Undergraduate Financial Aid by Type

The average amount of grants of scholarship aid is $17,738 and the average loan amount is $6,539. The average financial aid amount is 54.54% of tuition & fees (tuition & fees: $32,520).
Number Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidTotal Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or scholarship aid6,007 93%$106,552,816$17,738
Pell Grants2,631 41%$12,676,695$4,818
Federal Students Loans3,783 58%$24,736,714$6,539

Undergraduate Student Financial Aid Comparison Chart

First-time (full-time) Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the full-time, first-time undergraduate students (freshmen, in most cases), 1,655 students have received one or more types of financial aid at Columbia College Chicago.
The average amount of federal, state, local or institutional grant aid is $18,020 and the average amount of student loans awarded to full-time first-time undergraduate students is $7,301.
The following table shows the financial data by type of aid at Columbia College Chicago.

First-time Undergraduate Financial Aid by Type

Number Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidTotal Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid1,65599%--
Grant or scholarship aid1,655 99%$29,823,737$18,020
Federal Grants856 51%$4,911,608$5,738
Pell Grants786 47%$3,863,199$4,915
Other Federal Grants306 18%$1,048,409$3,426
State/Local Grants591 35%$2,978,801$5,040
Institutional Grants1,650 98%$21,933,328$13,293
Student Loans1,020 61%$7,447,440$7,301
Federal Student Loans943 56%$5,046,801$5,352
Other Student Loans259 15%$2,400,639$9,269