How many students at Columbia College Chicago? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 6,646 students have enrolled in Columbia College Chicago with 6,424 undergraduate and 222 graduate students.
By gender, 2,637 male and 4,009 female students are attending the school.
It has significantly more students compared to similar colleges (1,948 students in average - private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (medium programs)).
69 students are enrolled exclusively, and 2,754 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
Columbia College Chicago has a total of 6,646 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 6,424 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 222 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 2,637 male and 4,009 female students (the male-female ratio is 40:60) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 6,646 | 6,424 | 222 |
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| Men | 2,637 | 2,548 | 89 |
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| Women | 4,009 | 3,876 | 133 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 2,902 White, 1,126 Black, and 231 Asian students out of a total of 6,646 are attending at Columbia College Chicago. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in chart below (academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 7 | 3 | 4 |
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| Asian | 231 | 91 | 140 |
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| Black | 1,126 | 442 | 684 |
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| Hispanic | 1,671 | 657 | 1,014 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 6 | 2 | 4 |
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| White | 2,902 | 1,175 | 1,727 |
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| Two or more races | 323 | 108 | 215 |
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| Race Unknown | 75 | 37 | 38 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 6 | 2 | 4 |
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| Asian | 223 | 86 | 137 |
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| Black | 1,087 | 430 | 657 |
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| Hispanic | 1,650 | 648 | 1,002 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 6 | 2 | 4 |
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| White | 2,820 | 1,143 | 1,677 |
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| Two or more races | 318 | 105 | 213 |
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| Race Unknown | 71 | 35 | 36 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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| Asian | 8 | 5 | 3 |
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| Black | 39 | 12 | 27 |
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| Hispanic | 21 | 9 | 12 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | - | - | - |
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| White | 82 | 32 | 50 |
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| Two or more races | 5 | 3 | 2 |
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| Race Unknown | 4 | 2 | 2 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, Columbia College Chicago has 53 students under 18 years old and 1 students over 65 years old. There are 6,142 students under 25 years old, and 594 students over 25 years old out of 6,736 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 53 students are younger than 18 and 1 students are older than 65. Columbia College Chicago has 6,055 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 438 students aged 25 and over.
It has 87 graduate students aged under 25 and 156 students aged 25 and over.
*The age distribution is based on 2021-2022 enrollment data.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 53 | 42 | 11 |
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| 18-19 | 2,680 | 1,636 | 1,044 |
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| 20-21 | 2,361 | 1,493 | 868 |
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| 22-24 | 1,048 | 559 | 489 |
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| 25-29 | 398 | 212 | 186 |
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| 30-34 | 97 | 52 | 45 |
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| 35-39 | 44 | 23 | 21 |
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| 40-49 | 36 | 19 | 17 |
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| 50-64 | 18 | 11 | 7 |
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| Over 65 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 53 | 42 | 11 |
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| 18-19 | 2,680 | 1,636 | 1,044 |
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| 20-21 | 2,358 | 1,490 | 868 |
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| 22-24 | 964 | 507 | 457 |
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| 25-29 | 306 | 159 | 147 |
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| 30-34 | 66 | 29 | 37 |
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| 35-39 | 29 | 15 | 14 |
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| 40-49 | 24 | 13 | 11 |
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| 50-64 | 12 | 7 | 5 |
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| Over 65 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 20-21 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
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| 22-24 | 84 | 52 | 32 |
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| 25-29 | 92 | 53 | 39 |
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| 30-34 | 31 | 23 | 8 |
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| 35-39 | 15 | 8 | 7 |
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| 40-49 | 12 | 6 | 6 |
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| 50-64 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
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Online Student Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Columbia College Chicago, 69 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,754 students are enrolled in some online courses.
47 students lived in Illinois or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 22 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 6,646 | 69 | 2,754 |
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| Undergraduate | 6,424 | 67 | 2,706 |
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| Graduate | 222 | 2 | 48 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| Illinois Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 47 | 19 | 3 |
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| Undergraduate | 45 | 19 | 3 |
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| Graduate | 2 | - | 0 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 6,424 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 491 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 7.64%.475 students have transferred in as full-time status and 16 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 5,636 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 475 |
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| Regular Part-time | 297 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 16 |
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