How Columbia College Chicago's Financial Aid Changes

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table and chart show the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at Columbia College Chicago since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 5,731, which is 76.78 % of all undergraduate students. 5,146 students which is 67.44% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $7,052.

Year	Grant or Scholarship^*		Pell Grants		Federal Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	5,949 (62%)	$9,704	3,683 (38%)	$4,129	6,701 (69%)	$7,456
2014-15	5,758 (64%)	$9,751	3,369 (37%)	$4,234	6,197 (69%)	$7,578
2015-16	5,968 (69%)	$9,887	3,137 (36%)	$4,218	5,808 (67%)	$7,100
2016-17	5,631 (72%)	$9,663	2,762 (35%)	$4,125	5,277 (68%)	$6,959
2017-18	5,221 (74%)	$10,012	2,434 (35%)	$4,322	4,661 (66%)	$6,834
2018-19	5,084 (77%)	$10,496	2,200 (33%)	$4,473	4,264 (65%)	$6,809
2019-20	5,859 (87%)	$12,540	2,389 (36%)	$4,624	4,183 (62%)	$6,763
2020-21	6,104 (93%)	$16,542	2,703 (41%)	$5,376	5,436 (83%)	$7,434
2021-22	6,007 (93%)	$17,738	2,631 (41%)	$4,818	3,783 (58%)	$6,539
Average	5,731 (76.78%)	$11,815	2,812 (36.89%)	$4,480	5,146 (67.44%)	$7,052

Freshmen (First-time, Full-time Undergraduate) Financial Aid Over Time

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 1,471 (87.78 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $13,672. It can cover 42.04% of tuition & fees ($32,520).

In addition, 1,178 (69.89 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $7,764).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	1,588 (75%)	$11,316	1,481 (70%)	$8,035
2014-15	1,392 (78%)	$10,826	1,261 (71%)	$8,092
2015-16	1,451 (82%)	$11,029	1,220 (69%)	$7,753
2016-17	1,272 (83%)	$10,255	1,070 (70%)	$8,258
2017-18	1,221 (85%)	$11,290	955 (67%)	$7,956
2018-19	1,182 (91%)	$11,918	838 (65%)	$7,824
2019-20	1,694 (98%)	$17,400	1,068 (62%)	$7,453
2020-21	1,784 (99%)	$20,992	1,693 (94%)	$7,202
2021-22	1,655 (99%)	$18,020	1,020 (61%)	$7,301
Average	1,471 (87.78%)	$13,672	1,178 (69.89%)	$7,764

^*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.

^**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students.

Grants/Scholarship

The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time. For the last 10 years, on average, 684 (40.11 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,633.

In addition, 436 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (25.67 % of students).

Year	Federal (Pell) Grants		Other Federal		State/Local government		Institutional
Year	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount
2013-14	839 (39%)	$4,293	121 (6%)	$4,631	499 (23%)	$4,246	1,420 (67%)	$8,232
2014-15	688 (39%)	$4,427	24 (1%)	$1,958	379 (21%)	$4,208	1,298 (73%)	$7,998
2015-16	624 (35%)	$4,459	34 (2%)	$1,971	336 (19%)	$4,246	1,337 (76%)	$8,770
2016-17	557 (36%)	$4,200	50 (3%)	$1,850	325 (21%)	$4,003	1,183 (77%)	$7,871
2017-18	504 (35%)	$4,515	67 (5%)	$1,858	265 (19%)	$4,299	1,197 (84%)	$8,560
2018-19	443 (34%)	$4,466	74 (6%)	$1,770	293 (23%)	$4,491	1,172 (91%)	$9,097
2019-20	749 (43%)	$4,868	1,437 (83%)	$682	524 (30%)	$4,793	1,690 (97%)	$13,218
2020-21	963 (53%)	$5,553	1,435 (80%)	$1,051	713 (40%)	$5,374	1,782 (99%)	$15,018
2021-22	786 (47%)	$4,915	306 (18%)	$3,426	591 (35%)	$5,040	1,650 (98%)	$13,293
Average	684 (40.11%)	$4,633	394 (22.67%)	$2,133	436 (25.67%)	$4,522	1,414 (84.67%)	$10,229

^*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.

^**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students..

Student Loans

The following table describes number of students and average amount of loans by loan type. The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time.

For the last 10 years, on average, 1,178 (69.89 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $1,178.

Year	Total		Federal student loans		Other student loans
Year	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount
2013-14	1,481 (70%)	$8,035	1,472 (69%)	$6,187	170 (8%)	$16,427
2014-15	1,261 (71%)	$8,092	1,245 (70%)	$6,171	149 (8%)	$16,914
2015-16	1,220 (69%)	$7,753	1,212 (69%)	$5,679	147 (8%)	$17,522
2016-17	1,070 (70%)	$8,258	1,059 (69%)	$5,536	156 (10%)	$19,059
2017-18	955 (67%)	$7,956	943 (66%)	$5,494	122 (9%)	$19,818
2018-19	838 (65%)	$7,824	828 (64%)	$5,441	108 (8%)	$18,988
2019-20	1,068 (62%)	$7,453	1,057 (61%)	$5,452	128 (7%)	$17,168
2020-21	1,693 (94%)	$7,202	1,691 (94%)	$6,068	100 (6%)	$19,315
2021-22	1,020 (61%)	$7,301	943 (56%)	$5,352	259 (15%)	$9,269
Average	1,178 (69.89%)	$7,764	1,161 (68.67%)	$5,709	149 (8.78%)	$17,164

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Columbia College Chicago

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

Freshmen (First-time, Full-time Undergraduate) Financial Aid Over Time