Undergraduate Financial Aid by Type

The average amount of grants of scholarship aid is $19,081 and the average loan amount is $6,602. The average financial aid amount is 58.67% of tuition & fees (tuition & fees: $32,520).
Number Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidTotal Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or scholarship aid6,069 94%$115,803,400$19,081
Pell Grants2,774 43%$15,434,555$5,564
Federal Students Loans3,682 57%$24,308,662$6,602

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), 1,565 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 $20,851 and the average amount of student loans awarded to full-time first-time undergraduate students is $7,489.
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 Aid1,56599%--
Grant or scholarship aid1,565 99%$32,631,071$20,851
Federal Grants877 55%$5,317,224$6,063
Pell Grants836 53%$4,730,259$5,658
Other Federal Grants195 12%$586,965$3,010
State/Local Grants632 40%$4,182,261$6,618
Institutional Grants1,565 99%$23,131,586$14,781
Student Loans855 54%$6,403,243$7,489
Federal Student Loans842 53%$4,515,853$5,363
Other Student Loans93 6%$1,887,390$20,295