Enrollment Trends at Columbia College Chicago

The average student population over the last 11 years is 7,042 where 5,570 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

97.34% of total students is undergraduate students and 2.66% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 3,186 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 205 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.53 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 2015.

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 6,795 where 5,422 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Columbia College Chicago since 2015.

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 247 where 148 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Columbia College Chicago since 2015.

The percentage of white students is 39.08% and the percentage of black students is 18.71% at Columbia College Chicago. 3.61% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 27.63% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 54.90% to 39.08%. Asian enrollment grew from 3.29% to 3.61%. Black student enrollment increased from 15.09% to 18.71%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 11.22% to 27.63%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7324 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.6600 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Columbia College Chicago over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

37 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 1% of total students. The number of online students has decreased % since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Columbia College Chicago from 2015 to 2025.