Columbia, South Carolina · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Midsize city
Overview
Columbia College is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Columbia, South Carolina. Its campus is in a midsize city. It enrolled 1,725 students in fall 2024, including 1,391 undergraduates and 334 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is United Methodist.
Columbia College offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 41 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Education, Other, Business Administration and Management, and Criminal Justice/Safety Studies. It awarded 604 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 22 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
60% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12 to 1.
Key figures
1,725
Students enrolled
60%
First-year retention
604
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
41
Programs and majors
12:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMaster
Programs and majors offered 41
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
60%
First-year retention, part-time students
75%
Student-to-faculty ratio
12:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
354
Master's degrees
250
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
1,725
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,391
Graduate students, fall 2024
334
Full-time, fall 2024
66%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,133
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,678
Graduate students, 2024-25
455
Full-time, 2024-25
61%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
82%
Men
18%
White
38%
Hispanic or Latino
8%
Black or African American
41%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
1%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
7%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
22
Programs with a fully online option
2
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
58%
Students taking some online courses
33%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Midsize city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
United Methodist
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Athletic association
NAIA
Athletic conference
Appalachian Athletic Conference
President
John Dozier
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact