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What Columbia College costs

Columbia, Missouri · Private · 4,950 undergrads

Columbia College's sticker price was $41,106 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). Students with federal aid paid $25,982 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $27,025.

What does Columbia College cost?

$25,982 a year

What students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The sticker price, with housing and food, is $41,106.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$27,025
$30,000–$48,000$27,419
$48,000–$75,000$26,711
$75,000–$110,000$21,234
over $110,000$26,208

Own a business or have divorced parents? Run Columbia College's own calculator.

Net price 2024-25, College Scorecard.

By family income

Families who got federal aid, average paid per year after grants, 2024-25.

Family incomeAverage paid
Under $30,000$27,025
$30,000–$48,000$27,419
$48,000–$75,000$26,711
$75,000–$110,000$21,234
Over $110,000$26,208

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For families earning under $30,000, grants took 34% off Columbia College's sticker price.

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Compared with colleges people also look at

For families earning $48,000–75,000, Columbia College cost more than Park University, Ranken Technical College and Maryville University of Saint Louis.

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
Columbia College$26,711$25,982
Park University$18,475$19,119
Ranken Technical College$17,750$20,834
Maryville University of Saint Louis$14,779$20,199

The sticker price

$27,404
Tuition, 2025-26
$41,106
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books
50%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$15,882
average grant for students who got aid.
39%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$23,786
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Columbia College cost for a family earning $25,000?
Families earning under $30,000 paid $27,025 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $41,106. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Columbia College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Columbia College cost for a family earning $40,000?
Families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $27,419 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $41,106. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Columbia College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Columbia College cost for a family earning $60,000?
Families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $26,711 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $41,106. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Columbia College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
Where these numbers come from

Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers