Columbia College Chicago
Columbia College Chicago
Columbia College Chicago is an undergraduate and graduate institution whose principal commitment is to provide a comprehensive educational opportunity in the arts, communications, and public information within a context of enlightened liberal education. Columbia’s intent is to educate students who will communicate creatively and shape the public’s perceptions of issues and events and who will author the culture of their times. Columbia is an urban institution whose students reflect the economic, racial, cultural, and educational diversity of contemporary America. Columbia conducts education in close relationship to a vital urban reality and serves an important civic purpose by active engagement in the life and culture of the city of Chicago.
Academic Programs
- ASL
- Advertising
- Art & Design
- Audio
- Business
- Cinema
- Communication
- Creative Writing
- Cultural Studies
- Dance
- Design
- English
- Environment
- Fashion
- Film
- Gaming
- Journalism
- Liberal Arts
- Media
- Music
- Performing Arts
- Photography
- Public Relations
- Science
- Sustainability
- Technology
- Television
- Theatre
- Visual Arts
Student experience
- Co-op/Internship Opportunities
- Disability Services
- Intramural/Club Sports
- LGBTQIA Services
- Military/Veteran Services
- Night Class Offerings
- On-Campus Housing
- Study Abroad
- Undergraduate Research
- Veteran Fee Waiver
Application information
Find out about requirements, fees, and deadlines
Apply as a freshman student if you’ve completed high school, home school, or a GED and have not enrolled in coursework at a post-secondary college or university. This excludes dual enrollments, courses taken at Columbia College Chicago, and/or any post-secondary enrollment during the summer immediately following secondary school graduation or GED completion.
Columbia does not accept transfer applications via the Common App. If you fit the description below, please visit colum.edu/transfer for information on how to apply.
Apply as a transfer student if you’ve completed high school, home school, or a GED and have enrolled in at least one credit hour at a post-secondary college or university. This excludes dual enrollments, courses taken at Columbia College Chicago, and/or any post-secondary enrollment during the summer immediately following secondary school graduation or GED completion.
Additional Information
All admitted students are automatically considered for scholarships based on academic merit.
All admitted students who submit a FAFSA or alternative application are automatically considered for scholarships based on financial need.
All admitted students who submit a portfolio or audition that meets the guidelines for their intended major will automatically be considered for scholarships based on portfolio/audition. See colum.edu/bfa or colum.edu/fra for full details.
Please reach out to an admissions representative for a full discussion of your financial options at Columbia.
Visit us
We'd love for you to see Columbia College Chicago for yourself. You'll find complete information on campus visit and virtual visit opportunities including tours and counselor appointments at colum.edu/visit and colum.edu/virtual.
"Columbia was a place where all I had to do was say 'Yes,' to myself"
Admissions office
Visit us
Address
600 S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60605, United States of America
Phone number
(312) 369-7130
For first-year students
Admissions website
Financial aid website
Undocumented or DACA students
Region
Midwest