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Columbia College was awarded 4 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting.
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College Factual ranked Columbia College South Carolina as #1,664 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list.
Columbia College South Carolina also holds the #29 spot on the Best Colleges in South Carolina ranking.
With an acceptance rate of 98%, Columbia College South Carolina has a fairly liberal admissions policy. However, don't just assume you'll get in! Put together a good application and make sure you include all requested documents and materials.
About 7% of students accepted to Columbia College South Carolina submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 460 and 590. Math scores were between 390 and 550.
The student to faculty ratio at Columbia College South Carolina is an impressive 11 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Columbia College is 25%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Columbia College this rate is 55%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Columbia College South Carolina the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 60%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 979 undergraduates at Columbia College South Carolina with 641 being full-time and 338 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $17,549 | $18,782 | $18,205 | $22,170 | $22,707 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Columbia College South Carolina, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Columbia College South Carolina, approximately 85% of students took out student loans averaging $6,144 a year. That adds up to $24,576 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Columbia College South Carolina are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1301 Columbia College Dr, Columbia, SC 29203 |
| Phone: | 803-786-3012 |
| Website: | www.columbiasc.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Other Education | 140 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 54 | $42,514 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 50 | $50,519 |
| Educational Administration | 37 | NA |
| Communication Sciences | 21 | NA |
| General Psychology | 19 | NA |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 16 | NA |
| Social Work | 13 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 11 | $39,489 |
| Homeland Security | 10 | $67,338 |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2022-2023, 1,207 students took at least one online class at Columbia College. This is an increase from the 1,107 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 1,207 | 796 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,107 | 659 |
| 2020-2021 | 988 | 507 |
| 2018-2019 | 642 | 387 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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