Columbia, SC
Columbia College
https://www.columbiasc.edu/Repayment outcome
76.4%
of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.
Money
$19,700–$43,000
middle 50% · median $31,800
Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed
College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.
Net price
after grants & scholarships
$16,360
Median debt
of borrowers at graduation
$23,169.5
Sticker price
before any aid
$37,599
Default rate
12.0%
Earnings by major
Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data
A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.
- Computer Science$46,087
- Criminal Justice$44,941
- Business$42,123
- Communication and Media Studies.$33,993
- Education$33,687
- Public Admin$30,926
- Liberal Arts$28,598
- Biology$25,452
- Interdisciplinary$25,194
- Health Professions$25,194
- Psychology$22,192
Academics
Acceptance
65.0%
Avg SAT
1,027
Enrollment
995
What students study
14 fields offered
Psychology
13% of degrees awarded — the most popular field
- 02Family Sciences12.4%
- 03Business10.7%
- 04Visual & Performing Arts8.4%
- 05Communications8.4%
- 06Education8.0%
- 07Public Admin7.6%
- 08Health Professions7.1%
- 09Biology5.3%
- 10English & Literature3.6%
- 11Liberal Arts3.6%
- 12Interdisciplinary3.6%
- 13Computer Science1.8%
- 14Social Sciences1.8%