Virginia students paid $9,700 to attend the two-year private for-profit institution this year – $240 more than the $9,460 charged for 2017-18.
Data shows 48 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 119 students received grants or scholarships totaling $604,507 and 10 students took out student loans totaling more than $38,467.
Including all undergraduates (358), 200 students used grants or scholarships totaling $783,150, and 21 students took out $81,859 in federal student loans.
The cost of attending
| Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | ~294 | $8,940 | $9,280 | $9,460 | $9,700 | 8.5% |
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Columbia College in 2015-16.| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 117 | 47% | $458,073 | $3,915 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 110 | 44% | $146,434 | $1,331 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 119 | 48% | $604,507 | $5,080 |
| Federal student loans | 10 | 4% | $38,467 | $3,847 |
| Other student loans | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
| Student loan aid | 10 | 4% | $38,467 | $3,847 |
| Total student aid | 119 | 48% | - | - |
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