Acceptance Rate
Fall 2021 admitted students
98.6%
Applicants Stats
The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in Columbia College during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.
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Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, Columbia College received a total of 1,278 applications. These applications included 229 male applicants and 1,049 female applicants. -
Admitted Students
Out of the 1,278 applicants, Columbia College admitted 1,260 students. Among the admitted students, there were 226 males and 1,034 females who received offers of admission. -
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 210 students chose to enroll at Columbia College. This means that 210 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 51 were male and 159 were female. -
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, Columbia College had an overall acceptance rate of 99% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 99% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 99%. -
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. Columbia College had an overall yield rate of 17% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 23%, and for female admitted students, it was 15%.
Admission and Enrollment Trends
The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for Columbia College over the past 7 years.
Admission Requirements
Fall 2021
Columbia College uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.
Columbia College is a test-optional college where applicants are not required to submit standardized test (SAT or ACT) scores with their applications. Test scores are considered if submitted, but they are not mandatory. In the 1 enrollment season, 1 of admitted students submitted SAT scores, and 1 submitted ACT scores for admission. Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.Required
- Secondary school GPA
- Secondary school rank
- Secondary school record
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Considered
- Recommendation letters
- Test scores (SAT/ACT)
Neither required nor recommended
- Completion of college-preparatory program
- Formal demonstration of competencies
- Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)
Accepted Credits
Fall 2021
The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at Columbia College.
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Credit for life experiences
Not Accepted -
Advanced placement (AP) credits
Accepted -
Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)
Accepted
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