The student population at Columbia College is 5,689 (5,207 undergraduate and 482 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 9,070 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at Columbia is 91.53% which is decreased by 8,662 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 408 and it has been decreasing.
The female to male ratio is 1.45 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.
4,019 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by -52.62% since 2015.
Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 11 years is 9,955 where 5,689 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
91.53% of total students is undergraduate students and 8.47% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 8,662 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 408 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 1.45 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Columbia than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Columbia College since 2015.
Undergraduate Enrollment Changes
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 9,374 where 5,207 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 since 2015.
Graduate Enrollment Changes
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 581 where 482 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 since 2015.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 53.05%. The percentage was 56.60% 10 years ago and Columbia still has a high percentage of white students. 1.81% of enrolled students is Asian and 20.72% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 11.28% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 56.60% to 53.05%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.39% to 1.81%. Black student enrollment decreased from 23.44% to 20.72%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 8.04% to 11.28%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6589 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.6173 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 over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
4,019 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 71% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -52.62% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Columbia College from 2015 to 2025.