College Tuition Compare
Request Program Info
  1. Home
  2. Trends
  3. Columbia College Chicago
  4. Financial Aid

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table and chart show the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at Columbia College Chicago since 2011.
For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 5,739, which is 72.64 % of all undergraduate students. 5,565 students which is 67.82% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $7,111.
YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2011-125,868 (53%)$7,7643,329 (30%)$5,0217,809 (70%)$7,283
2012-135,681 (55%)$8,4313,915 (38%)$4,0187,093 (69%)$7,465
2013-145,949 (62%)$9,7043,683 (38%)$4,1296,701 (69%)$7,456
2014-155,758 (64%)$9,7513,369 (37%)$4,2346,197 (69%)$7,578
2015-165,968 (69%)$9,8873,137 (36%)$4,2185,808 (67%)$7,100
2016-175,631 (72%)$9,6632,762 (35%)$4,1255,277 (68%)$6,959
2017-185,221 (74%)$10,0122,434 (35%)$4,3224,661 (66%)$6,834
2018-195,084 (77%)$10,4962,200 (33%)$4,4734,264 (65%)$6,809
2019-205,859 (87%)$12,5402,389 (36%)$4,6244,183 (62%)$6,763
2020-216,104 (93%)$16,5422,703 (41%)$5,3765,436 (83%)$7,434
2021-226,007 (93%)$17,7382,631 (41%)$4,8183,783 (58%)$6,539
Average5,739 (72.64%)$11,1392,959 (36.36%)$4,4875,565 (67.82%)$7,111

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

OverviewGrants/ScholarshipStudent Loans
For the last 12 years, on average, 1,442 (83.36 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $12,916. It can cover 39.72% of tuition & fees ($32,520).
In addition, 1,232 (70.18 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $7,704).
Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2011-121,304 (62%)$9,0901,534 (73%)$6,948
2012-131,320 (65%)$9,9351,410 (70%)$7,917
2013-141,588 (75%)$11,3161,481 (70%)$8,035
2014-151,392 (78%)$10,8261,261 (71%)$8,092
2015-161,451 (82%)$11,0291,220 (69%)$7,753
2016-171,272 (83%)$10,2551,070 (70%)$8,258
2017-181,221 (85%)$11,290955 (67%)$7,956
2018-191,182 (91%)$11,918838 (65%)$7,824
2019-201,694 (98%)$17,4001,068 (62%)$7,453
2020-211,784 (99%)$20,9921,693 (94%)$7,202
2021-221,655 (99%)$18,0201,020 (61%)$7,301
Average1,442 (83.36%)$12,9161,232 (70.18%)$7,704
*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 12 years, on average, 707 (40.00 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,543.
In addition, 448 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (25.45 % 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
2011-12843 (40%)$4,12965 (3%)$1,896526 (25%)$3,998905 (43%)$6,792
2012-13783 (39%)$4,14616 (1%)$2,086477 (24%)$3,990965 (48%)$8,218
2013-14839 (39%)$4,293121 (6%)$4,631499 (23%)$4,2461,420 (67%)$8,232
2014-15688 (39%)$4,42724 (1%)$1,958379 (21%)$4,2081,298 (73%)$7,998
2015-16624 (35%)$4,45934 (2%)$1,971336 (19%)$4,2461,337 (76%)$8,770
2016-17557 (36%)$4,20050 (3%)$1,850325 (21%)$4,0031,183 (77%)$7,871
2017-18504 (35%)$4,51567 (5%)$1,858265 (19%)$4,2991,197 (84%)$8,560
2018-19443 (34%)$4,46674 (6%)$1,770293 (23%)$4,4911,172 (91%)$9,097
2019-20749 (43%)$4,8681,437 (83%)$682524 (30%)$4,7931,690 (97%)$13,218
2020-21963 (53%)$5,5531,435 (80%)$1,051713 (40%)$5,3741,782 (99%)$15,018
2021-22786 (47%)$4,915306 (18%)$3,426591 (35%)$5,0401,650 (98%)$13,293
Average707 (40.00%)$4,543330 (18.91%)$2,107448 (25.45%)$4,4261,327 (77.55%)$9,733
*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 12 years, on average, 1,232 (70.18 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $1,232.
YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2011-121,534 (73%)$6,9481,522 (73%)$5,864102 (5%)$16,999
2012-131,410 (70%)$7,9171,394 (69%)$6,230147 (7%)$16,861
2013-141,481 (70%)$8,0351,472 (69%)$6,187170 (8%)$16,427
2014-151,261 (71%)$8,0921,245 (70%)$6,171149 (8%)$16,914
2015-161,220 (69%)$7,7531,212 (69%)$5,679147 (8%)$17,522
2016-171,070 (70%)$8,2581,059 (69%)$5,536156 (10%)$19,059
2017-18955 (67%)$7,956943 (66%)$5,494122 (9%)$19,818
2018-19838 (65%)$7,824828 (64%)$5,441108 (8%)$18,988
2019-201,068 (62%)$7,4531,057 (61%)$5,452128 (7%)$17,168
2020-211,693 (94%)$7,2021,691 (94%)$6,068100 (6%)$19,315
2021-221,020 (61%)$7,301943 (56%)$5,352259 (15%)$9,269
Average1,232 (70.18%)$7,7041,215 (69.09%)$5,770144 (8.27%)$17,122

Compare Columbia College Chicago in a Variety of Ways

Illinois Statistics
Illinois Tuition Trends
Similar Schools
Most Searched Illinois Colleges
Related Articles and Ads