Over the past 10 years (2013-2022), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 6,953, which is 57.22 % of all undergraduate students. 6,069 students which is 49.11% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $7,678.

For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 85.44% of students received grants or scholarships and 59% of students received student loans.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table shows the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at Columbia College since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 6,953, which is 57.22 % of all undergraduate students. 6,069 students which is 49.11% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $7,678.

YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-149,651 (60%)$4,6728,676 (54%)$3,7679,215 (58%)$7,739
2014-159,397 (60%)$4,4718,449 (54%)$3,6178,714 (56%)$7,612
2015-168,275 (60%)$4,5927,395 (53%)$3,5127,501 (54%)$7,527
2016-178,693 (56%)$4,5727,471 (48%)$3,4447,553 (48%)$7,745
2017-186,974 (55%)$5,3755,875 (46%)$4,1086,065 (48%)$7,735
2018-196,300 (55%)$5,5775,203 (46%)$4,0325,090 (45%)$7,793
2019-205,515 (59%)$5,8614,190 (45%)$4,0314,335 (46%)$7,695
2020-214,214 (54%)$6,3833,347 (43%)$4,0453,452 (44%)$7,643
2021-223,557 (56%)$6,8592,716 (43%)$4,1852,700 (43%)$7,617
Average6,953 (57.22%)$5,3745,925 (48.00%)$3,8606,069 (49.11%)$7,678
*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.

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

For the last 10 years, on average, 352 (85.44 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $10,242. It can cover 83.49% of tuition & fees ($12,268).

In addition, 249 (59.22 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $6,382).

Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-14556 (83%)$6,545437 (65%)$6,158
2014-15507 (81%)$6,158387 (62%)$5,977
2015-16427 (76%)$7,053291 (52%)$6,052
2016-17381 (85%)$9,842271 (61%)$6,219
2017-18284 (85%)$12,040185 (55%)$6,362
2018-19275 (86%)$11,356193 (61%)$6,815
2019-20244 (92%)$12,284155 (58%)$6,563
2020-21240 (91%)$13,178168 (64%)$6,707
2021-22250 (90%)$13,725152 (55%)$6,584
Average352 (85.44%)$10,242249 (59.22%)$6,382
*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.

The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time. For the last 10 years, on average, 243 (55.33 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,507.

In addition, 98 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (24.89 % of students).

Year Federal (Pell) GrantsOther Federal State/Local governmentInstitutional
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-14470 (70%)$3,86547 (7%)$615128 (19%)$1,933158 (24%)$9,787
2014-15419 (67%)$3,74013 (2%)$891122 (19%)$1,467138 (22%)$9,885
2015-16327 (58%)$3,67540 (7%)$75599 (18%)$1,760154 (27%)$10,424
2016-17234 (52%)$4,24521 (5%)$515121 (27%)$1,965221 (49%)$11,348
2017-18177 (53%)$4,93116 (5%)$825102 (30%)$1,774187 (56%)$12,580
2018-19166 (52%)$4,78422 (7%)$2,67186 (27%)$1,910161 (50%)$13,080
2019-20128 (48%)$4,951166 (63%)$1,14571 (27%)$1,996157 (59%)$12,940
2020-21142 (54%)$5,06962 (23%)$1,24487 (33%)$1,745162 (61%)$13,667
2021-22123 (44%)$5,30339 (14%)$1,38566 (24%)$2,175174 (63%)$14,837
Average243 (55.33%)$4,50747 (14.78%)$1,11698 (24.89%)$1,858168 (45.67%)$12,061
*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.

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, 249 (59.22 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $249.

YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-14437 (65%)$6,158436 (65%)$5,75413 (2%)$14,023
2014-15387 (62%)$5,977386 (62%)$5,8197 (1%)$9,536
2015-16291 (52%)$6,052291 (52%)$5,56113 (2%)$10,995
2016-17271 (61%)$6,219269 (60%)$5,79914 (3%)$8,961
2017-18185 (55%)$6,362185 (55%)$5,82612 (4%)$8,257
2018-19193 (61%)$6,815189 (59%)$5,79918 (6%)$12,177
2019-20155 (58%)$6,563153 (58%)$5,41112 (5%)$15,773
2020-21168 (64%)$6,707167 (63%)$5,84610 (4%)$15,055
2021-22152 (55%)$6,584151 (55%)$5,65514 (5%)$10,484
Average249 (59.22%)$6,382247 (58.78%)$5,71913 (3.56%)$11,696

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