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Acceptance Rate 93.93%
Yield 8.53%
Applicants 2,634
Admitted 2,474
Enrolled 211

Columbia Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 93.93% at Columbia College. Total 2,634 students applied and 2,474 were accepted.
Open Admission Policy✗
Admission Informationwww.columbiasc.edu/admissions
Online Applicationhttps://www.columbiasc.edu/how-apply
Acceptance Rate93.93%
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 93.93%. A total of 2,634 students (637 men and 1,902 women) have applied to and 2,474 (597 men and 1,794 women) students admitted to Columbia College.
Among them, 68 male and 139 female students have enrolled into Columbia and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 8.53%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Columbia
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants2,6346371,90200
Admitted2,4745971,79400
Enrolled2116813900
Acceptance Rate 93.93% 93.72% 94.32% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 8.53% 11.39% 7.75% - -
[Chart] Columbia College Acceptance Rate and Yield

Application Requirements

For applying to Columbia College, applicants require to submit 2 item(s) - English Proficiency Test, Personal statement or essay.
In addition, 3 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Record, Recommendations, Work experience.
Application Requirements for Columbia
High School GPA✗
High School Rank✗
High School Record✓
Completion of College Preparatory Program✗
Recommendations✓
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✗
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✔
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at Columbia

The calendar system at Columbia College is Semester. Columbia College accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Columbia College accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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