🎓 College profile

Columbia College

MO · Private nonprofit · Mid-size city

ℹ️ A note about this profile

Columbia College doesn't publish standardized-test bands or admit-rate data to IPEDS. That usually means the institution is open-admission (no selectivity gate), graduate-focused, or small enough that the federal survey suppresses the numbers. The cost, program, and outcomes data below is still complete — just no admissions-difficulty signal to surface. If you're searching for a more selective Ivy-tier "Columbia", try the search at the top of the page.

🎯 Parent/student verdict

Worth a look

Comprehensive 4-year institution.

✅ Best for

  • Students focused on Business, Management, & Marketing (the school's signature program)

Verdict is composed from this college's structured data (admit rate, SAT bands, net price by income, Carnegie classification, scholarship grids) using transparent rule thresholds — not a chat-bot's opinion.

🏛️ Institutional snapshot

What kind of college is this?

Carnegie classification
M1: Master's - Larger Programs
Total enrollment
4,950
5,000 - 9,999
In-state tuition
$25,826
sticker, before aid
Tuition
$25,826
flat rate (no in/out-of-state split)

Source: federal IPEDS Admissions 2023 for scores + admit rate; federal College Scorecard for earnings + outcomes. SAT/ACT bands are the 25th–75th percentile of enrolled submitters.

💰 What families actually pay

Net price by family income

Net price = sticker price minus grant aid. This is what families actually pay out-of-pocket after scholarships and need-based aid — the most honest affordability signal there is. At Columbia College, the average net price is $22,715/yr across all families.

Family income $0-30k
$23,967/yr
Family income $30-48k
$21,168/yr
Family income $48-75k
$21,550/yr
Family income $75-110k
$23,015/yr
Family income $110k+
$21,545/yr

🔎 Earning over $110K? The federal brackets above lump every family from $110K to $1M+ into one row.

Need-based aid usually phases out somewhere between $200K and $300K at private colleges — but the exact threshold varies a lot. For a precise estimate based on your family's actual income, assets, and your student's academic profile, use Columbia College's official Net Price Calculator:

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Source: College Scorecard (NPT41-NPT45). Net price = total cost of attendance minus federal, state, institutional, and other grants. Some brackets may be suppressed for student-privacy reasons (small cohorts). Title IV first-time, full-time undergraduates only. The $110K+ ceiling is a federal data limitation — Department of Education hasn't refreshed these brackets since the early 2010s.

📚 What students study here

Most popular majors at Columbia College

Top 5 fields of study by bachelor's degrees awarded (most recent IPEDS Completions). Use this to see what Columbia College actually graduates — not just what it markets.

1. Business, Management, & Marketing
393 degrees · 46.3%
Typical career outcomes
Financial Analyst $100k Management Analyst (Consultant) $99k Marketing Manager $158k Accountant / Auditor $80k
Broad set of corporate roles. Finance + consulting pay top, accounting + HR pay middle, sales spread is wide.
2. Liberal Arts, Humanities, & General Studies
223 degrees · 26.3%
Typical career outcomes
Management Analyst $99k Marketing Specialist $75k HR Specialist $68k
Flexible degree → many paths. Real outcomes depend on the second skill (data, coding, teaching cert).
3. Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, & Firefighting
91 degrees · 10.7%
Typical career outcomes
Police Officer $72k Federal Special Agent $102k Detective / Investigator $91k
Public-sector careers in law enforcement, corrections, security. Strong pensions, modest base.
4. Public Administration & Social Services
72 degrees · 8.5%
Typical career outcomes
Social Worker $58k Social / Community Service Mgr $77k Urban / Regional Planner $82k
Government, nonprofit, social work. Mission-driven; lower wages than private sector but stable.
5. Psychology
70 degrees · 8.2%
Typical career outcomes
HR Specialist $68k Market Research Analyst $75k Clinical Psychologist (post-PhD) $93k Social Worker $58k
Most undergrad psych grads go into non-clinical roles. Clinical/counseling psych requires a master's or doctoral.

Source: IPEDS Completions (C2023_a), bachelor's-level first majors aggregated to 2-digit CIP family. Share is of these top 5 only — not all majors.

🤖 AI program signal

AI + computing education at Columbia College

CS degrees (annual)
27
CIP 11.0701 + 11.0101

Full multi-lens comparison: /ai-colleges →

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