Paying for Columbia - Tuition, Fees, Living Costs

For the academic year 2024-2025, the undergraduate tuition & fees at Columbia College is $20,054. The graduate school tuition & fees is $15,630. The Living costs besides the tuition & fees is reported as $14,834 when a student lives on campus and $15,488 when a student lives off-campus.

Its total costs of attendance (COA) is $35,888 when a student lives on campus and $36,542 when living off-campus for the academic year 2024-2025. It includes tuition, fees, book & supplies costs, room & board, and other living expenses.

The following table and chart illustrate the COA by living setting and tuition rates.

For the academic year 2024-2025, the undergraduate tuition & fees is $20,054. The undergraduate tuition rates are increased by 19.76% compared to academic year 2023-2024.

For the academic year 2024-2025, the graduate tuition & fees is $15,630. The graduate program tuition rates are increased by 2.72% compared to academic year 2023-2024.

For the academic year 2024-2025, the tuition per credit hour for part-time students or overloaded credits for full-time students is $435 for undergraduate programs.

For graduate programs, the tuition per credit hour is $600.

For the academic year 2024-2025, the average costs for purchasing books and course supllies is $1,000. The following table and charts illustrate the changes of the books & supplies costs at Columbia College.

For the academic year 2024-2025, the average costs for living costs at Columbia College is $14,834 when living on campus and $15,488 when living off-campus . The on-campus living costs are increased by 9.96% compared to academic year 2023-2024. The off-campus living costs are increased by 34.91% compared to academic year 2023-2024.