Columbia College Student Population

How many students at Columbia?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Columbia College has a total enrollment of 5,689 students, including 5,207 undergraduate and 482 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 2,320 male students (40.8%) and 3,369 female students (59.2%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 3,018 White students (53%) and 1,179 Black students (20.7%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 5,207 undergraduate students (91.5%) and 482 graduate students (8.5%).
• Class Delivery: 4,019 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 695 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (larger programs) - which average 6,772 - Columbia's body is relatively small.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 2,320 male (40.78%) and 3,369 female (59.22%) students are attending Columbia College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 68.86.

By class level, 5,207 (91.53%) are undergraduate students and 482 (8.47%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 40.66% are male and 59.34% are female, while among graduate students, 42.12% are male and 57.88% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 3,018 White, 1,179 Black, and 103 Asian students out of a total of 5,689 are attending at Columbia College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Columbia College is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 65.9% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Columbia has 32 students under 18 years old and 18 students over 65 years old. There are 2,034 students under 25 years old, and 4,012 students over 25 years old out of 6,046 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 32 students are younger than 18 and 18 students are older than 65. Columbia has 1,965 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 3,668 students aged 25 and over.

It has 69 graduate students aged under 25 and 344 students aged 25 and over.

*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Columbia College, 4,019 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 695 students are enrolled in some online courses.

1,584 students who live in Missouri or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,435 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 5,207 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 783 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 15.04%.375 students have transferred in as full-time status and 408 students transferred in as part-time status.