The student population at Columbia College Chicago is 6,646 (6,424 undergraduate and 222 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 3,496 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Columbia College Chicago is 96.66% which is decreased by 3,247 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 249 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.52 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

69 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by % since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 7,790 where 6,646 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

96.66% of total students is undergraduate students and 3.34% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 3,247 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 249 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.52 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Columbia College Chicago than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Columbia College Chicago since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1410,1429,6714,3305,341471162309
2014-159,440
-702
9,003
-668
3,967
-363
5,036
-305
437
-34
148
-14
289
-20
2015-168,961
-479
8,608
-395
3,629
-338
4,979
-57
353
-84
123
-25
230
-59
2016-178,120
-841
7,809
-799
3,308
-321
4,501
-478
311
-42
112
-11
199
-31
2017-187,312
-808
7,027
-782
2,934
-374
4,093
-408
285
-26
98
-14
187
-12
2018-196,825
-487
6,568
-459
2,777
-157
3,791
-302
257
-28
93
-5
164
-23
2019-206,947
122
6,708
140
2,821
44
3,887
96
239
-18
75
-18
164
2020-216,769
-178
6,542
-166
2,679
-142
3,863
-24
227
-12
84
9
143
-21
2021-226,736
-33
6,493
-49
2,594
-85
3,899
36
243
16
94
10
149
6
2022-236,646
-90
6,424
-69
2,548
-46
3,876
-23
222
-21
89
-5
133
-16
Average7,7907,4853,1594,327305108197
Columbia College Chicago Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 7,485 where 6,424 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Columbia College Chicago since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-149,6718,7203,8984,822951432519
2014-159,0038,1723,5774,595831390441
2015-168,6087,8063,2494,557802380422
2016-177,8097,1422,9904,152667318349
2017-187,0276,4362,6633,773591271320
2018-196,5686,0732,5503,523495227268
2019-206,7086,2522,6123,640456209247
2020-216,5426,1172,4873,630425192233
2021-226,4936,1242,4263,698369168201
2022-236,4246,1112,4153,696313133180
Average7,4857,4852,8874,0097,485272318
Columbia College Chicago Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 305 where 222 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Columbia College Chicago since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-144713461212251254184
2014-154373191172021183187
2015-1635325697159972671
2016-1731122384139882860
2017-1828522779148581939
2018-1925720671135512229
2019-2023918562123541341
2020-2122718570115421428
2021-2224319884114451035
2022-2322217772105451728
Average305305861473052250
Columbia College Chicago Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 43.67% and the percentage of black students is 16.94% at Columbia College Chicago. 3.48% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Columbia College Chicago over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14332971,6691,05055,685401
2014-15332931,53890145,428435
2015-16252951,3521,00584,920408
2016-17212771,1481,05644,428365
2017-18283098901,05143,969310
2018-19132738951,08483,614313
2019-20112589561,293113,547335
2020-21132491,0441,52483,254307
2021-2292481,0051,61073,176333
2022-2372311,1261,67162,902323
Average192731,1621,22574,092353
Columbia College Chicago Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

69 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 1% of total students. The number of online students has decreased % since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Columbia College Chicago from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-159,440009,440
2015-168,961008,961
2016-178,120008,120
2017-187,312907,303
2018-196,8251406,811
2019-206,9473206,915
2020-216,769006,769
2021-226,736141,2835,439
2022-236,646692,7543,823
Average7,528154497,065

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