Columbia, South Carolina · Private · 1,343 undergrads
Columbia College's sticker price was $38,048 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). Students with federal aid paid $21,611 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $21,039.
What does Columbia College cost?
$21,611 a year
What students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The sticker price, with housing and food, is $38,048.
For families earning under $30,000, grants took 45% off Columbia College's sticker price.
Business owner, divorced parents, or savings? The averages can't see that; Columbia College's own calculator can.
Compared with colleges people also look at
For families earning $48,000–75,000, Columbia College cost less than Coker University and Newberry College but more than Charleston Southern University.
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$16,451
average grant for students who got aid.
64%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$21,944
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 $21,039 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $38,048. 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 $21,010 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $38,048. 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 $19,525 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $38,048. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Columbia College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
Where these numbers come from
Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
