Missouri students paid $22,704 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year – $768 more than the $21,936 charged for 2017-18.
Data shows 90 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 284 students received grants or scholarships totaling $3.4 million and 185 students took out student loans totaling more than $1.2 million.
Including all undergraduates (12,080), 6,974 students used grants or scholarships totaling $37.5 million, and 6,065 students took out $46.9 million 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 | ~5,919 | $20,936 | $20,936 | $21,936 | $22,704 | 8.4% |
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 | 178 | 53% | $886,033 | $4,978 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 102 | 30% | $180,974 | $1,774 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 187 | 56% | $2,352,485 | $12,580 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 284 | 85% | $3,419,492 | $12,040 |
| Federal student loans | 185 | 55% | $1,077,856 | $5,826 |
| Other student loans | 12 | 4% | $99,081 | $8,257 |
| Student loan aid | 185 | 55% | $1,176,937 | $6,362 |
| Total student aid | 300 | 90% | - | - |
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