main Campus Graduate programs located in Columbia, MO. Through its networking of more than 40 Columbia College Global locations, as well as the main campus in Columbia, MO, and a robust Online Education, the college serves more than 8,000 students annually. Student body diversity information can be found at Columbia College's Office of Institutional Research page.
(Updated 8/11/2023)Student Loan debt-average-entire college: $19,829.00
Average student loan debt for first time full time bachelor degree completers for the entire college.
(Updated 8/11/2023)
Completion Rate - ASN program 93.75%
Columbia College Completion Rate for the ASN Program at both the Lake and Columbia for AY24-25.
(Updated 03/14/2025)
Completion Rate - BSN program 78%
Columbia College Completion Rate for the Traditional BSN Program for AY24-25.
(Updated 03/14/2025)
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