Private nonprofit · Columbia, Missouri
Columbia College: cost, debt and earnings by major
28 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $25,982
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 51%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- —
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 4,950
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $23,786
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 9.0%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $27,025 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $27,419 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $26,711 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $21,234 |
| $110,000+ | $26,208 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Associate's programs (6)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$74,683
- Computer and Information Sciences, General$71,989
- Business/Commerce, General$54,522
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$53,896
- Criminal Justice and Corrections$52,148
- Human Services, General$39,817
Bachelor's programs (18)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General$81,090
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$78,632
- Management Information Systems and Services$74,816
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$64,997
- Finance and Financial Management Services$64,555
- Human Resources Management and Services$62,392
- Health and Medical Administrative Services$62,060
- Business/Commerce, General$61,958
- Accounting and Related Services$60,561
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$57,034
- Criminal Justice and Corrections$56,128
- Marketing$51,037
- Sociology$49,542
- Psychology, General$49,166
- Biology, General$48,950
- History$46,794
- Human Services, General$46,785
- English Language and Literature, General$36,714