Columbia College - Vienna Loan Debt: How Much Debt Do Students Graduate With?

How much debt will I have to take on to pay for Columbia College, and how easily will I pay it off? Keep scrolling down the page for answers.

Included in This Report:

• Average Loans for Freshman
• Average Undergraduate Loans
• Default Rate at Columbia College
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Additonal Information

Freshmen At Columbia College Take Out an Average of $3,847 in Loans in Their First Year

At Columbia College, 4.0% of incoming students take out a loan to help defray freshman year costs, averaging $3,847 a piece. This amount includes both private and federally-funded student loans.

The average federal loan is $3,847, which is 69.9% of the first-year borrowing cap of $5,500* for the typical first-year dependent student.

The Average Loan Amount for All Undergrads at Columbia College is $3,898 Per Year.

4.0% of all undergraduate students (including freshmen) at Columbia College utilize federal student loans to help pay for their college education, averaging $3,898 per year. This amount is 1.3% higher than the $3,847 amount borrowed by freshmen. The fact that returning students borrow more than freshmen could indicate that the school front-loads financial aid packages, offering more aid to new students while expecting returning students to take on larger loans to continue their education.

Borrowing the average amount will result in loans of $7,796 after two years and $15,592 after four.

These numbers are based on borrowing the same amount each year and do not include any loans where the parent is the borrower, even though Parent PLUS loans are frequently included in financial aid packages.

Were you surprised by how much you are projected to owe by the time you graduate? Remember this is an average: some students will borrow more than this.

Is the debt worth it? Research return on investment.

The Default Rate on Student Loans is Unavailable

We were planning to provide you with the loan default rate at Columbia College and compare it to the national average of 9.3%, but unfortunately, that information is not available to us.