How hard is Columbia College to get into?
Columbia College acceptance rate is 95.79% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 2,163 students applied and 2,072 were admitted to the school. Its acceptance rate is relatively high, making it somewhat easy to get into Columbia.
Columbia's acceptance rate places 19th out of 31 South Carolina colleges with competitive admission.
To apply to Columbia, personal statement (or essay) is required to submit and recommendations is not required but considered.
Admission Statistics
For the academic year 2023-24, the acceptance rate of Columbia College is 95.79% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 9.85%. 522 men and 1,601 women applied to Columbia and 497 men and 1,544 women students were accepted.
Among them, 50 men and 154 women were enrolled in Columbia (Fall 2023).
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2024)
First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type
For the academic year 2023-24, total 204 first-year students enrolled in Columbia. The proportion of full-time students is 94.61% and part-time students is 5.39%.
By gender, the proportion of men students is 24.51% and women students is 75.49%.
The following table shows the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at Columbia.
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2024)
Application Requirements
It requires to submit High School GPA, English Proficiency Test, and Personal statement or essay to its applicants.
The SAT and ACT test score is not considered in admission process at Columbia. The english proficiency test is reqired .
The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Columbia College.
For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .
General Admissions Information
The following table provides general admission information for applying to Columbia.