42%
Graduation Rate
75%
Retention Rate
[updated for 2024-2025 graduation data]
At Columbia College, the graduation rate is 42 % within 150% normal time, the retention rate is 75 %, as of August 31, 2025.
Its graduation rate is relatively lower than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 56.71% (private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University with larger programs).
Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time
For the academic year 2024-2025, 135 students out of 320 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-year BS degree) at Columbia College.
By gender, 57 male and 78 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period.
| Candidates | Completers | Graduation Rates |
|---|
| Total | 320 | 135 | 42.19% |
|---|
| Men | 137 | 57 | 41.61% |
|---|
| Women | 183 | 78 | 42.62% |
|---|
Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
The following table shows graduation rate by race and at Columbia College.
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 100.00%
- Asian: 25.00%
- Black (Non-Hispanic): 19.51%
- Hispanic: 21.05%
- White: 47.96%
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 0.00%
- Two or More Race: 40.00%
- Unknown: 42.86%
Graduation Rate by Gender
| Total | Male | Female |
|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 100.00%(1/1) |
- |
100.00%(1/1) |
|---|
| Asian | 25.00%(1/4) |
33.33%(1/3) |
- |
|---|
| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 19.51%(8/41) |
35.29%(6/17) |
8.33%(2/24) |
|---|
| Hispanic | 21.05%(4/19) |
- |
28.57%(4/14) |
|---|
| White | 47.96%(106/221) |
44.68%(42/94) |
50.39%(64/127) |
|---|
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.00%(-/1) |
- |
- |
|---|
| Two or More Race | 40.00%(8/20) |
45.45%(5/11) |
33.33%(3/9) |
|---|
| Unknown | 42.86%(3/7) |
66.67%(2/3) |
25.00%(1/4) |
|---|
Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate
A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At Columbia College, 4 of 6 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 66.67%.