Columbia College

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Columbia College students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of Columbia College students is 32.5%. Female students graduated at a rate of 33.6%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 30.9%.

32.5%

African American 21.0% 30 students
white 38.5% 116 students
hispanic 34.2% 13 students
International Students 34.9% 15 students
Mixed Race 33.3% 5 students

Drop Out

Columbia College has an overall drop-out rate of 63.0% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 65.2% and 61.5% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

63.0%

asian 80.0% 4 students
African American 73.4% 105 students
white 57.5% 173 students
unknown 100.0% 7 students
hawaiian 66.7% 2 students
hispanic 63.2% 24 students
International Students 55.8% 24 students
Mixed Race 66.7% 10 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

4.5%

African American 5.6% 8 students
white 4.0% 12 students
International Students 9.3% 4 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$50,570	$53,894	$62,904
International Business	$43,369	$57,318	$56,061
Management Information Systems and Services	$50,859	$49,937	$54,418
Finance and Financial Management Services	$44,904	$44,970	$50,412
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$46,410	$44,817	$48,171
Accounting and Related Services	$44,432	$42,682	$46,968
Human Resources Management and Services	$42,929	$41,651	$46,183
Business/Commerce, General	$44,380	$42,235	$45,012
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$41,030	$40,914	$42,920
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$38,931	$38,391	$42,438
Biology, General	$33,264	$38,289	$41,541
Marketing	$37,889	$39,153	$40,537
Sociology	$32,753	$31,890	$34,903
Human Services, General	$30,656	$31,437	$32,325
Psychology, General	$35,771	$30,879	$31,693
History	$39,785	$32,658	$31,601
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$41,088	$40,467	NA
Design and Applied Arts	NA	$25,194	NA
English Language and Literature, General	$18,506	$21,781	NA
Computer Science	NA	$39,009	NA

Associate's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$56,488	$54,382	$55,619
Business/Commerce, General	$36,628	$38,597	$42,366
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$40,813	$39,286	$39,008
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$40,020	$33,993	$32,024
Human Services, General	$25,704	$28,598	$27,465

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Business/Commerce, General	$62,664	$68,079	$72,141
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$46,715	$46,924	$44,776
Curriculum and Instruction	$34,629	$33,867	$35,400
Educational Administration and Supervision	$43,845	NA	NA

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