Illinois students paid $27,176 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year – $702 more than the $26,474 charged for 2017-18.
Data shows 89 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 1,221 students received grants or scholarships totaling $13.8 million and 955 students took out student loans totaling more than $7.6 million.
Including all undergraduates (6,825), 5,221 students used grants or scholarships totaling $52.3 million, and 4,661 students took out $31.9 million in federal student loans.
The cost of attending
| Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | ~3,140 | $24,344 | $25,334 | $26,474 | $27,176 | 11.6% |
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Columbia College Chicago in 2015-16.| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 504 | 35% | $2,400,074 | $4,762 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 265 | 19% | $1,139,357 | $4,299 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 1,197 | 84% | $10,246,109 | $8,560 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 1,221 | 85% | $13,785,540 | $11,290 |
| Federal student loans | 943 | 66% | $5,180,547 | $5,494 |
| Other student loans | 122 | 9% | $2,417,815 | $19,818 |
| Student loan aid | 955 | 67% | $7,598,362 | $7,956 |
| Total student aid | 1,271 | 89% | - | - |
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